LAX takes first step in massive renovation project
A Tampa, Fla., firm has won a one-year, $25 million contract to begin an expansion plan for Los Angeles International Airport that could eventually cost up to $8 billion. DMJM Aviation will focus initially on building two new gates capable of accommodating huge jets like the Airbus A380, but long-term plans are much more ambitious. "In this first year we must build an organization and the tools to launch a facilitywide multibillion-dollar redevelopment construction program," said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. Los Angeles Times (03/04)