The Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners approved a USD 4.9 billion 30-year Public-Private Partnership 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).
The APM system envisages a 3.6 km elevated guideway with 6 stations, of which three outside the terminal loop and three inside.
LINXS’ proposal had the highest technical score and the lowest cost proposal of the three teams that participated in the procurement process.
The APM will be built using a PPP contracting model. 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.
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, with the first APM car to be delivered in late 2020.
In February, the Board of Airport Commissioners approved LINXS as the recommended developer and initiated an early works agreement valued at USD 42 million, which started pre-construction activities such as hiring, soil testing, engineering and furthering design of the APM.
The construction of the six stations and the elevated track will start in 2019.
LAX anticipates groundbreaking in 2018 and the APM to be fully operational in 2023. According to the estimations, the APM will offer a maximum ridership capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour and up to 85.1 million passengers per year.
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