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The modernization program includes four major components: two off-site intermodal transfer facilities to the east and west of the airport for trains, buses and vehicles, a consolidated rental car facility, and a 2.25-mile elevated automated people mover.

The people mover will connect the three facilities with another three stations at the airport, whisking passengers to terminals in a matter of minutes and dramatically reducing the almost constant traffic jams that “severely compromise” LAX and surrounding streets, airport officials said.

Capable of moving as many as 5,800 airline passengers an hour, nine free automated trains up to 185 feet long will run every two to three minutes 24 hours a day, all but eliminating the 1.1 million annual rental car shuttle trips on the loop road connecting terminals.

The people mover is designed to greatly reduce the 6,000 vehicles that enter LAX at peak periods. Because transit connections are so poor at LAX, almost two-thirds of departing air passengers currently rely on private vehicles and taxis to reach the terminals.

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