HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) today announced that its subsidiary, Road & Highway Builders of California, was apparent low bidder on a California State Highway 89 project (Contract Number 03-2A9204), for the State of California Department of Transportation valued at approximately $34.4 million. The project consists of rebuilding Highway 89 from the Truckee River Bridge in Tahoe City to Homewood. Work, which includes constructing utility systems, earthwork, HMAC paving, concrete structures and a polyester bridge deck overlay, is expected to begin this summer and be completed in 2015.

“We're pleased with our continuing expansion into the California market and see numerous opportunities in this geography for Sterling Construction.”

Patrick T. Manning, Sterling's Chairman and CEO commented, “We're pleased with our continuing expansion into the California market and see numerous opportunities in this geography for Sterling Construction.”

Sterling is a leading heavy civil construction company that specializes in the building and reconstruction of transportation and water infrastructure 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.