UDOT - Wed November 30, 2022
Officials Laud Second Largest State Project Milestone
The Utah Department of Transportation announced in November that a new U.S. 89 interchange at Antelope Drive in Layton is now open. Crews members working for UDOT, as well as local officials, celebrated the construction milestone....
Bill McGowan – VP, Business Development Granite Construction - Thu November 10, 2022
VIDEO: Managing Project Costs, Risks — How CM/GC Can Help
Over the past decade, collaborative contracting methods have become more prominent in infrastructure projects. These project delivery practices, also known as "alternative procurement," are differentiated between traditional low-bid or hard-bid contracting by the early involvement of the contractor in the planning and design phases of the project....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue August 30, 2022
Support for Asphalt Pavement Net Zero Initiative Expands With Addition of Granite Construction
An industry leader in sustainability, Granite Construction has joined The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 10, 2022
Granite Tackles California Congestion Issue With $700M '101 in Motion' Project
For more than 20 years, the Southern California cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria have endured a daily slog of congestion that spills over into these charming beach communities. U.S. 101 carries three lanes of traffic in each direction out of Los Angeles to all points northward....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 26, 2022
Granite's Coastal Projects Help Prevent Disasters
Granite Construction is finishing two unusual projects this summer that showcase its engineering and construction chops. Both projects will provide safer access to locals as they access California's most prized possession — beaches....
Business Wire - Tue April 19, 2022
Sand Ridge Constructors Will Build Portion of $16.5M Project
Granite recently announced that Sand Ridge Constructors, a joint venture of Granite and W.W. Clyde & Co., has been awarded the $16.5 million construction manager portion of the 5600 South Progressive Design Build (PDB) project by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 16, 2022
$100M Chicago Bridge Flyover Project Enhances Downtown
Poking a half mile into Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is one of Chicago's most popular destinations for both visitors and locals. Throughout its history, Navy Pier served as a Navy training center during World War II; welcomed a university and its students; and was a shipping terminal and a tourist hotspot....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue February 08, 2022
Jilk Heavy Construction Razes Fire-Ravaged Bridge, Granite Builds New Key Crossing
In the aftermath of a natural disaster like California's Woolsey Fire, shell-shocked residents wonder how they can restart their lives. Often roads, bridges and infrastructure need to be rebuilt for that to happen....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 29, 2021
Granite, NV5 Crews Rebuild Belle Terrace
It's not often that creativity and construction get to show up in the same sentence, yet contractors, utilities and the city of Bakersfield, Calif., teamed up to use creativity and sweat to handle more than 80 modifications to the original plans and successfully complete the Belle Terrace Operational Improvements Project with no citations or claims....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
