{"id":32562,"date":"2025-09-30T21:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-arrive-at-323m-lax-roadway-job\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:27:45","slug":"skanska-flatirondragados-arrive-at-323m-lax-roadway-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-arrive-at-323m-lax-roadway-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska, FlatironDragados arrive at $323M LAX roadway job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1759252059\/news\/text_to_speech\/skanska-flatirondragados-arrive-at-323m-lax-roadway-job_ad5bsz.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Airport roadway improvements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$323 million<br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Los Angeles International Airport<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Los Angeles World Airports<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A joint venture of Skanska and FlatironDragados has landed a $323 million contract for the first phase of a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/group.skanska.com\/media\/press-releases-articles\/302168\/Skanska-improves-roadways-at-Los-Angeles-International-Airport%2C-California%2C-USA%2C-for-USD-178M%2C-about-SEK-1.8-billion\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>roadwork project at Los Angeles International Airport<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics, per a Skanska news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>FlatironDragados, in its own release, said to date the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdcorp.com\/en\/news\/aviation\/2025\/jv-awarded-airfield-and-terminal-modernization-construction-contract-at-lax\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>JV has been awarded $604 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for preconstruction and construction work on the $1.5 billion overall <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawa.org\/transforminglax\/projects\/atmp-roadways\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Roadway Improvements Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The work is part of LAX\u2019s multiyear Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program, according to the project\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project\u2019s fact sheet describes <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawa.org\/sites\/lawa\/files\/2025-08\/ATMP_Roadways_Fact_Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4.4 miles of replaced and reconfigured roadways<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to reduce congestion on Sepulveda Boulevard by 500 cars at any given time and create dedicated airport roadways leading to the hub\u2019s Central Terminal Area. Upgraded intersections, traffic signals, protected pedestrian bridges and better wayfinding are all part of the project scope. Preconstruction work was already underway in August, according to the sheet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cFrom detailed designs of more than four miles of reconfigured roadway to bridge construction and modifications to traffic signals, the delivery of this lasting infrastructure will change the way people get to and from LAX,\u201d said James Bailey, executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil\u2019s West Coast operations. The Sweden-based builder\u2019s U.S. operations are headquartered in New York City.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cOur work will not only support the airport\u2019s modernization, but benefit local residents and communities by reducing congestion, improving safety, and leaving behind infrastructure for the region well beyond the Olympics,\u201d said Dale Nelson, executive vice president at FlatironDragados.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Airport upgrades and improvements have provided significant infrastructure work for contractors recently. Last week, a joint venture of Turner Construction and FlatironDragados celebrated the completion of Phase 1 of a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-flatirondragados-phase-1-san-diego-airport-terminal\/760902\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$3 billion job at San Diego\u2019s new airport terminal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Innovation Next+, another JV that includes Turner, reached a modular milestone at a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/modular-components-dfw-airport-jobsite\/758564\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$4 billion Dallas-Fort Worth International jobsite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> last month, and Granite Construction started <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-construction-airport-highway-project\/752929\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>runway work at San Francisco International Airport<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> earlier this summer, as part of an $11 billion capital improvement program.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>At LAX, the first phase of work on the roadways contract is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2026, per Skanska. The project fact sheet states that further construction on ingress roadways is scheduled to pause in July 2028 for the Olympics before resuming for a slated completion in mid-2030.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-lax-roadway-improvements\/761501\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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