California Construction News staff writer
Granite has been awarded the Segment 4E North Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) project along U.S. Route 101 from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara by Caltrans. The $114-million contract marks the final mainline segment in the multi-year Highway 101 CM/GC program.
“Granite was selected as the CM/GC in 2018 and construction on the first segment began in 2020,” said Larry Camilleri, regional vice-president at Granite. “Over the last seven years, Granite has reached agreement on 13 construction contracts—seven mainline and six ‘parallel’ projects. We are proud to be part of this landmark effort with Santa Barbara County Association of Governments and Caltrans to complete the final mainline segment in the 11-mile corridor.”
Construction is expected to begin in April 2026 and reach completion by December 2028.
Granite, which serves as construction manager for the entire phase 4 project, was previously awarded Segment 4E South in 2024. The new contract covers work between Hermosillo Road and Salinas Street, including the addition of a peak-period carpool lane in each direction and replacement of existing lanes.
The project also includes a major reconstruction of the Cabrillo Boulevard interchange, with two new bridges and right-hand freeway ramps to replace existing left-hand ramps, improving highway safety. A new teardrop roundabout on Cabrillo Boulevard is expected to improve traffic flow at the intersection with northbound ramps.
Granite will supply major materials for the project, including 15,700 tons of hot mix asphalt from its Santa Paula Hot Plant and roughly 7,000 cubic yards of concrete produced onsite using aggregates from its Bee Rock quarry. The company will also produce about 30,000 tons of recycled aggregate base onsite with a portable crusher.
