The new West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX in California. (Image Courtesy of LAWA)
AVIATION is SOARING
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T.Y. Lin International’s (TYLI) worldclass Aviation sector has a long history of providing professional services for airport projects in the United States and worldwide. This includes the Aviation team’s successful relationship with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and their main international hub in Southern California, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
regional transportation system and promote
One of TYLI’s recent LAX projects was the
team for the project, which was led by Turner/
new West Gates at Tom Bradley International
PCL Joint Venture and Corgan Associates, Inc.
Terminal (TBIT). Located just west of TBIT, the
The firm served as the primary structural design
five-level, 15-gate, 750,000-square-foot facility is
consultant and Engineer of Record for three cut-
part of LAWA’s USD 14.5 billion modernization
and-cover tunnels connecting TBIT to the West
plan to improve connections to Los Angeles’
Gates and a new north-south taxiway.
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economic growth for the city and its environs. The West Gates at TBIT facility functions mainly as an international departure and arrival concourse able to accommodate both wide and narrow body aircraft. What travelers experience is a modern “guest experience” in a cutting-edge environment, with all the latest digitally-based technologies and amenities at their fingertips. TYLI was a critical member of the design-build
