Any Progress? LAX Airport Automated People Mover Train Construction Update - January 2025
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Welcome to this newly updated video featuring the current construction on the LAX Airport automated people mover (APM) line, which runs between the brand new consolidated rental car facility, and the LAX terminals via the economy parking structure and in my opinion, most importantly, the LAX/Metro Transit Center, which will, for the first time, create a train link between the Airport and across the metro system, although requiring a transfer at the lax transit center. All local buses are also to be moved to the new bus facility here, overall making connections much better! The project was unfortunately delayed until January of 2026, but lets check out what's been done! I hope you enjoy!
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Will be arriving into LAX mid-march and I’m Mildly disappointed that the LAX APM has been so severely delayed.
Same here, especially as a user of LAX thinking i would be able to take the apm next time I fly, but it unfortunately hasnt happened. Im hopeful it opens soon!
You can go up to the floor at the Rent-A-Car center and get pretty close to the station. It’s open to the public.
Thats pretty nice! Ill have to check this out on the next update! Thank you for watching
Cool update. In one of your other videos about the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station, I mentioned that I recently spoke to an LA Metro rep, and he said the Transit Center Station should open Spring 2025.
Awesome to hear! Thatll narrow down the range a little bit but its still about March-May hopefully it opens on the early end of that!
from down under: western sydney airport will not have a control tower. instead they have a control room instead.
Another great update, as always! Thank you! 😊
Of course! Im glad you enjoyed!
Great update!
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Great video! They need to expedite opening the people mover. Cut through the red tape and delays.
I know! I hope they finish it soon, it seems like it's taking forever!
I didn’t know you could get so close to the bridges inside yet!!
You can! Its pretty neat how you can do so from inside the airport to see the future accessibility between the terminals and the stations!
Extensive report.
I hope you enjoyed thanks for watching!
Thanks for the info. I travel out of LAX several times a year. But I can't see nearly enough visual context here, to tell me whether this new stuff will be useful for me.
Primarily itll help travelers without their own vehicles, like those heading to rent a car or those heading to use Metro, itll also benefit those who are transferring terminals!
@@TigerRailfan Sure, I understand this just fine. But these videos are all close-up fcused; so I can't tell where X is in relation to Y. Hence, I can't tell whether any of these new things will help me.
Ive been looking into possibly getting a drone for this otherwise ill try to include some more maps & stuff! I know theres only a few and most are renderings!
Think critically for a moment about this. The cost of building the ENTIRE new Kansas City airport terminal? $1.7B. Cost to build this LAX overhead tram (aka SkyLink) $3.61 Billion. That's three thousand, six hundred and ten million dollars. For a tram. Not even built underground. And a year and a half late in opening! Question - who gets fired for the high costs, overages and bad planning, and um...another $400M cost overage (grift)? WHO GETS FIRED??
The money to build this stuff doesn't fall out of the sky. Taxpayers pay for it and with the federal government pulling funding, we must have real accountability in our transit and infrastructure projects. We're doing ourselves a disservice and not being able to enjoy more of these projects when leadership is not accountable to deliver at a fair cost, on time and on budget.
This project (and the LAX/Metro connector) are nice designs by the way. What I object to is the massive overspending, huge costs and mismanagement (including that of the contractors, like LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) and Tutor Perini. They built and half way in demanded more money, build a bit more, then demanded even more money, and last year told LAX - "give us $400 million, or we won't finish it". Are the contractors now banned from future projects?
So what is the solution? How about means tested outcomes? For example, if projects in a portfolio go over budget and exceed by more than 50% over a weighted national average (measure costs in high, medium and low cost cities), when projects are not on time , the leadership running said project get FIRED. Most taxpayers with the ability to think critically are SICK OF THE BAD RESULTS and BLOAT of LAXWA (who runs LAX) and Los Angeles Country Metro. I get fired if I do a bad job. So should the people building our infrastructure when they make mistakes over, and over and over.
Don't get me started.
Everything that govt does, costs double what any private company would spend.
And everything that LA govt does, costs double that.
Unions, special interests, and civil rights orgs inflate the cost of everything.
I agree and the political climate in LA overcomplicates things alot aswell, things such as city borders make it so lots of cities have to agree and politicians want no tracks, or they want a deviation to their city, but in this case where its smaller its the contractors that are the problem - recently the 400m budget overrun was unnecessary - im just looking at the completion of the line at this point, which will hopefully come soon!
@@stevenhutson871 Government contracts work out so if anything the business is just as liable as the government. The problem is the government not holding the business accountable for their promises and estimated bids. I'm not saying government is perfect but there has to be a point when we are not getting screwed by the contractor because they know the government won't hold them responsible.
@@Truth-of-the-matter Completely agree. But I would place the responsibility and accountability on everyone running and building the projects - both the contractor, the project team at Metro and their leadership too. If the people running and building these projects keep getting the projects wrong over and over and over, they need to be fired and replaced with someone else who can plan and deliver at a fair price (bench-marked against the 4 economic cost zones), on time, at or below budget etc.
@ Sure, there's some of that. But it took a private company to build a decent intercity rail system in Florida.
Whereas, the hi-speed RR in Cali is seriously over budget and waaaay behind schedule. When you're spending someone else's money, there is no poenalty for failure.
One thing that concerns me about the pedestrian walkway bridges is that, by not being fulling enclosed in glass and having the wires going across instead on the lower portion, rain water may get in, causing a wet floor in the pedestrian walkway bridge, and very slippery conditions, with people slipping and falling on the wet floor when it rains. That's why I think it is 100% neccessary to fully enclose the pedestrian walkway bridges entirely in glass panels.
How often does it rain at LAX?
I hope that they have thought about that and plan accordingly, thanks for bringing it up! I really feel like this would've been better to air-condition the bridge aswell, especially during the summer when it can get hot!
It doesnt rain very often, on average 2-3 times a month depending on the season
The opening date I’m most curious about is when the K line station is going to open.
I’m hearing Spring 2025
Yes, around spring 2025! No offical date or more specific time range unfortunately
They aren’t testing. Why do they need the whole year to open? The bridges and stations aren’t air conditioned. You’re going to be hot and sweaty in the summer walking from the stations to the terminals.
Im hopeful that testing comes soon especially with the vehicles arriving! Really wished the bridges were air-conditions and weather proofed itll definitely cause for some uncomfort during summer and rainy times.
as a second phase LAX could extend their people mover at later time.
I hope they do, especially with SoFi being so close nearby! I worry though that it would only get ridership when events happen which isnt enough
Terminal 5 is mostly AA haha
Oops! The departure board was definitely misleading in that case lol! Thank you for the correction and for watching!
That’s not for terminal 5 at all
This has been the most corrupted project in LA, after 6th street Bridged. The contractors companies completely milk the funds. A corrupt government project. But I am glad they finally finishing it. Thank you for the update.
They definitely do, and unfortunately the government has had no choice but to pay extra, I do hope it opens soon though! Thank you for watching!
The worst Airport, back in 70s and 80s it was really good,( easy to drop off and easy to get in ) until all these add-ons ... crowded and confusing. Bad design.
There is definitely a lot happening with not alot of space, I do like seeing the effort though into making it a better airport even with all of the travelers!
LAX is fairly easy to navigate and with each terminal having its own security checkpoint it helps to drastically cut down on lines. The problem will always be the pickup/drop off area which will see a change when all of the shuttle busses disappear and people use the APM. I quite enjoy the newer international terminals.