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November 21, 2005
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  SAMUEL M. LIVERMORE    
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Pamela A. Long
Assistant Director
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 7010
Washington, DC 20549-7010
Re:    URS Corporation
Dear Ms. Long:
On behalf of our client, URS Corporation (“URS”), we are transmitting to you this letter in response to a comment received from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), by letter dated November 15, 2005, with respect to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-129266, filed with the Commission on October 27, 2005. Comment No. 14 requested the following:
Please have counsel confirm to us that it concurs with our understanding that its reference to the “Delaware General Corporation Law” includes the statutory provisions and all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and any reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws. Please have counsel file this confirmation as correspondence on EDGAR.
We hereby confirm that the reference in our legality opinion to the Delaware General Corporation Law is meant to encompass relevant portions of the Delaware Constitution and published judicial proceedings of Delaware courts.
Please do not hesitate to call me at (415) 693-2113 if you have any questions or would like any additional information regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Samuel M. Livermore
Samuel M. Livermore
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