The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) board of airport commissioners has approved a $4.9 billion, 30-year public-private partnership (P3) contract with LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Automated People Mover (APM) system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
LINXS is a fully integrated team comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, ACS Infrastructure Development, Dragados USA, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions, Flatiron, and the design team comprised of HDR and HNTB. Bombardier Transportation will provide the APM Operating System, including all vehicles. LINXS brings extensive experience and expertise in delivering complex transportation infrastructure projects in the United States and abroad.
LINXS will be designing and constructing the system and will also be responsible for operating and maintaining the system for a total contract term of 30 years.
Architectural features include a viewing platform of the iconic Theme Building, an Experience LA center with an 800-square-foot LED programmable screen and an LED light band that accents the 2.25-mile guideway. LAWA anticipates the APM will offer a maximum ridership capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour and up to 85.1 million passengers per year. The system will be operational in 2023.
