Skanska extends metro line in Los Angeles, USA, for USD 818 M, about SEK 5.5 billion
The Skanska joint venture with Traylor Brothers, Inc. and J.F. Shea Construction has been awarded a design-build contract by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to extend the Los Angeles Metro Purple Line. The contract is worth in total USD 1.6 billion, about SEK 11 billion, and Skanska USA Civil will include its full 50 percent share of the contract, USD 818 M, about SEK 5.5 billion, in the order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2014.The project includes a 6.3 kilometer extension of the Purple Line, as well as train control and signals, communications, traction