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2020 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

December 2020

  •   At the future Maintenance and Storage facility, the interior buildout continues with the installation of duct work.
  •   A crew member prepares for the installation of glazing at the future Maintenance and Storage facility.
  •   Underground utilities are installed prior to concrete placement where the guideway will transition from elevated to at-grade.
  •   The construction of columns that will support the future West CTA station parking structure has begun.
  •   Falsework and formwork is constructed where the APM guideway will curve around the LAX Theme Building in front of the LAX Terminal 2 project.
  •   Formwork has been constructed where the APM guideway will span the future Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line.

November 2020

  •   Construction continues on the APM guideway segment that will service the future West CTA station.
  •   Crews construct the concrete support structure for the future Center CTA station.
  •   Ironworkers install reinforcement bar prior to concrete placement.

  •   Once complete, the APM guideway will pass by the iconic LAX Theme Building.
  •   Formwork is constructed atop a falsework platform, into which concrete will eventually be placed.
  •   The interior buildout of the future Maintenance Storage Facility continues with ductwork.
  •   Concrete pours for the system's only at-grade tracks are now complete; guiding elements to follow.
  •   Formwork has been stripped revealing the first segment of completed guideway superstructure.
  •   Machinery to spread concrete is installed on rails prior to the final concrete placement.
  •   APM guideway construction advances across the 96th Street roadway as it approaches Century Boulevard.

October 2020

  •   Concrete is placed inside the future Maintenance and Storage facility for the second level floor.
  •   APM guideway columns are constructed near the future Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility.
  •   Station construction continues at the future Intermodal Transportation Facility-East.
  •   The erection of falsework where the APM guideway approaches Airport Blvd precedes the construction of formwork and concrete placement.
  •   Workers perform maintenance on a crane used to lift construction materials onto the APM guideway falsework.
  •   Crews construct formwork for guideway concrete placement at the future East Central Terminal Area station.
  •   LINXS and LAWA personnel survey construction progress at the future East Central Terminal Area station.
  •   LINXS and LAWA personnel survey construction progress at the future East Central Terminal Area station.
  •   LINXS and LAWA personnel survey construction progress at the future East Central Terminal Area station.
  •   LINXS and LAWA personnel survey construction progress at the future East Central Terminal Area station.
  •   Falsework steel deliniates the path of the APM guideway as it moves through the LAX Central Terminal Area.
  •   Construction of the future Center Central Terminal Area station continues to advances within view of the iconic LAX Theme Building.
  •   Workers place concrete for the foundation of the future West Central Terminal Area station.

September 2020

  •   Workers verify correct placement of the guideway reinforcement bar.
  •   Preparations for concrete placement continue as the APM guideway approaches Century Boulevard.
  •   Work continues on the guideway segment that will service the future East CTA station.
  •   Crews work to install reinforcement bar in guideway formwork in advance of concrete placement.
  •   Falsework delineates where the guideway will converge west of the future East CTA station.
  •   At the future West CTA station, tower cranes have been installed to facilitate new stages of construction.
  •   Column construction has begun for the guideway segment that will service the future Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility.
  •   Work on bents and upper columns for the future East-ITF station is underway.
  •   The future East-ITF station will establish a direct connection to regional transportation at the Airport Metro Connector.

August 2020

  •   At the APM's future Maintenance and Storage Facility, work on the exterior walls and roof have begun.
  •   Track work continues at the APM's future Maintenance and Storage Facility.
  •   Workers construct the concrete tracks that will take the APM through the system's train wash facility.
  •   Station construction continues at the site of the Intermodal Transportation Facility-East.
  •   At the future Intermodal Tranpsortation Facility-East, crews work to construct the columns that will support the station.
  •   Workers install a temporary power system for the tower cranes that will construct the future West Central Terminal Area station.
  •   At the site of the future Center Central Terminal Area station, column work continues.
  •   The APM will cross 96th street as it leaves LAX and approaches the future Intermodal Transportation Facility-West.

July 2020

  •   Reinforcement bar is installed inside the guideway forms in preparation for concrete.
  •   Crews place rebar for concrete structures at future ITF-West station to support the station's platform.
  •   Falsework will support the construction of the guideway east of the future ITF-West station.
  •   A worker erects falsework which will support guideway construction.
  •   Steel erection continues at the APM's future Maintenance and Storage Facility.
  •   Workers place concrete for track at the future Maintenance and Storage Facility.
  •   Column construction continues to advance where APM will pass by the LAX Theme Building.
  •   Once guideway construction is complete at East CTA station, construction can begin.
  •   APM construction rises above Upper East Way.

  •   Column rebar is set in anticipation for guideway construction near West CTA station.
  •   Crews prepare the reinforcing steel for the foundation grade beams at the future West CTA station.

