Investor Relations Contact: At the Company:

Joe Hassett, SVP Paul I. Detwiler, III

Gregory FCA President and Chief Executive Officer

joeh@gregoryfca.com 814-766-2211

610-228-2110

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Files 10-Q and Announces 2017 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

New Enterprise, Pennsylvania, October 11, 2016 - New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., a leading privately held, vertically integrated construction materials supplier and heavy/highway construction contractor in Pennsylvania and western New York and a national traffic safety services and equipment provider, announced that it has filed its 10-Q Quarterly Report for the second quarter ended August 31, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission today, October 11, 2016. A conference call to review financial results and discuss market drivers will be held on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9 a.m. ET. An audio webcast of the conference call may be accessed through a link on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.nesl.com.

About New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. is a leading privately held, vertically integrated construction

materials supplier and heavy/highway construction contractor in Pennsylvania and western New York

and a national traffic safety services and equipment provider. Our core businesses include: (i) construction materials (aggregate production (crushed stone and construction sand and gravel), hot mix

asphalt production and ready mixed concrete production), (ii) heavy/highway construction (heavy construction, blacktop paving and other site preparation services) and (iii) traffic safety services and equipment. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.nesl.com.

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 8-K