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Mayor Villaraigosa, Aviation Officials to Open New Center Taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 02:29 CDT

 WHAT:           Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, joined by Los Angeles City                 Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl and Janice Hahn, federal                 aviation and airport officials, will hold a news conference                 to announce the completion and opening of a new center                 taxiway that will improve airfield safety, reduce the                 number of runway incursions, and improve the airport's                 capability to efficiently handle new large aircraft                 scheduled to begin daily service at LAX this fall.                 The $83-million center taxiway is 10,000 feet long and 75                 feet wide.  It is located parallel and between the two                 runways on the south side of the airport. Completion of the                 center taxiway, which took 14 months, also finishes an                 overall $333-million South Airfield Improvement Program,                 which included the demolition, relocation and                 reconstruction of Runway 25 Left, which occurred between                 July 2006 and April 2007.                 From 2000-2003, LAX experienced the highest number of                 runway incursions of any U.S. commercial airport, with                 the majority happening on the south airfield. WHO:            --  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa                 --  Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl                     - 11th District                 --  Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn                     - 15th District                 --  Federal Aviation Administration National Runway Safety                     Program Director Wes Timmons                 --  Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners President                     Alan Rothenberg WHEN:           Tuesday, June 24, 2008                 --  Media set-up at 12:30 p.m.                 --  Visual briefing by FAA at 12:45 p.m.                 --  News conference at 1 p.m. WHERE:          Former Air Traffic Control Tower                 Clifton A. Moore Administration Building                 Los Angeles International Airport                 One World Way - 12th Floor                 Los Angeles, CA  90045 VISUAL:         From the control tower, see a panoramic view of LAX and                 watch aircraft land on outer south Runway 25 Left, exit                 runway and taxi along new center taxiway, and cross inner                 Runway 25 Right to terminal gates. This "zig-zag" path                 replaces the former high-speed taxiways, and slows landing                 aircraft sufficiently to result in reduction in runway                 incursions. MEDIA PARKING:  Television and radio broadcast-equipped vehicles ONLY will                 be allowed to park in the Employee South Parking Lot                 between the Clifton A. Moore Administration Building and                 Terminal 7. Enter Central Terminal Area on Lower/Arrivals                 Level. Make left turn at "short cut" to Terminal 7.                 Entrance is on the right side of the street opposite the                 administration building.                 ALL other media may park in Parking Structure 7 for                 validated parking. CONTACTS:       --  Office of the Mayor - Darryl Ryan at (213) 978-0741                 --  FAA Public Affairs - Ian Gregor at (310) 725-3580                 --  LAX Public Relations at (310) 646-5260 or 24-hour                     duty pager at (310) 523-8994 

 CONTACTS:  Office of the Mayor Darryl Ryan (213) 978-0741  FAA Public Affairs Ian Gregor (310) 725-3580  LAX Public Relations (310) 646-5260 (310) 523-8994  

SOURCE: Los Angeles World Airports

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