LAX Automated People Mover

The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) automated people mover (APM) is an electric train system currently under construction for Los Angeles World Airports. The LAX APM will be 2.25 miles (3.62 km) in traveling distance and will have six stations that connect the Los Angeles Metro Rail, a car rental facility, and two intermodal transportation facilities with the airport terminals.[2]

LAX Automated People Mover
Overview
OwnerLos Angeles World Airports
LocaleLos Angeles International Airport
Stations6
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit
Operator(s)LAX Integrated Express Solutions[1]
Rolling stock9 Bombardier Innovia APM 300
History
Opened2023 (planned)
Technical
Line length2.25 mi (3.62 km)
Number of tracks2
Highest elevationElevated
LAX APM
 Consolidated Rent-A-Car-Center
 Aviation/96th Street
Intermodal Transportation Facility East
 APM Maintenance and Storage Facility
 Intermodal Transportation Facility West
 East CTA
(Terminals 1, 7, 8)
 Center CTA
(Terminals 2, 5, 6)
 West CTA
(Terminals 3, 4, B)

Route

Once leaving the three terminal stations, heading east, the first station is a ground transportation parking structure called the "Intermodal Transportation Facility-West" that will serve employee parking, surrounding hotel access and long term airport parking. The next station will be a second car/bus/bike transport facility called the "Intermodal Transport Facility-East" as well as LA Metro Rail's platform, the under construction ground infill transit transfer station on the LAX/Crenshaw Metro Line. At this multi-station stop, the first (floor) level will be ground transportation. The second level will be a bridge from the main hub to the light rail platform and APM platform. The third level will be the APM platform. The last stop on the APM will be a rental car hub station, called the Consolidated Rent-A-Car-Center (CONRAC).[3] All the car rental companies and rentals will be here. The APM was designed to decrease the need for shuttle bus services and reduce traffic within the terminal's World Way.

Service

The APM will operate every two minutes, with a ten-minute end-to-end travel time.[4]

The system will have nine trains, each operating as four car sets with a capacity of to 200 passengers.

History

Los Angeles had bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics in 2016 and was one of two city finalists, due to decreasing demand to host the Olympics. The IOC awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city of Paris, and Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Summer Olympics. The APM is due to be completed in 2023, in good time for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Its original projected completion date was by 2024 before the Olympic award, and it was decided to retain the original deadline.[5][6] LAWA has split the project in three phases. The project has been approved and the construction and operating bidding process was commenced.[7] Three firms submitted bids and LAWA announced scoring for the project would be based on "technical merit, visual appeal, user experience and price".[8] LAWA proposed a public private partnership in which a private sector partner would be responsible for the construction and operation of the people mover.[9] Los Angeles City Council gave final approval on April 11, 2018 to "LAX Integrated Express Solutions". The joint bid that included manufacturer Bombardier Transportation at $4.895 billion over 30 years to build and operate.[1] The three phase project is estimated to cost $5.5 billion.[10][11]

Construction
Phase 1

Dallas based building firm Austin Commercial was awarded a five-year contract to commence construction in the first quarter of 2018 on phase one of the APM project. The project consists of bridges to connect passengers between the three proposed APM stations inside World Way and the terminals. The bridges will also house restrooms, Airport lounges offices and other spaces. The project is expected to finish by 2021, followed by phases two and three that will consist of the people mover and off site buildings.[12] In January 2018, a consortium led by Hochtief and Bombardier Transportation was selected as the preferred developer to be awarded the $1.95 billion design/build/operate contract.[13]

Phase 2

In 2018, 2,100 parking spaces in lot C were removed to reconfigure the area for phase two, the parking structures.[11] Utility relocation started in the second quarter of 2018.[4] The guideway started construction in spring 2019,[4] It will take up to three years to complete. Groundbreaking was held in March 2019.[14] The "Intermodal Transportation Facility - West" began construction in summer of 2019.[15] The Consolidated Car Rental Facility "CONRAC" broke ground in September 2019.[16] The first large concrete pour for the project occurred in September 2020 at the ITF west station.[17]

References
  1. Laura J. Nelson (April 11, 2018). "City Council approves long-awaited people mover to LAX - Los Angeles Times". Latimes.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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  3. "LAX is bringing all rental car companies to one location near 405 with People Mover train to airport". City News Service. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019 – via Daily Breeze.
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  11. Sharp, Steven (December 8, 2017). "LAX Takes First Step Toward Construction of $5.5-Billion Landside Access Modernization Project". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  12. "Dallas firm awarded $336 million contract for shuttle station build at LAX". Internationalairportreview.com. January 24, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  13. "'Preferred developer' named for Los Angeles airport rail project". Trains Magazine. January 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  14. "Officials Break Ground On $5.5 Billion People Mover At LAX". CBS Los Angeles. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. https://www.lawa.org/en/news-releases/2019/news-release-105
  17. Sharp, Steven (2020-09-15). "Construction Continues for LAX Automated People Mover". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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