Balfour Beatty, as Part of LINXS Joint Venture, Completes Major Milestones on the LAX Automated People Mover Project
24 September 2020 - 3:55AM
Business Wire
Balfour Beatty, as part of the LAX Integrated Express Solutions
(LINXS Constructors) joint venture team, completed an important
milestone in the delivery of Los Angeles International Airport’s
(LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) by placing concrete for the
first segment of the 2.25-mile elevated guideway and completing
structural steel erection activities for the Maintenance and
Storage Facility (MSF). When complete, the project will play a key
role in delivering a long-term transformative transportation
solution that eases traffic congestion, provides reliable access to
airline terminals and brings jobs and opportunities to the Los
Angeles community.
The concrete placement for the first segment of the elevated
guideway is a critical component of Los Angeles World Airport’s
(LAWA) Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), setting the
foundation for the APM’s electric train system that will transport
travelers into and out of LAX. In addition to the approximately
1,000 cubic yards of concrete for the construction of the first
guideway deck, the nine-acre MSF site has vertically erected all
buildings that will operate and maintain the APM trains and
systems.
“Concrete placement for the first segment of guideway represents
the latest achievement in a series of significant critical
construction milestones for our team,” said Sharon Gookin, project
director at LINXS Constructors. “It is exciting to see our team’s
hard work and effort has come together in a visually demonstrative
way.”
An estimated 72,000 cubic yards of concrete will be used to
construct the entire guideway which includes foundation piles,
columns, guideway deck and concrete tracks. A significant
construction milestone for the LAX AMP project, approximately 304
major concrete placements will be delivered for the entire APM
system which will lead the way for the construction of the system’s
concrete tracks and the steel erection of the future APM
stations.
“These milestones highlight LINXS Constructors’ phenomenal
progress to bring Los Angeles World Airport’s vision to life with
LAX’s Automated People Mover,” said Brian Cahill, Balfour Beatty
president in California. “Our team has a great deal to be proud of
as we work together with our partners to deliver a long-term,
transformative and energy-efficient solution for travelers across
the world.”
To reach the structural milestone on the MSF, 1.5 million pounds
of steel were used to vertically erect the main, mezzanine and
train wash buildings. With roofing installation underway, the
90,000-square-foot facility will be built to LEED Gold standards
and will incorporate several sustainable design elements including
a solar photovoltaic generation system, and an onsite train wash
that will use recycled water.
The MSF will be complete in 2021 in anticipation for the first
APM train car deliveries. The APM electric train system will
connect LAX passengers to airline terminals, a rental car facility,
a parking facility and the Metro’s regional transit system.
For more information about the APM project, including fact
sheets, renderings and construction impact notices, and to
subscribe to receive email updates, visit
FlyLAX.com/ConnectingLAX.
About Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general
contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build
services for public and private sector clients across the United
States. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the
company is part of Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a leading
international infrastructure group that provides innovative and
efficient infrastructure that underpins our daily lives, supports
communities and enables economic growth. Balfour Beatty is ranked
among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by
Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit
www.balfourbeattyus.com.
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