Corrosion threat on Ohio bridge deck discovered

Grout packed into bundles of steel cables that compress the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway’s concrete deck sections together may contain elevated levels of salts that would cause those cables to corrode prematurely, the grout’s manufacturer has warned the Ohio Department of Transportation. The I-280 bridge over the Maumee River, which opened five years ago, is [...]

Skyway Bridge corrosion repairs will cause partial lane closures

Repairs to the Burlington Bay Skyway Bridge will cause partial lane closures at night until October. The project to fix Toronto-bound lanes will replace bridge expansion joints to protect against the warming and cooling effects that cause cracking and splitting, and coat the structural steel to help prevent corrosion. Construction on the Burlington bridge started [...]