June 2020

  •   Utility relocation and foundation work continues at the site of the future Center CTA station.
  •   Falsework is erected to enable guideway construction at the future East CTA station.
  •   Concrete for the final two upper columns at the future East CTA station cures.
  •   Crews install pile caps, prefab metal forms and place grade beam steel at the future West CTA station.
  •   Skilled craft measures prefabricated metal forms at the future West CTA station.
  •   Utilizing a cast-in-place technique, guideway formwork is constructed in preparation for concrete placement.
  •   At the future ITF-West station, dual tracks leading into and out of the station will converge into a single track.
  •   Falsework and formwork to enable guideway construction is in place for a segment of guideway near the future ITF-West station.
  •   Falsework materials are staged for guideway construction at future East-ITF station and Airport Metro Connector.
  •   Once the guideway is complete at the future ITF-West station, station construction can begin.

May 2020

  •   Crews construct three new guideway columns near the ITF West.               
  •   Falsework spans 96th street to allow for traffic circulation as guideway construction continues.
  •   Falsework creates a platform to support guideway formwork near 96th Street.
  •   A crew places concrete into column formwork where the guideway approaches Century Boulevard.
  •   The system's first sections of track were constructed at the Maintenance and Storage Facility.
  •   Concrete workers finish a slab at the Maintenance and Storage Facility.
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  •   The Maintenance and Storage Facility takes sshape as structural steel work continues.
  •   Crews reinforce a bent at the ITF  West through a process called post-tensioning.
  •   Workers install column forms into which concrete will be placed at East Central Terminal Station.
  •   Work continues on the upper columns that will support the platform level at East Central Terminal Station.

April 2020

  •   Guideway columns are prepared to be poured
  •   Future Consolidated Rental Car Facility with guideway structure
  •   The first steel beam is set at the Maintenance and Storage Facility
  •   Teams continue working on steel erection at the Maintenance and Storage Facility
  •   Crews work at the Maintenance and Storage Facility to pour slab on grade pours and construct underground utilities
  •   Following the erection of the vertical beams, horizontal beams will be set and the building will start to take shape
  •   Structural steel work continues at the Maintenance and Storage Facility while crews practice social distancing
  •   Bents at the future East Central Terminal Area station are prepared for concrete pours
  •   Station columns and bents are underway at the Intermodal Transportation Facility-West station

March 2020

  •   Formwork is placed around a column cage is inspected
  •   Guideway columns are under construction along the Automated People Mover alignment
  •   Falsework at future East Central Terminal Area is prepared for future placement of bents and upper columns
  •   Bents and guideway column cages at future ITF are placed
  •   Crews are hard at work in the future Maintenance and Storage Facility lot
  •   Formwork for the columns is prepared for future use
  •   LINXS places first slab on grade concrete at the future Maintenance and Storage Facility
  •   LINXS skilled craft prepares the Maintenance and Storage facility vapor barrier
  •   Concrete is finished following the first slab on grade pour at the Maintenance and Storage facility

February 2020

  •   The first cast-in-drilled-hole pile is drilled at the West Central Terminal Area station
  •   Rebar for the first cast-in-drilled-hole pile at the West Central Terminal Area station waits to be set in hole
  •   A cast-in-drilled-hole pile casing is oscillated into place at the future West Central Terminal Area station
  •   Rebar cages and casing for the cast-in-drilled-hole piles wait to be installed
  •   Rebar for the bent cap is in place at the future East Central Terminal Area station
  •   Crews advance foundation and utility construction at the Maintenance and Storage facility
  •   Guideway columns neighboring the future Intermodal Transportation Facility West Station are constructed
  •   Crews are busy at work constructing falsework at the future Automated People Mover stations
  •   Crews investigate utilities in the Central Terminal Area
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January 2020

  •   First foundations for the guideway at the future Intermodal Transportation Facility East Station are drilled
  •   Crews are hard at work on the foundations for the Maintenance and Storage Facility
  •   LINXS supports the local skilled craft workforce on the Automated People Mover project
  •   The falsework steel is cut to specification using a track cutter
  •   LINXS crews install shoring boxes to prepare for utility relocations at the future West Central Terminal Area station
  •   LINXS employees observe confined space work being performed at the Intermodal Transportation Facility West Station
  •   The first columns are placed at the East Central Terminal Area station
  •   Falsework materials at the East Central Terminal Area are prepared to be set to allow for the future, elevated construction
  •   LINXS skilled craft prepares formwork to the column construction at Intermodal Transportation Facility-West

2019 Contruction Photos

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Renderings

  •   People Mover train above the terminal loop
  •   Central Terminal Area
  •   People Mover as it rides by iconic Theme Building
  •   Automated People Mover Guideway
  •   Intermodal Transportation Facility East
  •   People Mover train pulling into a station
  •   Intermodal Transportation Facility West
  •   Escalators leading to the Automated People Mover station
  •   Center CTA Station Interior