NEW STATION WILL ENABLE RIDERS FROM ALL OVER LOS ANGELES REACH THE GATEWAY AREA AND ULTIMATELY THE AIRPORT
The 8.5-mile Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project broke ground in 2014 and is nearly complete. Slated for delivery later this year, the $2.1 billion project will extend light rail transit service from the Expo Line’s Exposition/Crenshaw station to the Green Line’s Aviation/LAX station. The line will provide transportation options along Crenshaw, Inglewood, Westchester and LAX, and will feature eight new stations, including the Aviation/Century station, which will enable riders from throughout the county, from Crenshaw, Santa Monica, Downtown LA, the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach and Azusa to arrive in the Gateway area. Ultimately, the Airport Metro Connector and LAWA’s people mover will provide a reliable connection to LAX.
“A very complex undertaking, the project features nearly every type of light rail alignment,” said Metro Communications Manager Jose Ubaldo, who added that the dynamic nature of the project, the highly complex construction required and the critical testing components necessary for life safety have meant a longer than expected construction period.
Upcoming construction activities in and around the Aviation/LAX station will include the following:
• Installation of landscaping lighting
• Installation of station art fence
• Repaving of the Century Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard
• Completion of traffic light installation at Century Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard
• Imperial Highway between Aviation Boulevard and Hornet Way Street Restoration
