{"id":2191,"date":"2026-03-23T22:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:06:29","slug":"la-to-greenlight-staggering-250m-expansion-to-lax-project-up-from-13m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"LA to greenlight staggering $250M expansion to LAX project &#8212; up from $13M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Los Angeles City Council is set to greenlight an extra $250 million on Tuesday to revitalize the Los Angeles International Airport\u2019s curbside \u2014 marking a staggering leap from what began as a modest $13 million fix.<\/p>\n<p>The jaw-dropping sum builds on an existing design-build contract awarded to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. in 2023 for $13 million.<\/p>\n<p>The move would also push the touted Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement Program at LAX out of its planning phase and into full construction, while extending the deal through June 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The total price tag for the project has now ballooned to $308 million. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Illustration of an aerial view of the LAX airport showing the upgraded Central Terminal Area and automated people mover. <span class=\"credit\">LAX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>City officials have cleared the project under a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act, allowing it to move forward without a full environmental review, a step that typically shortens timelines for infrastructure upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>The pitch from airport officials is a reimagined curbside that delivers a \u201cmodern and cohesive\u201d look that captures LA\u2019s energy while tackling the daily chaos that defines the LAX experience.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But the project has ballooned into something far more than a facelift.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>The project zeros in on the notorious horseshoe where traffic routinely grinds to a halt. <span class=\"credit\">LAX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The overhaul zeroes in on the Central Terminal Area loop, the notorious horseshoe where traffic routinely grinds to a halt.<\/p>\n<p>Plans call for a sweeping rebuild of the curbside, including expanded passenger loading zones on both inner and outer roadways, redesigned pickup and drop-off areas, upgraded crosswalks, widened sidewalks, fa\u00e7ade improvements to parking structures, new seating, landscaping, lighting, and reworked pedestrian pathways designed to handle surging passenger volumes ahead of the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis next phase of LAX\u2019s transformation represents far more than infrastructure; it\u2019s about creating a first and last impression of Los Angeles that is welcoming, inspiring and unmistakably reflective of our city\u2019s character,\u201d said Hans Thilenius, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) deputy executive director for the Terminal Development and Improvement Program, in a prior statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An illustration of people sitting on benches in a modernized LAX curbside area. <span class=\"credit\">LAX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An Automated People Mover train being tested at the LAX\/Metro Transit Center.  <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The curbside revamp is just one piece of a much larger,\u00a0and increasingly strained, transformation of LAX.<\/p>\n<p>Hovering over it all is the airport\u2019s troubled Automated People Mover, the $3.34 billion driverless train system meant to bypass the very congestion this project is trying to fix. <\/p>\n<p>The elevated system, designed to connect terminals to parking, rental cars and Metro transit, is now more than two years behind schedule amid ongoing disputes between LAWA and its contractor,\u00a0despite being largely built.<\/p>\n<p>City documents show the curbside overhaul will not tap the city\u2019s General Fund, instead relying on airport-generated revenue, passenger fees, and bond financing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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