Tue May 18, 2021 - West Edition #11
Water Power Magazine
Granite Construction has won a $160 million contract from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District for work on the
Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas.
The project is a component of the overall Lake Ralph Hall project which will be one of Texas newest lakes and one of the state s biggest water projects in the last 30 years. The project will provide crucial water for an area whose population is projected to increase nearly fivefold in the next 50 years. Granite will be responsible for building a new earthen dam and pertinent structural; as well as electrical, mechanical and architectural facilities, The project is anticipated to provide 45 million gal. per day of water for people in Collin, Denton and Fannin counties as one of Texas newest dams.