AECOM tapped for Minn. Metro's Southwest rail work

MINNEAPOLIS — The Metropolitan Council expects to award a $117 million contract to AECOM to carry out the rest of the design on Metro Transit’s $1.65 billion Southwest Light Rail Transit line, Finance & Commerce reported.

A team led by AECOM, which was the engineer of record on the 11-mile Green Line between Minneapolis and St. Paul, was the sole respondent to the council’s request for proposals for advanced design on the Southwest project. The proposed contract will go before the Met Council’s Transportation Committee and the full council this week. For the full story, click here.