INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
  -----------------------------




  Board of Directors and Shareholders
  MYR Group Inc.


  We consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Registration Statement
  Nos. 33-31305, 33-36557, 33-53628,  33-76722 and 333-41065 of  MYR Group
  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 27, 2000, with respect to the
  consolidated financial  statements of  MYR Group  Inc.  included in  the
  Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.


                                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP


  Chicago, Illinois
  March 27, 2000




                                                                Exhibit 23

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  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
  -----------------------------



  Board of Directors and Shareholders
  MYR Group Inc.


  We consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Registration Statement
  Nos. 33-31305, 33-36557, 33-53628,  33-76722 and 333-41065 of  MYR Group
  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 18, 1998 appearing in Exhibit
  99.1 in the Annual Report  on Form 10-K of  MYR Group Inc. for  the year
  ended December 31, 1999.




  Deloitte & Touche LLP
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 29, 2000




                                                                Exhibit 23

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