LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS FINISHES KEY POWER UTILITY RELOCATION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TO SUPPORT LANDSIDE ACCESS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

12/13/2019 02:30 PM

Relocation of Scattergood lines integral for LAX's modernization projects
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Dec. 13, 2019

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LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS FINISHES KEY POWER UTILITY RELOCATION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TO SUPPORT LANDSIDE ACCESS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

Relocation of Scattergood No. 2 lines completed in conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Crews pour concrete following the relocation of the Scattergood transmission lines.

(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has announced the completion of the Scattergood No. 2 project, a critical power utility relocation for Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). The Scattergood No. 2 project was completed three weeks ahead of schedule.

 

The project was done in conjunction with the LA Department of Water & Power (LADWP), and involved tunneling under a 108-inch storm drain to relocate the LADWP Scattergood transmission lines along Aviation Boulevard. This relocation was integral in moving forward the future construction of the 98th Street project, which will extend 98th Street from its current endpoint at Bellanca Avenue to the 405 freeway once complete in 2023.

 

Finishing the project three weeks ahead of schedule was just one of many successes for the project. It was also completed within budget and with zero safety incidents, which LAWA strives for on every project.

 

“We are proud to have finished this project ahead of schedule, within budget and with no safety incidents,” said Dan McKelvie, Project Manager, LAWA LAMP and Utilities Enabling Project (LULEP). “This project completion is another step on the path to creating the world-class vision for LAX.”

 

Upcoming utility work to support the extension of 98th Street includes the relocation of a 10-inch gas line, communication lines and a 48-inch perpendicular tunnel under Aviation Boulevard during the first quarter of 2020. A 30-inch gas line also will be relocated in the second quarter of 2020.

 

LAX’s modernization program includes a 2.25 mile elevated Automated People Mover train system with six stations total – three inside the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and three outside. It also includes new pick-up and drop-off locations outside of the CTA, a Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility and roadway improvements.

For more information on the future of LAX and the LAMP, visit FLYLAX.com/ConnectingLAX.

A utility worker assisting with the transmission line relocation (l); an aerial view of the work area on Aviation Boulevard.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) LAX, the fourth-busiest airport in the world and second busiest in the United States, was named a top-10 U.S. airport by SKYTRAX. LAX served more than 87.5 million passengers in 2018 and offers an average of 700 daily nonstop flights to 109 cities in the U.S. and 1,281 weekly nonstop flights to 93 markets in 47 countries on 69 commercial airlines. LAX ranks 10th in the world in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.4 million tons of air cargo. LAX handled 707,883 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2018.

LAX generated 620,600 jobs in Southern California, with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion, according to an economic study based on 2014 operations. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion; $966 million in state and local taxes; and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.

LAX was honored as having the “Best Overall Customer Service Program” by Airports Council International-North America; named the “Best Airport for Breastfeeding Moms” by Mamava; selected for the Top 10 “Best of the U.S.’s Big Airports” (Wall Street Journal) and “Most Pet-Friendly Airports in the U.S. (Mental Floss); named the second-most improved airport in the U.S. by JD Power; received an “Innovation Award” from the L.A. Better Business Challenge for its Central Utility Plant; and named a “Business Leader in Air Quality” by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

LAX is also the second-most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram, according to wego.com. LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.

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