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| Skanska wins contract to extend light rail in Los Angeles Skanska has been awarded a contract to extend the light rail in Los Angeles County, California. Customer is Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO). Skanska's share of the contract is worth USD 382.9 M, about SEK 2.4 billion. The new contract is Skanska's first transit project in Southern California and its largest project on the U.S. West Coast to date. The design-build contract will be performed in a joint venture with Rados, with a 70 percent share for Skanska. Parsons Brinckerhoff will provide design services as a subcontractor to the joint venture. According to the contract, the joint-venture will construct a seven-mile light rail extension from Culver City to Santa Monica in Los Angeles County. Construction will begin in spring 2011 with anticipated completion in mid-2015. The scope of work includes 14 miles of track as well as five at-grade stations and two aerial stations. Additionally, the project includes one mile of elevated transitway. Skanska is under way on a transit contract in northern California near Fremont and is a long-time builder of heavy civil highway projects throughout the state. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |