Granite Construction says that it received a $29 million contract by the Merced County Department of Public Works for an expressway construction project..
Granite will construct an extension to the four-lane Campus Parkway expressway on the east side of the City of Merced to connect Highway 99 to the University of California, Merced.
Scope of work includes installation of drainage systems, importing approximately 580,000 cu. yd. of embankment, 26,000 tons of asphalt paving, and the construction of two bridges.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2018 and is expected to be completed in February 2020.