Arup, Mott MacDonald and JCE Engineering receive ACEC California's top award for the LAX/Metro Transit Center
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, the American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California) announced that Arup, Mott MacDonald and JCE Engineering won the prestigious Golden State Award for their work on the LAX/Metro Transit Center located at the Los Angeles International Airport, California (LAX).The LAX/Metro Transit Center, which opened in June 2025, is a transformative multimodal hub connecting LAX to LA Metro's rail and bus networks. Designed to accommodate over 45,900 daily boardings, the station enhances airport access and promotes equitable and sustainable travel options for residents and visitors. It provides an important step forward towards reducing private vehicle congestion at one of the world's busiest airports.Designed by international architecture practice Grimshaw, with architect of record and landscape architect Gruen Associates, and Arup, the transit center integrates advanced design and engineering to provide resilience in a seismically active region. Arup led the structural engineering design and provided multidisciplinary design including façade engineering, fire and life safety, sustainability, acoustics, lighting, security, IT systems, and pedestrian flow modeling. Mott MacDonald contributed track design, train control systems, overhead catenary systems, and civil ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
