Granite announced June 26 it has been awarded a $29 million contract by the Merced County Department of Public Works for an expressway construction project in Merced, Calif. The contract will be included in Granite's second quarter 2018 backlog.

Granite will construct an extension to the four-lane Campus Parkway expressway on the east side of the city of Merced to connect Highway 99 to the University of California, Merced. Scope of work includes installation of drainage systems, importing approximately 580,000 cu. yds. of embankment; 26,000 tons of asphalt paving; and the construction of two bridges.

Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2018 and conclude in February 2020.

For more information visit co.merced.ca.us/1550/Campus-Parkway and graniteconstruction.com.

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