OC’s US subsidiary wins contract for Arizona airport Sky Train

OC’s US arm wins contract for Arizona airport Sky Train: Orascom Construction announced on Thursday that its US subsidiary, the Weitz Company, won a tender from Bombardier to design and build the second phase of the expansion of the PHX Sky Train guideway and maintenance facility at Arizona’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. “The scope of work associated with Stage 2 covers a 2.5-mile extension to the airport’s rental car center, two new stations and an expansion of the system’s maintenance facility to accommodate Stage 2 operations and train maintenance,” OC said in release (pdf). The company should wrap up the design phase, which began in April, by February 2019, “when construction is scheduled to start.” The project should be operational by 2022. The Weitz Company had worked with Bombardier on the first phase of the Sky Train. The value of the award was not disclosed.