SkyLink (Los Angeles International Airport)
electric train system under the Los Angeles Airport
SkyLink is an automated people mover system currently in testing to serve Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The 2.25-mile (3.62 km) line will include six stations linking the LAX Rental Car Center, the Metro Rail system, and the LAX West Intermodal Transportation Facility (West ITF) with the airport’s central terminal area. The system will be owned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS)—a public–private partnership of ACS, Alstom, Balfour Beatty, Fluor and Hochtief, with assistance from HDR and Flatiron West—was awarded a 25-year contract to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the line.
Construction was initially scheduled for completion in 2023, but the opening has been repeatedly delayed, and LAWA has not announced a firm opening date. The Los Angeles City Council stepped in on June 26, 2026, referring the issue to the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee. The project is the subject of litigation as of July 9, 2026, as testing continues (see below). On September 20, 2026 the lender longstop date was aligned with the project longstop date of December 8, 2026, a two-month delay.
A contract arbitrator previously found LAWA responsible for nearly two years of delay, and a Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury report concluded that the project’s setbacks stemmed from a strained relationship between LAWA and the LINXS consortium, political pressure to finish the system before major regional events, and shortcomings in the contract’s dispute-resolution provisions. In total, LAWA has agreed to more than US$880 million in dispute-related payments, in addition to the project’s US$4.9 billion, 25-year cost.
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