{"id":33799,"date":"2026-01-05T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-sign-additional-445m-lax-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:41:12","slug":"skanska-flatirondragados-sign-additional-445m-lax-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-sign-additional-445m-lax-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska, FlatironDragados sign additional $445M LAX contract"},"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\">2 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:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/808724\/2026-01-05_10.17.50\/skanska-flatirondragados-additional-lax-contract.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>Additional airport roadway improvements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$445 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>Building on its initial award, a joint venture of Skanska and FlatironDragados has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/group.skanska.com\/media\/press-releases-articles\/303802\/Skanska-signs-new-contract-for-modernizing-Los-Angeles-Intl.-Airport%2C-USA%2C-for-USD-445M%2C-about-SEK-4.4-billion\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>signed an additional contract<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with Los Angeles World Airports for $445 million on its Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program Roadway Improvements project, according to a Jan. 2 news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The work on Los Angeles International Airport will reconfigure over 6 kilometers, or close to 4 miles, of roadways. The project will also upgrade traffic signals and deploy advanced traffic monitoring systems to streamline travel and enhance safety at the airport, per the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The additional work <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/skanska-flatirondragados-lax-roadway-improvements\/761501\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>builds on the $323 million job<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> that the joint venture signed in September ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, totalling a contract worth $868 million.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The original scope of that work includes 4.4 miles of replaced and reconfigured roadways along Sepulveda Boulevard, which will help separate airport traffic from local traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project is part of the broader modernization at LAX, according to the news release, and takes place amid a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawa.org\/transforminglax#:~:text=To%20provide%20incredible,world%E2%80%99s%20busiest%20airports.\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>capital improvement program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> that will total $30 billion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction began in July and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 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-additional-lax-contract\/808724\/\" 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 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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