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Los Angeles International Airport has delayed the opening of SkyLink, a 2.25 mile elevated electric train connecting central terminals to parking and public transit, yet again. The train was originally supposed to open in 2023, and contractors recently said they intended to open the train's doors to the public in October, Colleen Shalby writes for the Los Angeles Times.
The new deadline for SkyLink’s completion is Dec. 8, but contractor LAX Integrated Express Solutions, known as LINXS, won’t commit to that deadline: its Sept. 16 disclosure filing reads “There can be no assurances that achievement of the Passenger Service Availability Date will not be delayed further.”
“If all goes well, the train could be running by Jan. 6, according to LINXS. If it does open by then, it would be in operation a little more than a month before the Super Bowl at nearby SoFi Stadium — the next possible major test run for the train ahead of the 2028 Olympics after it missed its chance for the World Cup this summer,” the LA Times reports.
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