Looking south earlier Friday evening toward the bridge over Century Boulevard. Some demolition work has already been done. Photos by Steve Hymon/Metro.

It was pretty quiet near the intersection of Century and Aviation boulevards earlier this evening as workers prepared to tear down the old railroad bridge to clear the way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s new station. The above photo provides a pretty good view of the scope of the work that needs to be done by Monday morning.

Lane closures in the area around Century and Aviation are now underway with the intersection to be closed soon. Prep work will then be done to protect the roadway with work on the bridge demolition slated to begin about 2 a.m., according to project officials.

Please see this earlier post (the one at the top of the blog!) for detour information and transit help for those trying to reach Los Angeles International Airport this weekend. The short version: avoid driving in the area unless absolutely necessary, give yourself extra time going to and from the airport, take the FlyAway bus as alternative to driving, use Sepulveda Boulevard if driving and consider taking transit to the airport.

Crenshaw/LAX Line Project Director Charles Beauvoir talks to the media late Friday afternoon; Metro Board Member Jackie DuPont-Walker is behind him.

The view of the bridge from the Aviation/Century intersection.

Concrete railroad ties in the construction yard — these will eventually be used on the project.

If headed to LAX over the weekend, check for traffic updates on the airport’s main Twitter feed with the hashtag #centurycrunch. We’ll also be updating the Source over the weekend as well as Metro’s general Twitter feed.