L.B. Foster Awarded $15 Million Steel Grid Deck and Railing Contract for Historic Peace Bridge
August 03 2016 - 1:15PM
Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) has been awarded
a contract by American Bridge Company of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
for the fabrication of new steel grid bridge decking and traffic
and pedestrian railings for the international Peace Bridge
Rehabilitation Project. L.B. Foster will provide 194,000 SF
of deck panels and 17,400 LF of railing for the rehabilitation of
the historic bridge that spans the Niagara River from Buffalo, New
York to Fort Erie, Ontario.
The existing rebar reinforced deck slab and
bridge railing on the Peace Bridge is being replaced with L.B.
Foster’s steel grid reinforced concrete deck panels and railing
systems. The design specifies that the railing anchor bolts
penetrate the new bridge decking, requiring the railing and deck
panel installation to be coordinated. L.B. Foster’s
engineering department will be detailing both the grid deck panels
and bridge railing to ensure critical component matchup during
installation. The grid material will be fabricated in L.B.
Foster's plant in Bedford, PA.
L.B. Foster steel grid decking is engineered to
exact specifications to expedite deck replacement and minimize
traffic congestion during construction. “Our fabricated steel
panels will be staged on both the Canadian and U.S. ends of the
Peace Bridge. The grid will reinforce the deck concrete to
form a composite material that improves the span’s
strength-to-weight ratio,” noted Chris Davis, General Manager,
Sales and Marketing, L.B. Foster Fabricated Bridge Products. L.B.
Foster’s lightweight 5” half-filled steel grid decking will
strengthen the span’s structural integrity and increase its live
load capacity.
L.B. Foster’s AISC-certified Bedford plant maintains the largest
production capacity in the industry for the manufacturing of this
innovative deck material. The Pennsylvania facility also produces
bridge railing, stay-in-place bridge deck forms and miscellaneous
fabricated bridge components.
About L.B. Foster Company Established in 1902,
L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and
distributor of products and services for the rail, construction,
energy and utility markets with locations in North America and
Europe. The Fabricated Bridge Products group of L.B. Foster
has been a leading provider of structural steel, bridge decking,
bridge forms and railing for the construction and rehabilitation of
bridges, highways and buildings for more than 40 years. More
information is available at: www.lbfoster.com
Media Contact:
Jake Fuellhart, Corporate Marketing Communications Manager, L.B. Foster Company
412.928.5645 jfuellhart@lbfoster.com
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