Major bridge contract goes to Granite…

Granite lands Greenville Bridge contract.

Granite Construction Incorporated announced yesterday that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22.4 million contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the demolition of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bridge located approximately 100 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi.

However, an industry insider informs us the granite bid was not, in fact, the lowest. A low bid of $13.5 million from an unnamed contractor was kicked out on what was originally estimated to be a $30 million project.

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