On Jun 28, 12:52*pm, Larry Dighera wrote:
The wheels of progress move slowly:

* *http://www.lawa.org/lax/laxNews.cfm?fromRec=1
* * LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPENS NEW CENTER TAXIWAY TO
* * IMPROVE AIRFIELD SAFETY; PROJECT COMPLETED EARLY AND ON BUDGET

* * (Los Angeles, California – June 24, 2008) Los Angeles Mayor
* * Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by city council members,
* * and airport and federal aviation officials to announce the
* * completion and official opening of the new center taxiway between
* * the two runways on the south side of Los Angeles International
* * Airport (LAX). The taxiway project, which began April 2007, was
* * completed on budget and four days early.

* * Opening of the $83-million center taxiway marks the completion of
* * the airport’s overall $333-million South Airfield Improvement
* * Program (SAIP) to improve airfield safety by reducing the number
* * and severity of runway incursions that occur at LAX. ...

Cheap by todays costs, and should encourage "junior jet-setters" to
use LAX, instead of depressing housing values in Santa Monica.

Of course only Mayor Daley is increasing runway capacity at a major
commercial airport JG