The Los Angeles Airport Board of Commissioners celebrated the groundbreaking of a multi-billion dollar capital modernization project to expand Los Angeles International Airport. Officials break ground for the Midfield Satellite Concourse South project which is a modular eight gate complex that will connect to the west gates of Tom Bradley International Terminal.
The Midfield Satellite Concourse South project will add approximately 150,000 square meters and eight narrow body aircraft gates. The project will use what officials call an “off site build and relocation” technique, which officials say is the first of its kind.
The Midfield Satellite Concourse South project will be built in nine segments approximately 1.5 km from the project site, then delivered and carefully assembled on site.
Midfield Satellite Concourse South project will be a two-deck, eight-door, prefabricated facility capable of handling narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 families. The prefabricated structural system allows for greater flexibility and rapid construction without any significant impact on airport operations. The facility will replace the eight-gate regional jet terminal east of Terminal 8.
“Original in both construction and overall design, MSC South celebrates our transformation while paying homage to our airport’s architectural heritage,” saidJustin Erbacci, CEO of Los Angeles World Airports, in a statement.
According to officials, Project Will pay homage to the city of Los Angeles, with design elements inspired by prominent modernist homes.
The external brise-soleil system used in the project, which is part of the sun protection, will frame the view of the surrounding landscape and allow passive cooling and energy saving. Officials said the interior of the MSC South would look more like “a domestic space than a traditional airport concourse.”
“Midfield Satellite Concourse South project is amazing for what we envisioned together, getting the job done faster without sacrificing precision or focus by building a space off-site and then carefully fitting the segments into place,” said John Finn, President of WE O’Neil Construction made a statement.
Officials said full-scale completion of the project is scheduled for 2025.
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