–TRAFFIC ADVISORY–
METRO’S CRENSHAW/LAX LINE WORK WILL CLOSE PORTION OF ARBOR VITAE STREET FOR TWO WEEKENDS, AFFECTING ACCESS TO ROADWAYS, BUSINESSES NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California – September 6, 2017)  Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced today that LA Metro work on the Crenshaw/LAX Project will close a portion of Arbor Vitae Street, affecting access to some businesses northeast of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), including several car rental offices, the weekends of September 8-10 and 15-17.

Arbor Vitae Street will be closed between Aviation Boulevard and Bellanca Avenue during the work.  Metro has established a detour using Aviation Boulevard, Manchester Avenue and Airport Boulevard. Access will be available to businesses on Bellanca Street between Manchester Avenue and Arbor Vitae Street.

LAWA encourages travelers to allow extra time for potential traffic delays.  Passengers should arrive at their terminal two hours ahead of the boarding time for domestic flight and three hours ahead of the boarding time for international flights.

Updates on real-time traffic conditions in and around LAX will be available by following the Los Angeles Airport Police ( @LAAirportPD ) and LAX Airport ( @flyLAXairport ) on Twitter, as well as through the WAZE traffic app.

            Information on the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project is available at

www.metro.net/projects/crenshaw_corridor/ and by following Metro on Twitter @crenshawrail or http://www.facebook.com/crenshawrail The public may also call the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project hotline at (213) 922-2736.

 (NOTE: The detour map for the full closure of Arbor Vitae Street follows.)