I-890 Overhead Sign Structure

Hubbell Galvanizing and Di Highway Sign and Structure enter the overhead sign market. This project at the interchange between I-90 and I-890 in the City of Schenectady was the first of many overhead sign structures supplied to Departments of Transportation throughout the northeast.

The project was exciting because we were able to not only fabricate and galvanize the support structures, but also aid in their erection.

The unique aspect of this project is that it is the first project by Di Highway and Hubbell Galvanizing after Hubbell filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Di Highway partnered with Hubbell to get Hubbell back into operation. Hubbell's logo became the Phoenix because it "rose from the ashes".

Galvanizing was selected to provide long lasting corrosion protection. Based on coating thickness measurements, after twenty six years the zinc coating still exceeds the minimum coating requirements of ASTM A123.