UPDATE: because of construction schedule revisions, the closure originally scheduled for July 6 now begins July 13. Century Boulevard near LAX will be closed between Aviation Boulevard and Bellanca Avenue starting Monday, July 13 so that framing installation for the new bridge can take place without danger to vehicles passing beneath. [continue reading]
Work on the demolition of the old railroad bridge and the bridge abutments remains ahead of schedule. The intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards is on track to reopen at 2 a.m. Monday, four hours ahead of the original schedule. Traffic congestion on the roads around Los Angeles International Airport was either [continue reading]
Traffic in/around LAX running smoothly. Big thnx to people using public transit. Pls keep it up! #CenturyCrunch — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) July 26, 2014 Report from LAX and #CenturyCrunch: tumbleweeds, at least leaving airport — Adam Nagourney (@adamnagourney) July 26, 2014 At LAX, departing travelers still saying they had minimal [continue reading]
This is it, folks. The intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards closes tonight at 9 p.m. and will remain closed until 6 a.m. Monday in order to demolish an old railroad bridge to make way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Those headed to Los Angeles International Airport this weekend should either [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Century Crunch could make journey to LAX worse (Daily Breeze) Coverage of the closure this weekend of the intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards near [continue reading]
LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2014): In efforts to help individuals, businesses, agencies and other organizations count down to the planned closure of the Century/Aviation intersection at a key entrance to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) the weekend of July 25-28, 2014, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) [continue reading]
Above please find video of the media event held earlier today to announce the closure of the intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards for 57 hours from the night of Friday, July 25, through the early morning of Monday, July 28. If you or someone you know is headed to [continue reading]
As we posted recently, the old railroad bridge over Century Boulevard needs to be demolished to make way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the Aviation/Century station. That means there will be a 57-hour closure of the intersection of Aviation and Century from the evening of July 25 through early morning [continue reading]
One of the ongoing projects that we’ve been following closely is the Airport Metro Connector, which seeks to connect the terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with the growing Metro Rail network. This is obviously a project of great interest given that LAX is the third busiest airport in [continue reading]
Here’s a traffic and construction alert that is still a little down the road. But it’s important, especially for those trying to reach LAX: the old rail bridge over Century Boulevard has to be demolished to make way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Aviation/Century station. The demolition will close Century Boulevard [continue reading]
