<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-24-026597.txt : 20241106
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-24-026597
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241106

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WOOLSEY STACI M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001822930
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12911
		FILM NUMBER:		241431642

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4875 S FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80113

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000861459
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				770239383
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		585 WEST BEACH ST
		CITY:			WATSONVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95076
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8317241011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		585 WEST BEACH ST
		CITY:			WATSONVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95076
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>585 WEST BEACH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WATSONVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>95076</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2024-11-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
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        <footnote id="F1">Stock units granted pursuant to the Granite Construction Incorporated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.  The stock units vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Total adjusted to include dividend equivalents (DEUs: 6 - 10/15/24) credited to the Reporting Person under the dividend reinvestment feature of the Granite Construction Incorporated's equity plans since the Reporting Person's last report.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Betty Kwong, attorney-in-fact for Staci M. Woolsey</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-11-06</signatureDate>
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