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Granite put the contract value at approximately $324.8 million. Granite said construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2026 and is expected to be completed in winter 2030.","The tunnel is part of NEORSD’s Project Clean Lake, a $3 billion, 24-year program begun in 2011 to improve water quality in the region, and is the last of seven large-diameter combined sewer overflow storage tunnels built under it. Granite’s scope includes 22,300 linear feet of 20-foot-diameter tunnel and 3,115 linear feet of ancillary tunnels, such as adits, an overflow tunnel, a connecting tunnel and a dewatering tunnel.","The work also covers major structures, including multiple shafts, diversion structures, gate and screening structures, gate control vaults, consolidation sewers and an overflow box culvert, along with sitework, restoration and utilities. Granite said that, once complete, the project will eliminate 550 million gallons of combined sewer releases annually; the figure is a forward-looking statement, not a measured result."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:56:54+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"قيمة العقد وأرقام نطاق عمل النفق كما وردت في إعلان Granite.","de":"Auftragswert und Tunnelumfang laut Mitteilung von Granite.","en":"Contract value and tunnel scope figures stated in Granite’s announcement.","es":"Valor del contrato y cifras del alcance del túnel, según el anuncio de Granite.","fr":"Valeur du contrat et chiffres du périmètre du tunnel, tels qu’indiqués dans l’annonce de Granite.","pt":"Valor do contrato e escopo dos túneis informados no anúncio da Granite.","tr":"Granite’in duyurusunda belirtilen sözleşme değeri ve tünel kapsamı rakamları."},"id":"contract-and-scope-figures","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"قيمة العقد (عقد التحالف المشترك)","de":"Auftragswert (Vertrag des Joint Ventures)","en":"Contract value (joint venture contract)","es":"Valor del contrato (contrato de la empresa conjunta)","fr":"Valeur du contrat (contrat de la coentreprise)","pt":"Valor do contrato (contrato da joint venture)","tr":"Sözleşme değeri (ortak girişim sözleşmesi)"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"ohio","id":"big-creek-tunnel-contract-value","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-usd"},"period":"2026-10-01","unit":"million USD","value":324.8,"valueQualifier":"approximate"},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"طول النفق الكبير القطر","de":"Länge des Tunnels mit großem Durchmesser","en":"Large-diameter tunnel length","es":"Longitud del túnel de gran diámetro","fr":"Longueur du tunnel de grand diamètre","pt":"Comprimento do túnel de grande diâmetro","tr":"Büyük çaplı tünel uzunluğu"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"ohio","id":"big-creek-tunnel-large-diameter-length","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"foot"},"period":"2026-10-01","unit":"linear feet","value":22300},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"قطر النفق","de":"Tunneldurchmesser","en":"Tunnel diameter","es":"Diámetro del túnel","fr":"Diamètre du tunnel","pt":"Diâmetro do túnel","tr":"Tünel çapı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"ohio","id":"big-creek-tunnel-diameter","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"foot"},"period":"2026-10-01","unit":"feet","value":20},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"طول الأنفاق المساعدة","de":"Länge der Nebentunnel","en":"Ancillary tunnel length","es":"Longitud de los túneles auxiliares","fr":"Longueur des tunnels annexes","pt":"Comprimento dos túneis auxiliares","tr":"Yardımcı tünellerin uzunluğu"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"ohio","id":"big-creek-tunnel-ancillary-length","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"foot"},"period":"2026-10-01","unit":"linear feet","value":3115},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"تصريفات الصرف الصحي المشترك التي ستُلغى سنويا بعد الاكتمال","de":"Nach Fertigstellung jährlich beseitigte Mischwasserüberläufe","en":"Combined sewer releases eliminated annually once complete","es":"Vertidos de alcantarillado combinado eliminados al año una vez terminado","fr":"Rejets d’égouts unitaires éliminés chaque année une fois le projet achevé","pt":"Extravasamentos de esgoto combinado eliminados por ano após a conclusão","tr":"Tamamlandığında yılda ortadan kaldırılacak birleşik kanalizasyon deşarjı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"rate","frequency":"irregular","geography":"ohio","id":"big-creek-tunnel-combined-sewer-overflow-reduction","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-us-gallons-per-year"},"period":"2026-10-01","unit":"million gallons per year","value":550}],"methodology":{"ar":"قيمة العقد هي الرقم التقريبي الذي تذكره Granite لعقد التحالف المشترك، ولا يحدد الإعلان حصة كل شريك. وتصف أطوال الأنفاق وقطرها نطاق العمل المخطط له بوحدات المصدر (القدم). أما الانخفاض السنوي في تصريفات الصرف الصحي المشترك فهو بيان استشرافي من Granite عن المشروع بعد اكتماله، وليس نتيجة مقيسة.","de":"Der Auftragswert ist der von Granite genannte Näherungswert für den Vertrag des Joint Ventures; die Mitteilung nennt keine Anteile der einzelnen Partner. Tunnellängen und Durchmesser beschreiben den geplanten Umfang in den Einheiten der Quelle (Fuß). Die jährliche Verringerung von Mischwasserüberläufen ist eine zukunftsgerichtete Aussage von Granite zum fertiggestellten Projekt, kein gemessenes Ergebnis.","en":"The contract value is the approximate figure Granite gives for the joint venture contract; the release does not state each partner’s share. Tunnel lengths and diameter describe planned scope in the source’s units (feet). The annual reduction in combined sewer releases is Granite’s forward-looking statement about the completed project, not a measured result.","es":"El valor del contrato es la cifra aproximada que da Granite para el contrato de la empresa conjunta; el anuncio no indica la parte de cada socio. Las longitudes y el diámetro de los túneles describen el alcance previsto en las unidades de la fuente (pies). La reducción anual de vertidos de alcantarillado combinado es una afirmación prospectiva de Granite sobre el proyecto terminado, no un resultado medido.","fr":"La valeur du contrat est le chiffre approximatif donné par Granite pour le contrat de la coentreprise ; l’annonce n’indique pas la part de chaque partenaire. Les longueurs et le diamètre des tunnels décrivent le périmètre prévu dans les unités de la source (pieds). La réduction annuelle des rejets d’égouts unitaires est un énoncé prospectif de Granite sur le projet achevé, et non un résultat mesuré.","pt":"O valor é a estimativa informada pela Granite para o contrato da joint venture; o comunicado não especifica a participação de cada parceira. Comprimentos e diâmetro descrevem o escopo planejado nas unidades da fonte (pés). A redução anual de extravasamentos de esgoto combinado é uma projeção da Granite sobre o projeto concluído, não um resultado medido.","tr":"Sözleşme değeri, Granite’in ortak girişim sözleşmesi için verdiği yaklaşık rakamdır; duyuru ortakların paylarını belirtmiyor. Tünel uzunlukları ve çapı, kaynağın birimleriyle (fit) planlanan kapsamı gösterir. Birleşik kanalizasyon deşarjındaki yıllık azalma, Granite’in tamamlanmış proje hakkındaki ileriye dönük ifadesidir; ölçülmüş bir sonuç değildir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.graniteconstruction.com/newsroom/granite-joint-venture-awarded-3248-million-big-creek-tunnel-project-ohio"],"title":{"ar":"أرقام العقد ونطاق العمل","de":"Auftragswert und Leistungsumfang","en":"Contract and scope figures","es":"Cifras del contrato y del alcance","fr":"Chiffres du contrat et du périmètre","pt":"Valores do contrato e escopo","tr":"Sözleşme ve kapsam 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