Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2. (grandpky.com photo)

Granite Construction Incorporated announced that Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC comprised of Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2 by the Texas Department of Transportation. Granite booked its 30 percent share of the $855 million joint venture project into backlog during the second quarter of 2017.

Scope of the contract includes the construction of 52.5 mi. of highway through Chambers, Harris, Liberty and Montgomery counties. The team is responsible for the construction of 37.5 mi. of a tolled two-lane controlled access facility with intermittent four lane sections, new toll lanes and tolling equipment. There are also 74 new bridges along the length of the project and more than 10 million yards of earthwork to be moved.

Work was scheduled to begin in July 2017 and conclude in spring 2022.

For more information visit grandparkwaysystem.org/ and graniteconstruction.com.

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