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HOUSTON — Sterling Construction Co. has been awarded the design-build contract for Phase I of the Houston Spaceport, a project that will deliver a hub for transporting people and cargo in and out of space. Valued at $17.2 million, Phase I of the project will span 90 acres and deliver infrastructure, including streets, water, and electrical power facilities to the spaceport, which is being developed at Ellington Airport on the city’s southeastern side. Construction is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2019 and to be complete by early 2020.