# Fluor-Walsh JV awarded $1.2B contract for Chicago Red and Purple Line modernization

The Chicago Transit Authority board selected the joint venture of Fluor Corp. and Walsh Construction Co. for a $1.2 billion contract to engineer, design and build the first phase of the Red Line and Purple Line Modernization Program, including reconstruction of four stations and six miles of track.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-12-18
- Where: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Value: $1.20B
- Status: announced
- Products: rail modernization, station reconstruction, track, signal system
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Fluor](https://endata.com/companies/901.md)
- [Walsh Construction Co. LLC](https://endata.com/companies/27435.md)
- [Chicago Transit Authority](https://endata.com/companies/36243.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [constructiondive.com](https://www.constructiondive.com/news/fluor-walsh-jv-wins-2b-chicago-train-modernization-project/544502/), 2018-12-18: "The Chicago Transit Authority board has chosen the joint venture of Fluor Corp. and Walsh Construction Co. to engineer, design and build the first phase of the $2.1 billion Red Line and Purple Line Modernization Program."

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