ConDig (25-Feb–20). Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has bagged a $25 million contract to upgrade Interstate 8 in San Diego, California.

Under the deal with the California Department of Transportation, the Watsonville, California-based contractor will reconstruct the interchange with a new bridge and ramps that will provide easier access into the City of El Centro from the highway.

Construction materials for the project, including both aggregates and asphalt, will be supplied by nearby Granite facilities.

Construction on the project is slated to begin in the second quarter of this year and is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2021.

“We are always pleased to have the opportunity to do work that is in the backyard of one of our office locations,” said Granite regional vice president, Brad Williams. 

“Not only will this project provide improved access into the City of El Centro, it allows our teams to make an impact on the community in which our Imperial Valley employees live and work.”

 A joint venture led by civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has landed a $348 million deal to revamp US-89 in Farmington, Utah.

In January, a joint venture led by Granite Construction landed a $348 million deal to revamp US-89 in Farmington, Utah.

In December, a subsidiary of Granite secured a $16 million contract to upgrade sections of Interstate 94 (I-94) at Montrose Avenue in Cook County, Illinois.

Last October, Granite bagged a $25 million deal to upgrade an airport taxiway in southern California, while in September, Granite reported that it had snared a $20 million deal to revamp the runway at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington.