Overview
- Crews have dismantled the ring of 15 illuminated pylons at the LAX entrance, structures that have greeted travelers since 2000.
- The pylons, ranging from roughly 25 to 100 feet tall, were part of a 26-piece installation stretching 1.5 miles along Century Boulevard.
- Los Angeles World Airports says the removals enable the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program’s Roadway Improvements Project reconfiguring 4.4 miles of roads.
- The plan includes elevated ingress targeted before the 2028 Olympic Games and full egress completion by 2030 to ease congestion and improve safety and access.
- LAWA’s Michael Christensen called the pylons a symbol that welcomed more than 1.2 billion visitors and said their redesign will be considered as work proceeds.