Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that they received a contract to provide design build services on the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) project to widen I-405 between 112th Avenue SE and SE 8th Street. The project, a part of WSDOT’s Interstate-405 Corridor Program, will reduce congestion along I-405 in the South Bellevue area. Jacobs is teamed with Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC, for the work.

The contract is valued at $124 million, with construction scheduled for completion in 2009.

Jacobs has supported WSDOT projects since 1965 and this project is a significant step in continuing our relationship with this important client. Jacobs will provide roadway design, structural design, Intelligent Transportation Systems, illumination design, and other engineering services as needed on this project.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Allyn Taylor stated, “This significant project emphasizes our expertise in the design-build delivery of transportation projects. We are excited to work with Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC on this very important project.”

Jacobs, with over 45,000 employees and revenues approaching $8.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management’s current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2006 Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 – Business, 1A – Risk Factors, 3 – Legal Proceedings, and 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

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