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BUSINESS NEWS FLUOR JOINT VENTURE COMPLETES LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER TRAIN GUIDEWAY STRUCTURE Fluor Corporation has announced that its joint venture team, LINXS Constructors – comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA and Flatiron – has completed construction of Los Angeles International Airport’s Automated People Mover train guideway structure for Los Angeles World Airports. The guideway is the latest construction milestone for the $4.9 billion mega infrastructure project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023. The centerpiece of Los Angeles International Airport’s Landside Access Modernization Program, the Automated People Mover, is a 2.25- mile electric train system that will feature six stations: three stations inside the central terminal area that connect to the terminals via elevated pedestrian walkways and three stations outside the central terminal area that connect to new off-site parking facilities, regional light rail transportation and a rental car facility. “The Automated People Mover project is a critical investment for Los Angeles’ infrastructure as the city prepares to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Thomas Nilsson, president of Fluor’s Infrastructure business. “This is a logistically-challenging project that requires close coordination with numerous public and private entities.”
“The Automated People Mover will be so much more than another way to get to Los Angeles International Airport. It is the piece of the puzzle that will end the congestion that has been plaguing our airport for decades,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “This project is a historic investment in our city’s transportation future, and today’s milestone brings us another step closer to our ultimate goal of bringing modern, reliable public transportation to our airport.” “Los Angeles no longer has to imagine a transformed Los Angeles International Airport. Rather, we can see the future through our own eyes with the completion of the 2.25 miles of Automated People Mover guideway that will one day soon carry train cars filled with travelers and employees,” said Justin Erbacci, chief executive officer, Los Angeles World Airports. “Over the last two-and-a-half years, we have seen the guideway rise up from its foundation to become a fully completed track, providing us a glimpse at what will provide time-guaranteed access to the airport, ensuring greater mobility for all of those coming to and from Los Angeles International Airport.” Guideway construction began in November 2019 with the first underground support columns being placed, followed by the first concrete column pours in January 2020 and the first guideway segment pour in September 2020. A total of 69,700 cubic yards of concrete
were poured since 2019 to complete the structure, along with more than one million work hours. “The completion of the guideway structure is a remarkable milestone for the project as we are one step closer to realizing a new transportation experience at one of the world’s busiest airports,” said Sam Choy, project director at LINXS Constructors. “We will soon leverage this accomplishment with train car testing later this year.” Fluor’s Infrastructure experience in California includes design, construction and program management services for the Los Angeles Metro Rail projects, San Bernardino highway improvement program, the LA Exposition Light Rail, the Sprinter Mainline and San Marcos Loop projects and construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Fluor Corporation is building a better future by applying world-class expertise to solve its clients’ greatest challenges. Fluor’s 41,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, capital- efficient projects to clients around the world. Fluor had revenue of $12.4 billion in 2021 and is ranked 196 among the Fortune 500 companies. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for more than 100 years.
find something you want to get into. But that is a slippery slope. Once that happens, you are taken off task. It’s hard to get back on it. None of these five points may seem all that profound. But who says they have to be? Most of what you can accomplish is entirely up to you. Give yourself a chance to get a lot done and you may be surprised at your ability to keep all those plates spinning simultaneously! Mark Zweig is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com. “None of these five points may seem all that profound. But who says they have to be? Most of what you can accomplish is entirely up to you.”
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they need to know what you expect to accomplish that day and why it’s important or you won’t have their support. 4. Work on the most important stuff first. This is where most people fall down. They make out their lists religiously, but then do all the easy stuff or whatever attracts them the most first, even if it isn’t what is most important to get done. You have got to learn to stop procrastinating on the important stuff and instead attack that head-on as your No. 1 priority. That way even if you don’t get it done you will make progress. 5. Put your phone down. A big part of being able to stay on task is from avoiding distractions. If you are like me, your phone is probably your biggest source of distraction. You can always get on LinkedIn or Twitter, or some other social media or news site you follow, or check your email and
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