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After entering into a $150 design build contract with the State of Oregon in 2005 to rebuild a stretch of US 20, Granite Construction is seeking to terminate the contract, claiming that new complications will add two years and $61 million to the cost of the project.

4/23/2008	- The Oregonian - U.S. 20 Road-Straightening Faces Another Setback
10/1/2007	– ENR – Contractor Appeals Charge in Stalled Oregon Highway Job
6/26/2007	– AP Wire, Oregon – Highway Straightening Project Takes Twists and Turns
4/12/2007	– ENR – Granite Seeks Out of “Landslide” Plagued Oregon Job
4/11/2007	– Salem-News.com – Construction Company Requests ODOT Terminate $130 Million Contract