Granite Seeks Out of 'Landslide' Plagued Oregon Job
Granite Construction Co. wants to terminate its contract to build a 10-mile-long stretch of Oregon highway that it says has been plagued by the presence of landslides. Granite says site stabilization would cost another $61 million on the $130-million contract, but state officials believe the cost to be lower.
Granite formally requested that the Oregon Department of Transportation terminate its contract to build the US 20: Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville Design-Build project. The $130-million contract was awarded in July, 2005 to Yaquina River Constructors, a joint venture of Granite and its majority-owned subsidiary, Wilder Construction Company.