The project consists of an eight and a half-mile long light rail transit system that links LAX Airport to the City of Inglewood and the City of Los Angeles Historic Crenshaw District. The project will be built over a five year period that began the Spring of 2014. The scope of work includes two miles of cut-n-cover and U-wall, one mile of twin bored tunnel, one mile of bridge including the structure over I-405 (the busiest and most congested freeway in the U.S.), four and a half miles of at-grade guideway, and eight new stations.
The project entails all associated rail, systems electrification to connect two active light rail systems. The new stations include Crenshaw/Exposition, Crenshaw/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Crenshaw/Vernon, Crenshaw/Slauson, Florence/West, Florence/La Brea, Florence/Hindry and Aviation/Century. New park’n ride lots at Crenshaw/Exposition, Florence/West and Florence/La Brea. As a subconsultant, ISI is providing welding inspection and concrete sampling.
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Duration
2014 – 2019
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Construction Value
$2.06 Billion
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Owner
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA METRO)