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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-09-069988
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091210
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091210

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874238
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600]
		IRS NUMBER:				251655321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31993
		FILM NUMBER:		091234975

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2751 CENTERVILLE RD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3131
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19803
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3024789170

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20810 FERNBUSH LANE
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77073

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OAKHURST CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950831

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OAKHURST CAPITAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931130
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </B><U><B>December&nbsp;10, 2009</B></U></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December&nbsp;10, 2009, Sterling Construction Company, Inc. ( the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that it
had priced its public offering of 2,400,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value, $0.01
per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) at $18.00 per share. The offering also includes up to an additional
360,000 shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy
of the press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release shall not be deemed
&#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Name:
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James H. Allen, Jr.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></U><BR>
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<U><B>STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF </B></U><BR>
<U><B>COMMON STOCK OFFERING </B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Houston, TX &#151; December&nbsp;10, 2009. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: STRL) (the
&#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Sterling&#148;) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 2,400,000
shares of its common stock at $18.00 per share. Sterling has granted the underwriters a 30-day
option to purchase up to an additional 360,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if
any.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding, if
any, under its revolving credit facility and to strengthen its balance sheet, including working
capital and tangible net worth, in order to fund its business, provide liquidity for future growth
and increase its bonding capacity.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">D.A. Davidson &#038; Co. and BB&#038;T Capital Markets, a division of Scott &#038; Stringfellow, LLC are serving
as co-managers of the offering. When available, copies of the final prospectus may be obtained at
the SEC&#146;s website at <U>http://www.sec.gov</U>, from D.A. Davidson &#038; Co. at 8 Third Street North,
Great Falls, MT 59401 or by calling (800)&nbsp;332-5915, or from BB&#038;T Capital Markets, Inc. at 909 E.
Main Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 or by calling (804)&nbsp;780-3267.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a shelf registration
statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;16, 2008 and became
effective on August&nbsp;4, 2008. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The
completion of the offering is subject to customary closing conditions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 Utah. 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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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>This press release includes certain statements that fall within the definition of &#147;forward-looking
statements&#148; under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, including the failure to close the offering, overall economic
and market conditions, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize the
anticipated benefits of those acquisitions, competitors&#146; and customers&#146; actions, and weather
conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including
those risks identified in the Company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Accordingly, such statements should be considered in light of these risks. Any prediction by the
Company is only a statement of management&#146;s belief at the time the prediction is made. There can be
no assurance that any prediction once made will continue thereafter to reflect management&#146;s belief,
and the Company does not undertake to update publicly its predictions, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.</I>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Contact:</DIV>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">281-821-9091
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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