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Granite Construction's Boraston Honored by NSSGA

WATSONVILLE, Calif., Sept 22, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced today that Geoff Boraston, Corporate Environmental Manager, has been named the 2005 National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Environmental Professional of the Year. This award provides recognition to an individual in the aggregates industry who has made superior and substantial contributions to his or her company's, or the industry's, efforts to achieve environmentally sound operating practices.

Boraston is a registered chemical engineer in the state of California and holds a masters degree in business administration. He has twenty years experience in engineering and environmental management. Boraston joined Granite in 1995 and in 2002 was named Corporate Environmental Manager. In this role he has been instrumental in documenting and implementing Granite's Environmental Affairs Policy, providing guidance for the hiring of environmental professionals throughout the company, and then supporting these members in their work. He initiated a company-wide Environmental Management System, oversees critical environmental aspects of the company's business and helps guide the environmental vision of the company.

James Roberts, Senior Vice President and Branch Division Manager, noted, "For those of us here at Granite, Geoff has provided consistent leadership, solid technical knowledge and an unequaled long-term vision for Granite's environmental performance. He is an integral part of Granite's success, and is clearly one of the top professional environmental managers in our industry."

Boraston's professional contributions to the environmental progress of the aggregates industry are extensive. In addition to his involvement in the NSSGA, Boraston has participated at a leadership level in the Coalition for Reasonable Regulation of Naturally Occurring Substances, the Construction Materials Association of California and the National Asphalt Pavement Association.

The award will be presented at the annual Environmental, Safety and Health awards luncheon on October 11th.

Granite, a member of the S&P 400 Midcap Index, the Domini 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000, is one of the nation's largest diversified heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction serves public and private sector clients through its offices nationwide. Granite has been recognized on Fortune's list of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For" for the past two consecutive years. For more information about the company, please visit their website at www.graniteconstruction.com.

SOURCE Granite Construction Incorporated

Jacque Underdown of Granite, +1-831-761-4741

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