{"id":28913,"date":"2025-02-05T00:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-inks-88m-deal-to-pave-widen-socal-highway\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T00:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:06:32","slug":"granite-inks-88m-deal-to-pave-widen-socal-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-inks-88m-deal-to-pave-widen-socal-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Granite inks $88M deal to pave, widen SoCal highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1738679064\/news\/text_to_speech\/granite-california-mountain-highway_ar62kg.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Award:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span>SR-74 safety enhancements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Value: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><span>$88 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Location:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span>\u00a0Near Lake Elsinore, California<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Client:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span>California DOT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite Construction has inked an $88 million contract to improve a stretch of winding, mountainous highway in Southern California.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Watsonville, California-based contractor announced the award from the California DOT on Jan. 23 to make <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteconstruction.com\/newsroom\/granite-announces-88-million-highway-safety-enhancement-project-near-lake-elsinore\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>safety enhancements on State Route 74<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> near the city of Lake Elsinore.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Project funding comes from both state and federal sources, Granite said in the news release, and its scope includes widening the shoulders and roadway while making room for centerline and edge line rumble strips to improve safety on the two-lane road. The effort aims to provide more vehicle buffer space.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project continues the contractor\u2019s previous work on the roadway. In 2020, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteconstruction.com\/newsroom\/granite-awarded-39-million-highway-widening-project-southern-california\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite won a $39 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> contract to widen shoulders and shore up curve elevations between Lake Elsinore and the Orange County line.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe have been working closely with Caltrans on this highway for several years, and we are excited to continue this partnership,\u201d said Bill Moore, Granite\u2019s vice president of regional operations, in the release. \u201cIt aligns with our strategic goal of expanding our footprint in the Inland Empire of Southern California.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Also known as the Ortega Highway, the full road stretches from I-5 on California\u2019s Pacific Coast near San Juan Capistrano to Palm Desert, California, in the state\u2019s eastern interior.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The section of the thoroughfare Granite will work on in this project winds through the Santa Ana Mountains. The highway traverses a hairpin turn that opens up to views of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, home to tens of thousands of commuters who roll down the hill daily to jobs in Orange County.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite will also perform resurfacing on the highway, building on its past work in the area. It expects to begin construction in April, with a projected completion date of November 2026. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-california-highway-74\/738953\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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