HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) (Sterling or the Company) today announced that its affiliate, Myers & Sons, was apparent low bidder on California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) SR 99/SR 4 Interchange Project (Contract No.10-3A1004), with a bid of $88 million. The main components of the SR 99/SR 4 Interchange project include twelve bridges and two pump stations. The project is anticipated to begin at the end of 2012 and to take just under three years to complete.

Peter MacKenna, Sterlings Chief Executive Officer, commented, We are very pleased with this win as it further enhances our position as a major civil contractor in the northern California marketplace."

Sterling is a leading heavy civil construction company that specializes in the building and reconstruction of transportation and water infrastructure projects in Texas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California and other states where there are construction opportunities. Its transportation infrastructure projects include highways, roads, bridges and light rail and its water infrastructure projects include water, wastewater and storm drainage systems.

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