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Aecom extends Edmonton light rail role

18 Apr 11 Aecom Technology has been awarded a US$32.5m contract extension by the city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, for Edmonton's Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension.

The extension involves provision of project management and engineering services for the 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 3.2km extension.

"We are very pleased to play a key role on this important infrastructure project," said Aecom president and chief executive officer John Dionisio. "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 start in April 2014.

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