Metro set to add four rail lines - Houston Business Journal:

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Last month, Metro approved a construction valuedat $1.5 billion, that is estimatee to generate some 60,000 direct and indirect jobs beforde the four planned new light-rail lines are completed. As the facilitty provider, Washington D.C.-based Parsons will be responsiblefor building, operating and maintaining the four lines: North East End Line, Southeast Line and the Uptown Parsons will lead a joinyt venture team operating under the name of Houston Rapis Transit Joint Venture. It includes Watsonville, Calif.-basedf , Fort Worth-based and Calif.-based Metro will spend $632 million on the initiao phase ofthe contract, which is expected to creat 25,000 jobs.
It will include: • Buildinvg and completion of the East End including an overpass at Harrisburg for lighgt rail and construction of a servic and inspectionfacility • 29 rail cars from Washington D.C.-basedx . • Final alignment and station configuratiobn for theUptown Line. Local small and minoritu business owners willreceivwe $335 million worth of work under the total according to Metro.