en.Wedoany.com Reported - Granite Construction has secured a $116.9 million highway contract in Utah to participate in the expansion of State Route 177.

The road builder, headquartered in Watsonville, California, will extend a newly constructed four-lane highway by approximately 3 miles in Davis County, Utah, located about 40 minutes north of Salt Lake City.

According to the Utah Department of Transportation (Utah DOT), the West Davis Corridor expansion project aims to address unexpected population growth that has occurred since the completion of the original project's environmental study in 2017. The agency projects a 74% increase in the number of homes in West Davis County and Weber County by 2050.

The project scope includes constructing nine new bridges, two pedestrian crossings, laying approximately 70,000 tons of asphalt pavement, and over 1 million cubic yards of fill material.

Granite's nearby Wells Pit facility in Willard will supply 400,000 cubic yards of fill material and 350,000 tons of mechanically stabilized earth, while its West Haven asphalt plant will provide 70,000 tons of hot mix asphalt.

Although this contract is smaller in scale compared to major projects like New York's $16 billion Hudson Tunnel, it showcases the business strategy of this civil infrastructure builder. In recent years, Granite has avoided multi-billion dollar mega-projects, opting instead for smaller, more predictable work packages. Under this strategy, the company also targets projects that can leverage its own material plants in surrounding areas for supply, known as its "home market strategy."

This contract follows Granite's acquisition of Utah-based infrastructure contractor Kenny Seng Construction in April of this year.

Jason Klaumann, Granite's regional vice president, stated that the project is a significant step in continuing the construction of the West Davis Corridor, improving access and mobility in the growing North Davis County area, and aligns with the company's core strengths in structures, paving, and materials, as well as its home market strategy.

The Utah Department of Transportation (Utah DOT) expects the project to be completed by 2028.

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