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MINNEAPOLIS — AECOM Technology Corp. will provide preliminary engineering work on the Southwest Light Rail Transit line in Minneapolis. The Los Angeles-based corporation was awarded a $16.8 million contract by the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities to provide the services for the western half of a 15.8-mile corridor that will include 17 new stations stretching from downtown Minneapolis through several southwestern suburban cities. Construction is set to begin in 2015, with the line scheduled to begin operating in 2018.