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- Jan 15, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
LAX Takes Down Its Century Boulevard Pylons for the Roadway Rebuild
- LAWA began removing the ring of 15 pylons that had lit the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport for 25 years, part of the ATMP Roadway Improvements Project[1]
- The ring is part of 26 illuminated pylons along 1.5 miles of Century Boulevard, each 25 to 100 feet tall; removals along Century Boulevard began earlier in January, and others had already come down for the Automated People Mover[1]
- Pylon artist Paul Tzanetopoulos is redesigning them, and reimagined pylons will be installed when the roadway improvements are complete by 2030[1]
- The project, the biggest roadway upgrade at LAX in nearly four decades, reconfigures 4.4 miles of roads to separate airport traffic from neighborhood traffic with elevated ingress and egress roadways[1]
- LAWA expects the ingress roadways ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics (May 2028 on its project page) and full completion of the egress roadways by 2030[1][2]
- Both the roadways and SkyLink belong to LAWA's $30 billion capital improvement program[1]
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- [1]50%lawa.org/news-releases/2026/lax-bids-farewell-to-iconic-pylons-to-make-way-for-major-roadway-improvementslawa.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 15, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
LAWA's[2] release of Thursday, January 15, 2026 says "This week, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) began removing the iconic ring of 15 pylons" without naming the day, so the pin takes the release date.
- [2]80%ATMP Roadway Improvements Projectlawa.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 50% of score
LAWA's[1] project page: 4.4 miles of replaced and reconfigured roadways; ingress roadways anticipated in May 2028 and project completion mid-2030.
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