On October 30, 2008, Granite Construction Incorporated filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Initial Form 8-K") announcing the issuance of a press release with respect to its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Initial Form 8-K to correct the financial statement titled "Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets" as follows:

Under the heading "Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity": the term "Other long-term debt" should be "Other long-term liabilities"; and, immediately after "Shareholders' equity:" add "Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 3,000,000 shares, none outstanding".

A copy of the amended "Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets" is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information previously reported in the Initial Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are attached hereto and furnished herewith:

Exhibit
Number             Exhibit Title

99.1               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets