Granite Construction Announces Its third Quarter 2004 Earnings Release Conference Call WATSONVILLE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Construction Incorporated (GVA) has scheduled its Third Quarter 2004 Earnings Release conference call for Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 8:00 a.m. (PST). In attendance on the call will be William G. Dorey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark E. Boitano, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and William E. Barton, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Financial results will be released over PR Newswire after the close of the market on November 3, 2004. The earnings release will also be posted on the Company's website located at http://www.graniteconstruction.com/. Call Date: Thursday, November 4, 2004 Call Time: 8:00 a.m. (PST); 11:00 a.m. (EST) To Listen via the Internet: A live Internet audio broadcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.graniteconstruction.com/ (Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast: The RealPlayer or Windows Media Player software and at least a 14.4 bps connection to the Internet.) To Listen via Telephone: Please dial (719) 457-2662 Replay: A telephone playback of the 3rd Quarter 2004 earnings conference call is available by calling (US & Canada) (888) 203-1112 or international (719) 457-0820, Passcode: 904044 from 11:00 a.m. (PST) on November 4 through 5:00 p.m. (PST) on November 12, 2004. An archived version of the call will be available on the Company's website at http://www.graniteconstruction.com/ under Investor Relations/Presentations. Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 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/. DATASOURCE: Granite Construction Incorporated CONTACT: Jacque Underdown of Granite Construction Incorporated, +1-831-761-4741 Web site: http://www.graniteconstruction.com/

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