Crenshaw/LAX Line Project Director Charles Beauvoir takes us through the bridge demolition process and talks about the impact the Crenshaw/LAX Line could have on airport congestion once it’s complete. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DMDMjlX150]
Traffic in/around LAX running smoothly. Big thnx to people using public transit. Pls keep it up! #CenturyCrunch — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) July 26, 2014 Report from LAX and #CenturyCrunch: tumbleweeds, at least leaving airport — Adam Nagourney (@adamnagourney) July 26, 2014 At LAX, departing travelers still saying they had minimal [continue reading]
Milestone in Century Bridge demo reached as bridge safely collapses. Work continues. Plan for traffic. #CenturyCrunch pic.twitter.com/I6SaP1RNGP — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) July 26, 2014 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93SSoeppznI&feature=youtu.be] All is going well. As the tweet from LAX shows, the old railroad bridge over Century Boulevard has safely been collapsed as work continues this [continue reading]
Road closures were staggered throughout the evening and the intersection of Aviation and Century is now closed. The video below shows equipment being moved into place that will be used to demolish the old railroad bridge in order to make way for the Aviation/Century Station for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Please [continue reading]
It was pretty quiet near the intersection of Century and Aviation boulevards earlier this evening as workers prepared to tear down the old railroad bridge to clear the way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s new station. The above photo provides a pretty good view of the scope of the work that [continue reading]
Construction continues along Crenshaw Boulevard for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. As you can see in the photo above, this stretch of businesses on the west side of Crenshaw south of Rodeo Road looks pretty closed off from the street. However, the businesses located there are absolutely open during construction. For motorists traveling on Crenshaw, [continue reading]
Metro and the Crenshaw/LAX Community Leadership Council will be hosting the Crenshaw/LAX Small Business Matchmaking Summit at The Proud Bird restaurant on Tuesday, August 7. The Matchmaking Summit will allow small businesses in the greater South Los Angeles region to network with prime contractors and business resource providers about upcoming [continue reading]
The news release from Metro: Public transit is one of the best options for avoiding the “Century Crunch,” a 57-hour street closure on Century Boulevard to demolish the Century Boulevard Bridge leading into LAX during the weekend of July 25-28 as part of construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Numerous [continue reading]
Here’s a traffic and construction alert that is still a little down the road. But it’s important, especially for those trying to reach LAX: the old rail bridge over Century Boulevard has to be demolished to make way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Aviation/Century station. The demolition will close Century Boulevard [continue reading]
