ODOT Project 8011

The galvanizer, along with the fabricator, met an accelerated production and installation schedule that only galvanizing could meet. Over 235 tons (213 tonnes) of beams required an exact delivery schedule and perfect quality. Once delivered, the beams were immediately installed. The efforts made by the galvanizer and fabricator resulted in only a 15-minute closure of the road running underneath the bridge. Over half of the steel that was hot-dip galvanized was progressively dipped. Because of the galvanizer's efficiency, the project was completed two months early and nearly $200,000 under budget. The most important factor considered for this project was that the structure would need little to no maintenance. The other factors that were considered were delivery time, environmental concerns with the coating, and the overall cost of protection. In the final analysis, galvanizing was chosen because it allowed the best combination of price, delivery time and, more important, required near zero maintenance.

Details

Award Class

Newly Complete

Award Sectors

Bridge & Highway

Environment

Industrial/Urban

Location

Trumbull County, OH United States

Reasons for Galvanizing

Turnaround Time

Components Galvanized

All structural beams and cross bracing.

Tonnage/Size

Steel: 244
HDG: 244

Team Members

Specifier

Ahmad Kassim
Ohio DOT

Fabricator

Ohio Structures

Architect

Ohio DOT

Engineer

Ohio DOT

Member Galvanizer(s)

Young Galvanizing, Inc.

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