When LAX warns of construction delays, travelers learned the hard way that they had better heed the warning. Last month, for example, the airport announced lane closures for construction work, leading to terrible traffic jams.
Los Angeles International Airport issued a similar warning regarding lane closures for this week, warning that construction-related lane closures could lead to heavier traffic than usual.
Two westbound and eastbound lanes of Century Boulevard at Concourse Way (between La Cienega Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard) are closed. The 24-hour closures began at 7 a.m. Monday and are expected to continue through 7 p.m. Friday, according to LAX officials. said the.
As expected, traffic was slow – at least on the upper level – Monday morning. Around 8 a.m., the X account @FlyLAXstats said it took drivers about 48 minutes to clear the upper level of the airport. During construction in March, crossing the upper level took up to 91 minutes.
The time to reach the lower level on Monday was a relatively windy six minutes. In a positive turn of events, the time required to clear the next level reduced to 14 minutes around 4 p.m. The time to get to Terminal 1 from Century Boulevard and the 405 was listed as six minutes.
But those heading to LAX this week would do well to assume headache-inducing traffic and allow extra time to get to flights.
Construction involves work on the road and utility enablement project. RUE is a driverless mass transit system designed to improve traffic flow around the airport in preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The automated people movement system – the planned 2.25-mile elevated train to transport people to and from airport terminals, parking lots, rental car service and the subway connector – is still in progress of completion, but the opening has been postponed until the end of 2025.
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