The weather has not been all that conducive to taking good photos this week, so this edition of Photo Friday is going to stick to updates on some of the construction on the airport. The big news, for which I don't seem to have a photo, is that Runway 25 Right has fully reopened. It has been shortened at the west end for construction of the runway end safety area for months now, but we got the full length back earlier this week.
The opening shot shows dueling cranes last weekend. The A380 behind on Taxiway R isn't completely hidden, but it looks like smaller aircraft will completely disappear behind the new terminal. Here's another view, taken yesterday. In this shot, the Korean A380 is on a temporary parking area called the North Pad, which will eventually make way for the Taxiway T extension.
Speaking of airplanes disappearing, we already have that situation behind the American maintenance hangar, seen in the photo below. Also seen is the southern end of the midfield concourse construction area. Eventually, the construction will take out the American maintenance hangar and ramp completely, as LAWA's ultimate goal seems to be to eradicate all maintenance activities at LAX.
In previous postings, I've shown you the on-going work at Terminal 1. In a comment, I mentioned that similar work is happening at Terminal 8 as well. As seen in this shot, Gate 84 is currently under renovation:
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