LAX officials green light $4 billion plan to accommodate people mover, centralized car rental facility A long-discussed $4 billion LAX modernization plan that includes an automated train to take passengers to and from a new off-site check-in facility and a centralized rental car location was approved Tuesday by the Board of Airport Commissioners. The goal of what’s dubbed LAMP — the acronym stands for Landside Access Modernization Program — is to relieve the severe congestion that often plagues the loop road connecting Los Angeles International Airport terminals as well as surrounding streets. The elevated train, officially called the LAX Automated People Mover, will eventually connect to a proposed Crenshaw Line light rail station at 96th Street and Aviation Boulevard. Metro approved the $200 million station in June. “This is a big day for L.A.,” said Councilman Mike Bonin, in whose district the airport lies. “We are moving to make good on a long-standing promise to all Angelenos — we will connect LAX to a Metro station and we’ll make it easier, faster and more convenient to travel through our airport. “With a new Automated People Mover, Metro station, consolidated rental car and intermodal transportation facilities, we’ll remove traffic and congestion from terminal areas and nearby neighborhoods, making LAX a world-class airport as well as a [...] newsinca/lax-officials-green-light-4-billion-plan-to-accommodate-people-mover-centralized-car-rental-facility/
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:16:09 +0000
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