Skanska leads in rail project for Ground Zero

Skanska leads in rail project for Ground Zero
Skanska USA Civil, the Queens-based unit of Swedish construction firm Skanska AB, is one of the leading firms in a joint venture that won a $1.1 billion contract to build a rail transit hub at Ground Zero.

The joint venture, named Phoenix Constructors, comprises Skanska and Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Fluor Corp. as the lead companies with a 32.5% interest each, along with Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Inc. and London-based Bovis Lend Lease.