ConDig (13-Dec-19).  A subsidiary of civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has secured a $16 million contract to upgrade sections of Interstate 94 (I-94) at Montrose Avenue in Cook County, Illinois.

Under the deal with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Kenny Construction Company will replace the superstructure and rehabilitate the substructure of I-94, including improvements to drainage and safety with new roadway and underdeck lighting.

Construction on the project is expected to kick off early next year and earmarked for completion in the fall of 2020.

“This is an ideal project for our Midwest-based civil team,” said Ryan Clark, vice president of Granite’s midwest civil operations. 

“Located in the backyard of our Northbrook, Illinois office, this project will improve the lives of Cook County residents as well as the hundreds of thousands who travel on one of the busiest roads in the state.”

In October, Granite bagged a $25 million deal to upgrade an airport taxiway in southern California.

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.

In June, Granite secured a $39 million contract to revamp the Lewisville Dam in Lewisville, Texas.

In February, a joint venture led by Granite Construction Inc secured a $21 million contract to revamp aging sewer infrastructure in Atlanta, Georgia.

Granite said it had bagged a $22 million deal to revamp Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California, also in February.

In December, Granite secured a $50 million highway revamp contract in Silver Springs, Nevada.