Washington Group Announces Airport Services Contract At Great Falls International Airport in Montana.

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BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2001

Washington Group International (NYSE:WNG) announced today that it has won a contract for airfield improvements, ground-side access design, and construction administration services to support a five-year capital improvement program at the Great Falls International Airport in Great Falls, Montana.

The contract was awarded to the Airport Services Division of Washington Group's Infrastructure & Mining unit.

"We are delighted that we can employ our proven ability to meet the aviation industry's needs for skilled design and management services to help the Great Falls International Airport successfully complete its capital improvement program," said Roger J. Ludlam, president and chief executive officer of Washington Infrastructure & Mining.

Planned improvements at the airport include expansion and remodeling of the terminal and maintenance buildings, rehabilitation of runways, taxiways and aircraft parking aprons, and installation of a new CAT III instrument landing system.

Delta Airlines, Big Sky Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Alaska/Horizon Airlines provide regularly scheduled passenger service at the Great Falls airport. Federal Express, United Parcel Service, and the United States Postal Service provide express mail and freight services.

The Airport Services Division of Washington Infrastructure Services presently performs consulting, design, and construction-related services at more than 40 airports in the U. S. The division operates from regional airport services offices in Denver, Colorado; Boston, Massachusetts; Princeton, New Jersey; and Dallas, Texas.

Washington Group International, Inc., is a leading international engineering and construction firm with approximately $5.0 billion in annual revenues. With more than 39,000 employees at work in 43 states and more than 35 countries, the company offers a full life-cycle of services as a preferred provider of premier science, engineering, construction, program management, and development in 14 major markets.

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