Granite Construction has been awarded a US$21.4 million contract by the California Department of Transportation for work to take place in northern California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. The award is for the widening of Route 87, from four lanes to eight lanes, including carpool lanes. This project will include substantial roadway excavation, construction of a perimeter road, demolition and replacement of three existing bridges, and all associated sewer and drainage, signing and lighting. Work will begin in November of 2002 with completion scheduled for mid-2004.