Vinci Consortium Wins $2.78 Billion Chicago Metro Contract

A Chicago Transit Authority L train in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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A consortium of Vinci SA and Walsh Construction Co. has won a contract worth $2.78 billion to design and build an extension to a metro line in Chicago, as well as four new stations.

Vinci has a 40% share in the consortium, while its US partner has 60%, the French company said in a statementBloomberg Terminal on Monday.