Award: Bridge replacement project
Value: $157 million
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Client: City of Tucson, Arizona
A Granite Construction-led joint venture won a $157 million contract to widen and replace the 22nd Street Bridge in Tucson, Arizona, according to a Jan. 15 new release from the contractor.
Watsonville, California-based Granite will work with Evansville, Indiana-based Traylor Bros. to replace the current four-lane bridge over Barraza-Aviation Parkway and the Union Pacific Railroad with an updated, six-lane span, according to the news release. The team will also rebuild 22nd Street from Kino Parkway to Tucson Boulevard.
The city of Tucson and the Regional Transportation Authority, an independent taxing district within Pima County, will fund the project, per the announcement. The funding augments a $25 million grant awarded in 2022 through the federal DOT’s RAISE Grant program, which is now known as the BUILD program. The goal of these grants, per the U.S. Department of Transportation, is to aid surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact.
For the work, Granite will supply 10,525 tons of asphalt from its nearby Swan Facility, according to the announcement. Material and aggregate supply has been a focus for the builder as it looks to shore up its stake in that side of the business.
“By combining Granite’s strong local resources with Traylor’s extensive experience in complex segmental bridge construction, we are well positioned to deliver a high-quality project for the people of Tucson,” said Derek Betts, Granite vice president of regional operations, in the news release.
This isn’t Granite’s only current bridge project. In October, the firm began work on the $138 million Lake Street Bascule Bridge project for the Chicago DOT.
