LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Douglas A. Obermier, Stock
Registrar, and Christine D. Kenny, Stock Administrator,
individually and collectively, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Peter
Kiewit Sons', Inc., (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file, including
electronic filing of, such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

     (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of either of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by either of such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as either of such attorney-in-fact may
approve in each such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either
of such attorney-in-fact, or either of such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each of the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 27th day of February, 2003.


                                   /s/ Ben E. Muraskin
                                   BEN E. MURASKIN