Press Release                             Source: Williams Industries, Inc.

Williams Industries, Inc. Announces Biggest Contract in Company
History; Firm Will Fabricate, Deliver and Erect Steel For Massive
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
Monday April 28, 4:10 pm ET

MANASSAS, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Williams
Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: WMSI) today announced that its
subsidiary, Williams Bridge Company, has been awarded a contract
to fabricate, deliver and erect more than 13,500 tons of steel, valued
at slightly less than $30,000,000, for the Virginia approach of the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement project now underway on the
I-95 corridor over the Potomac River between Virginia and
Maryland. This is the largest single contract in the company's
history and will significantly increase the company's current
backlog. Granite Construction Company, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA), and
Corman Construction Company, the joint venture partners for the
Virginia approach, awarded the contract to Williams Bridge. The
ability of Williams Industries' subsidiaries to fabricate, deliver and
erect, using its own forces, a project of this scope is evidence of the
corporation's diversity in the steel industry.

Because the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement project is so
large and complex, the controlling jurisdictions broke the project
into a number of components, including, but not limited to: the
Virginia approach, the bascule (draw bridge) spans, and the
Maryland approach. Williams Bridge Company's contract is for the
Virginia approach, which is approximately 2,100 feet in length. The
Maryland approach has not yet been bid.

Fabrication for the Virginia approach will occur at Williams Bridge
Company's facilities located in Manassas and Richmond, Virginia,
with assistance from the company's plant in Bessemer, Alabama if
necessary. Another Williams Industries' subsidiary, Williams Steel
Erection Company will work with Williams Bridge and will be
responsible for the on-site erection of the project. Drawings
necessary for fabrication are already in process and it is
anticipated that actual production will begin in August 2003.

Williams Industries' President and CEO Frank E. Williams, III, called
the contract award "a quantum leap forward" for the company.
"This award validates the company's decision to expand its
manufacturing capabilities. Even though this is a tremendous
award, the job schedule requirements, coupled with our increased
production capacity, will allow Williams Bridge Company to bid not
only on the next Woodrow Wilson contract, but also on any other
steel bridge projects in the eastern United States."

Richard D. Geyer, president of Williams Bridge Company, said the
firm's capacity and location, which is in close proximity to the
project, were certainly important to Granite and Corman's decision
to award the job to Williams. "Obviously, they had a number of
choices for fabricators. This is one of the premier infrastructure
projects in America today and everyone in the industry wants to be
involved. We are delighted to have been selected and to be teamed
with such quality firms as Granite and Corman on a project of such
significance."

The subsidiaries of Williams Industries, Inc. provide a wide range of
quality, cost competitive services and products for the industrial,
commercial and institutional construction markets. The
construction and manufacturing services include: steel and precast
concrete erection; miscellaneous metals installation; the
fabrication of welded steel plate girders; rolled steel beams, and
light structural and other metal products; the construction, repair
and rehabilitation of bridges; crane rental, heavy and specialized
hauling and rigging.

This release contains forward-looking statements, which are
subject to risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by,
the forward-looking statements. Investors or other users of
forward-looking statements are cautioned that such statements
are not a guarantee of future performance by the Company and that
such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements.

For additional information, please go to the company's web site
"www.wmsi.com" or call the investor relation's office at (703) 335-
7800.