LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won't work.

"The countdown to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games has sent Los Angeles International Airport into a $1.5-billion sprint to rebuild its roads, drawing ire from critics who argue the plan leaves the airport's most infamous bottleneck - the "horseshoe" - largely untouched. Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners on Thursday approved the final $1-billion phase of spending for its new roadway improvement plan, which aims to streamline traffic flow at airport entrances and exits."

"They said traffic in the loop itself will "roughly remain the same," but expect entering and exiting will be far easier. With the final funds allocated this week to Skanska-Flatiron Joint Venture, the project's design-builder, the 4.4-mile reconfiguration aims to remove more than 500 cars from Sepulveda Boulevard at any given time, loading them into a new queue en route to the horseshoe."

"Opponents assert the effort will not relieve airport traffic, and could even make it worse. LAWA officials, however, said it'll make getting to the airport safer and separate airport travelers from everyone else on the road more efficiently. "The ATMP Roadway project is one of the most significant investments made to improve traffic in and around LAX," Board President Karim Webb said in a statement."

Los Angeles International Airport is undertaking a $1.5-billion, 4.4-mile roadway reconfiguration to improve traffic flow ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The project includes a final $1-billion spending phase approved to build elevated segments, new queues from Sepulveda Boulevard, rerouted access around airport hotels, and safer pedestrian crossings. Designers expect the horseshoe loop traffic to roughly remain the same while entering and exiting will be easier and more efficient. Officials project removing more than 500 cars from Sepulveda at a time and reducing time at stoplights. Opponents warn the changes may not alleviate and could worsen congestion.

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