Granite Construction to Present at the Davenport Infrastructure and Basic Industry Conference

WATSONVILLE, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced today that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Mark E. Boitano, will present at the Davenport Infrastructure and Basic Industry Conference in New York on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 9:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. Granite invites investors and those interested to listen to a live Webcast of its presentation via the Internet at http://www.graniteconstruction.com.

    When:      March 6, 2008
    Time:      9:05 A.M. EST
    Where:     Omni Berkshire Hotel, New York, New York
    Web site:  http://www.graniteconstruction.com

A Webcast replay will be available on Granite's website shortly after the conclusion of the live presentation. If you have any questions regarding the Webcast, please contact Granite's Investor Relations department at 831-761-4747 or via email at ir@gcinc.com.

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index, Russell 2000 and the Domini 400 Social Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction Company serves both public and private sector clients through its offices nationwide. For more information about Granite, please visit its website at http://www.graniteconstruction.com.

SOURCE Granite Construction Incorporated