ARCADIA, CA-A joint venture of Kiewit and Pasadena, CA-based Parsons Corp., called Foothill Transit Constructors, has won a $486 million contract to build the 11.5-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa. The project includes final design and construction of 11.5 miles of track, six stations, dozens of crossings, utilities, systems and related infrastructure.

The contract was awarded by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority board of directors. Board chairman and Glendora Mayor Doug Tessitor said that the Kiewit-Parsons JV "presented the best of both worlds: the top-ranked technical proposal and the lowest bid."

The project will take approximately four years to complete and is estimated to create nearly 7,000 jobs and $1 billion of economic output during construction , according to Christine Cooper, director of the economy and policy analysis group at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.