AECOM awarded $32.5M contract for downtown Edmonton LRT extension

AECOM Technology Corporation, provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, has been awarded a US$32.5-million contract extension by the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to provide project management and engineering services during construction of Edmonton's Light Rail Transit extension from downtown Edmonton to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. The company recently completed the detailed design phase for the US$782-million LRT extension project. Under this extended contract, AECOM will provide project management and engineering services during construction of the two-mile extension. "We are very pleased to play a key role on this important infrastructure project," said John Dionisio, AECOM president and chief executive officer. "AECOM is proud to continue this relationship with the City of Edmonton as we enhance mass transit systems in Canada." The construction phase of the project is scheduled to be complete by December 2013 and service to commence in April 2014.