AECOM joint venture wins contract to design LA “Regional Connector” Transit Corridor

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AECOM, provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, as part of a joint venture, has been awarded a $21.5-million contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The joint venture will provide planning and engineering services for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor, a two-mile transit link between the Metro Gold line, Metro Blue line and Expo light rail transit systems throughout downtown Los Angeles. When completed, the three-station, 1.6-mile tunnel alignment will create a 50-mile north-south LRT line from Pasadena to Long Beach and a 16-mile east-west LRT line from East Los Angeles to Culver City. "AECOM has an important opportunity to plan and design this key element of our regional transportation system," said Jim de la Loza, senior vice president and west region planning manager with AECOM. "The Regional Connector will enable all the region's transit systems to operate more efficiently and attract higher ridership, thus reducing congestion, improving air quality and bringing the benefits of modern mass transit to more communities." The project will reduce one-way light rail trips by 10-20 minutes, eliminate crowding at existing stations and provide access to downtown and regional destinations for more than 90,000 passengers daily. Starting at the Seventh/Metro Center station in downtown Los Angeles, the proposed alignment extends north along Flower Street before proceeding east at Second Street with a new underground station providing access to Bunker Hill and Disney Hall. Tracks continue east underneath Second Street, turning northeast to a new Little Tokyo/Arts district underground station and then into a new underground rail junction.

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