Aecom Technology Corp. said on Monday that it was awarded a $20-million contract in Canada to provide program management services for a light-rail transit extension in Edmonton, Alberta.

Aecom will provide program management and design services for Phase 1 of the two-mile, $708 million project, which will extend a rail line from downtown Edmonton to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Aecom shares closed up 39 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $28.41 on the New York Stock Exchange.