PHILADELPHIA and LOS ANGELES, April 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized with the Outstanding Transportation Project Award from Region 9 of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the company’s management of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa in Southern California. The award was presented to Hill on March 31, 2017 at the ASCE Region 9’s California Infrastructure Symposium and Awards Dinner held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.
Hill was the program manager for the first segment of the overall $2.15 billion Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension, an 11.5-mile project that extended the Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa, and currently serves as the program manager of the next segment, a 12.3-mile extension of the commuter rail line from Glendora to Montclair.
“It is an honor to be recognized by ASCE Region 9 for our role in this impressive project,” said John K. Skoury, P.E., Senior Vice President in charge of Hill’s rail and transit practice in California. “Special thanks go to our client for their confidence in Hill and to our outstanding project team for their devotion to making this project a success,” added Skoury.
ASCE, founded in 1852, represents more than 150,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs and operates society’s economic and social engine—the built environment—while protecting and restoring the natural environment. For more information on ASCE, please visit their website at www.asce.org.
Hill International, with 4,300 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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