The Abu Dhabi-based owner of a planned $11-billion railway network across the United Arab Emirates has selected a Parsons Corp.-AECOM joint venture as the project's program manager, say both company sources who did not wish to be named and published reports in the Middle East. The owner, Etihad Rail Co., formerly Union Railway, has declined requests to confirm either the selection or contract award.

合资企业将取代一支由帕森斯和总部位于巴黎的Systra组成的团队，该团队在1月份取消了PM合同，仅在铁路宣布选择公司的两个月后。终止的原因未公开披露或团队成员。

The owner also canceled in January a contract for preliminary engineering services awarded last fall to Parsons Brinckerhoff, also with no public statement or explanation to the firm. Its work on three rail system phases was shifted to U.K.-based Atkins, which had won a smaller, early-stage project design contract. Contract values also were not disclosed.