b'16 LAX TERMINALSAlthough the pandemic created challenges, it also helped LAWAAdditionally, a new project is designed to bring a holistic look complete the project ahead of schedule. The acceleration was aand feel to all of LAXs physical and digital wayfinding elements to once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, hopefully, to rethink something thathelp guide travelers through the airports terminals and pathways. we had been phasing and working out, Anstiss reflects.Project designers will use architectural elements and materials as Brunswig agrees that the airport operator and airline madewell as static and digital signs. It could be pieces of artwork that a wise choice in overlapping project phases. It was a greatact as guideposts to guide people through, Mestas notes. Back-decision by LAWA and Delta to accelerate this project and takeof-house signage and building systems as well as airside signs for advantage of a bad situation, he comments. aircraft will be included in the project. A large, complex project to improve entrance roadways is just Next Up at LAX beginning the design process. Were basically creating a larger As LAWA continues its Capital Improvement Program, the secondloop that brings people into the airport to distribute traffic in a phase of work will include adding a new concourse and terminalbetter way and eliminate all the congestion for the airport but also to LAXs existing footprint. Southwest Airlines, through a leasearound the community, Mestas explains. acquisition model, will build a new Concourse 0 as an extensionFurthermore, there are multiple projects underway and on the of Terminal 1. The new facility will sit where passengers currentlybooks to improve runways, create new taxiways and modernize queue for taxis and ride-share pickups. As of late 2023, that projectcargo facilities. LAWA also has preliminary plans to create a was about 60% through the design phase. landscaped plaza in the center of the airports U-shaped multi-LAWA is also building Terminal 9, which will span a whoppingterminal layout. This will allow pre-security passengers to walk 1.4 million square feet. Terminal 9 will also include a new APMoutside from one side of the airport to the other, or simply enjoy station, parking and dedicated entrance roads. It is a progressivethe California sunshine before taking off. design-build project currently in procurement.THE QUEENS AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE:INTERNATIONAL TRADE2021January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'