The 2,000-ton final structural piece of Los Angeles International Airport’s new Automated People Mover stations project is in place after the conclusion of its six-month construction phase was announced last week by Balfour Beatty, as part of LINXS Constructors.
A total of 127 piles were needed to complete West Central Terminal Area (CTA) station, the last and largest of six stations, which will be connected to Tom Bradley International Terminal via a pedestrian bridge that’s slated for placement in the fall. Once complete, the 1.2-million-square-foot station will connect the rest of the 2.25-mile-long tract to Terminals 3, 4, and 5 and form the bookend of a system that will serve approximately 30 million people a year.
“Topping out the final station at the West Central Terminal Area signifies our team’s progress in providing a revolutionary travel experience for worldwide passengers at LAX airport,” Balfour Beatty’s California chief Brian Cahill said at reaching the milestone. “We look forward to their continued work in completing construction on all stations to begin testing the train system’s driverless vehicles to prepare for public use.”
The rest of the process entails completing work on the station’s facades and vertical cores through the end of this year. The system’s remaining five stations are all awaiting the installation of their pedestrian bridges and exterior finishes. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) CEO Justin Erbacci said the new station will be a “jewel of the system.” The overall $5.5 billion project is expected to be realized in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, according to both parties.
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