Skanska to build underground tramway in Los Angeles

Skanska has, in a joint venture with Traylor Brothers, signed a contract with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to construct the Regional Connector, an underground tramway in downtown Los Angeles, USA. The total contract value for the joint venture company Regional Connector Constructors is US$918 million. The Regional Connector project consists of the design and construction of a three kilometre double track light rail transit subway in downtown Los Angeles with three new stat
July 4, 2014 Read time: 1 min
7136 Skanska has, in a joint venture with Traylor Brothers, signed a contract with the 1795 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to construct the Regional Connector, an underground tramway in downtown Los Angeles, USA. The total contract value for the joint venture company Regional Connector Constructors is US$918 million.

The Regional Connector project consists of the design and construction of a three kilometre double track light rail transit subway in downtown Los Angeles with three new stations.

Construction work will start immediately and is expected to be completed in October 2020.

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