Reduced passenger levels prompted the temporary closure of Terminal 3 and greatly reduced vehicle traffic in the airport terminal loop, freeing up construction crews to work more rapidly.
The $1.86 billion project is being led and principally funded by Delta. It involves renovation of the two terminals and linking them with a new front-facing structure called a headhouse. This new front entrance will include a consolidated check-in lobby, security checkpoint and baggage claim facility. It could open as early as the first quarter of 2022.
“Even as we confront the immediate crisis of Covid-19, we are accelerating our work to devise a premier airport where visitors are greeted by reimagined terminals, workers land in good-paying jobs, and the city of the future truly takes off,” Garcetti said.