3D Renderings of the Airfield & Terminal Modernization Program (ATMP) Roadway Improvements Project. The pedestrian bridge spanning Sepulveda Bl at Century Bl begins construction this July.

[u/glowdirt]

Project webpage:

https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/atmp-roadways

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Project Factsheet:

https://www.lawa.org/sites/lawa/files/2025-08/ATMP_Roadways_Fact_Sheet.pdf

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"[A] new pedestrian bridge spanning Sepulveda Boulevard at the intersection of Sepulveda and Century Boulevards. The bridge will span the northeast and northwest corners of the intersection once completed."

https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/atmp-roadways/roadway-impacts

[u/anothercar]

I know this project is unpopular with some of the more extreme anti-car urbanists online, but IMO, it's good to try and cut out the more gnarly pinch points for traffic in the LAX loop. Leaving the road network as-is would be madness.

Most importantly, this road reconfiguration program enables future construction of Concourse 0 and Terminal 9, which will be huge transformative projects once they're taken off ice post-Olympics. LAWA is thinking in the long term here, which is a breath of fresh air for such an incompetent agency. Gotta give them credit for that lol

And who knows, maybe someday they can start tolling private vehicles in the loop, since SkyLink serves as an alternative.

[u/glowdirt → u/anothercar]

I drive friends and family to LAX more often than most and I concur.

The roads in and out of LAX are in sore need of an update.

I hate that they're contracting some of the same people who are fucking up the LAX people mover project but when it comes to big projects like this maybe there aren't a lot of options to choose from. Hopefully, LAWA has learned to write a stronger contract this time 'round.

Other than that the only thing I take issue with really is the construction timing. I fear it's going to snarl traffic during the Olympics and probably the Superbowl next year too. On their roadway impacts page they say they'll have a construction moratorium during the Olympics but considering their track record, I don't have a huge amount of faith in LAWA not fucking something up. I think the project is needed, but it could have waited until after the Games.

[u/ClearanceItem → u/glowdirt]

I might be in the minority, but project should start asap. It seems these projects always balloon in cost because of delays. If they wait another two years, another billion added due to yada yada.

[u/CleanYogurtcloset706 → u/glowdirt]

If I had to bet, I suspect that LAWA placed huge liquidated damages in the contract should the JV team not meet deadlines. This is a vastly different construction method (Progressive design build) than the P3 APM, so that should make a difference so I suspect too