NASA to study LAX runways

From: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. | Date: August 20, 2007| Author: Art Marroquin | Copyright information

NASA will have six months to determine what should be done to improve safety along the northern runways at Los Angeles International Airport, as part of a $2 million report requested Monday by the Airport Commission.

The board voted 6-1 to commission the study by the NASA Ames Research Center, doubling the budget from an initial $900,000 price tag, while also shortening the suggested deadline from one year to six months.

The request for yet another evaluation comes just days af...

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