Granite Construction - Tue October 01, 2024
Granite Construction Lands $45M, $38M Caltrans Contracts
Granite Construction of Watsonville, Calif., was awarded an approximately $45 million contract to reconstruct and modernize the John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area along the Interstate 40 corridor by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the company announced in a news release....
ARTBA - Tue September 24, 2024
Contractors From California, Texas, Virginia Receive 2024 ARTBA Contractor Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized Sept. 23 for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) national convention in Amelia Island, Fla....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri June 28, 2024
Five Contractors Address Failing Roadway
Five general contractors — Teichert, Vanguard Construction, Dees Burke Engineering Constructors, Granite Construction and Q&D Construction — are engaged in emergency repairs on California's Interstate 80 in Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties, an initiative that began approximately one year ago....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 29, 2024
Rugged Terrain Makes Project a Challenge
California's Mono County, in the central part of the state, adjacent to Nevada, has the smallest county population and being in a rural and isolated area, roadwork can be difficult for general contractors....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 28, 2024
$300M Chicago Project to Untangle Rail Infrastructure
A multi-faceted $300 million project aimed at untangling southside Chicago's vast railroad and roadway infrastructure is well under construction with Stage 1, a critical step in moving forward, completed, and Stage 2 of Phase 3 well under way....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 27, 2024
Akron's $215M NSIT Sewer Project Under Way
Construction crews in Ohio are tackling a multi-year sewer project that involves building a 16.5-ft. internal diameter tunnel. Work on the city of Akron's $215 million Northside Interceptor Tunnel (NSIT) assignment began in fall of 2023....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 07, 2024
Granite Works in Tight Spaces On Mountain Range
While Southern California contends with a historic atmospheric river, causing mudslides, crews from Granite Construction are engaged in road repairs and clearing operations caused by previous rock and mudslides in several areas to restore access through the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park (KCNP) in the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range....
AGC of California - Wed October 18, 2023
AGC of California Selects Granite as Presenting Parnter
The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) and the AGC Construction Education Foundation (AGC CEF) announced Granite Construction as the Presenting Partner of AGC of California's Inclusive Leaders Institute....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 04, 2023
Granite Expanding, Upgrading Tucson Airport
As youngsters mature through the teenage years into adulthood, they pass slowly through many changes and growing pains. Over the last five years, Tucson Airport (TUS) has navigated some similar growing pains, but Granite Construction has helped ease some of those pains with numerous upgrades....
UDOT - Wed July 26, 2023
Joint Venture Completes UDOT's Largest Project of Decade
Oak Hills Constructors — a joint venture between Sterling Construction's subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth, and Granite Construction — recently celebrated a milestone on a Utah Department of Transportation construction project....
