Features of the yard include pollution reducing construction processes and easy access to public transportation for workers.
The company be responsible for the design and supply of 44 Bombardier Innovia APM 300 vehicles, signaling, and onboard and wayside communication systems, and more.
The buses will make up the largest airport fleet of its kind in the U.S., with the vehicles being produced at BYD’s Lancaster, Calif. plant.
The project will break ground this year, with service expected to begin in March 2023.
The company collaborated with L & R Group of Companies to replace gas-powered shuttle buses at LAX with Zero Emission Utility Shuttles buses.
One of the nation’s leading transit officials, Leahy served as CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for six years. During that time, he guided implementation of one of the largest public works programs in U.S. history, securing billions in federal and state dollars to help finance construction of dozens of transit and highway projects.
The council agreed to explore a possible city ordinance to require ride-hailing driver background checks to include fingerprint-based screening.
The LAX Board of Commissioners voted for a change Thursday, which would allow Uber and Lyft drivers to drop off and pick up passengers at a designed area on the airport’s upper departure level, paying the airport $4 each way.
Technologies and systems were selected after receiving feedback from LAWA's various geospatial data stakeholders. The CALM program is made up of LAWA and AECOM staff, as well as several sub-consultants with various expertise.
The light rail alternative will be 8.5 miles in length from the Metro Green Line Aviation Station to the Expo Line, now under construction, with a travel time estimated at 20 minutes. There will be seven new stations plus an option for one more.