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Why LAX’s $30B Upgrade Isn’t Enough to Fix the Airport’s Traffic | WSJ Pro Perfected

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Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, served over 76 million passengers in 2024. But its design causes notorious traffic bottlenecks. Now, with $30 billion in upgrades underway, will LAX’s modernization solve its congestion problem—especially with major events like the 2028 Olympics on the horizon?

WSJ spoke with an airport transit expert, who explains what it would take to fix LAX.

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