Light rail transit work progresses for Granite

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA: Granite Construction Incorporated in conjunction with the execution of the Full Funding Grant Agreement, the Houston Rapid Transit Joint Venture team, has received full notice to proceed on the $1.2 billion contract from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County for expansion of the existing light rail transit system in Houston, Texas.

HRT was awarded the design/build contract in 2009. The company will book its 34 per cent share of the additional NTP, or approximately $242 million, into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Led by Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., HRT includes Granite Construction Company, Kiewit Texas Construction L.P. and Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. The team is responsible for expanding the existing light rail transit system in three new corridors in downtown Houston totaling an additional 15 miles of light rail transit. Scope of the work includes 24 stations, storage and inspection facilities and a major renovation to the existing Rail Operations Center. Construction began with issuance of the original NTP in July of 2010 and the project is scheduled to be completed in 2014.