Center Taxiway, Los Angeles International Airport

In 1991, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) experienced one of the worst runway accidents in the nation’s history—between a US Airways 737 and a SkyWest Metroliner. Since then, LAX has consistently held some of the nation’s highest annual runway incursion rates, several of which have been classified by the FAA as having had serious potential to cause an accident. Completed on budget and four days ahead of schedule, the new center taxiway was designed to improve safety and reduce the number of runway incursions by acting as a buffer between the two southern runways. After landing, pilots will hold planes on the taxiway for clearance to cross the inner runway.