Sterling Construction Schedules Release of Third Quarter Results and Conference Call for Monday, November 9th

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL), ("Sterling" or the
"Company") today announced that it will issue its financial results for the
third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Monday, November 9, 2009. The results
will be issued before the market opens.

Sterling`s management will host a conference call on Monday, November 9, 2009 at
11 am ET/10:00 am CT to discuss the results and recent corporate developments.
Participating in the call will be Chairman & CEO, Pat Manning; President and
COO, Joe Harper, Sr.; and CFO, James H. Allen, Jr. Interested parties may
participate in the call by dialing 706-679-0858. Please call in 10 minutes
before the conference is scheduled to begin and ask for the Sterling
Construction call.

To listen to a webcast of the call, please go to the Company`s website at
www.sterlingconstructionco.com at least 15 minutes early to download and install
any necessary audio software. If you are unable to listen live, the conference
call webcast will be archived on the Company`s website for thirty days. We
suggest listeners use Microsoft Explorer as their web browser.

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

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.
James H. Allen, Jr., CFO
Joseph P. Harper, Sr., Pres. & COO
281-821-9091
or
Investor Relations Counsel:
The Equity Group Inc.
Linda Latman 212-836-9609
Lena Cati 212-836-9611

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