$3. 6 million okd for advisors on lax renovations

The Airport Commission voted Monday to pay environmental attorneys and consultants $3.6 million to continue work on a modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport, even though

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has said he opposes much of the blueprint. Commissioners authorized $690,000 for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and James A. Geocaris to defend the plan

against state and federal lawsuits, bringing the total contract to $5.6 million over 21 months. The commission also approved $2.9 million for CDM Inc. to design plans to mitigate noise,

pollution and traffic during construction. MORE TO READ