L.B. Foster Provides 54,000 SQ FT of Steel Grid Deck for Pennsylvania Bridge

Galvanized Decking Fabricated by L.B. Foster for PA Route 48 Boston Bridge

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 20, 2011 — Pittsburgh, PA-based L.B. Foster Company's (NASDAQ: FSTR) Fabricated Bridge Products facility in Bedford, PA has completed delivery of 37,000 sq ft of galvanized steel grid deck for the rehabilitation of the roadway on Western Pennsylvania's Boston Bridge. L.B. Foster also provided 17,000 sq ft of galvanized walkway deck for the bridge over the Youghiogheny River located between Versailles and Elizabeth Township in Allegheny County. Each deck panel was uniquely designed for specific roadway and sidewalk placement on the 80 year old bridge.

L.B. Foster worked closely with Young Galvanizing, Inc. of Pulski, PA, to coat the deck units and ship them in a specific sequence for efficient installation. Mike Little of Pittsburgh's Trumbull Corporation, the general contractor on the project, complimented the L.B. Foster project management team for their ability to coordinate and maintain the expedited delivery schedule. "Our team kept contact with the material from initial fabrication through delivery to assure product integrity and timely rehabilitation of this critical span," said John Stewart, L.B. Foster Construction Products Sales Representative. The steel grid decking was shipped ready to install and has minimized the closure of the busy 1,182 foot bridge.

L.B. Foster's fabricated steel deck is ideal for roadway and sidewalk replacement on spans where a high strength to weight ratio is required. "Our steel grid decking reinforces concrete to form a lighter weight composite material that provides lasting durability and great value," noted Mike Riley, Marketing Manager of L.B. Foster's Fabricated Bridge Products group.

The Boston Bridge roadway replacement project is scheduled for completion in late 2011.

 

L.B. Foster to Supply Steel Grid Decking for Walt Whitman Bridge

$13 Million Contract for Fabricated Roadway Panels on Delaware River Span

PITTSBURGH, PA, February 3, 2011 — Pittsburgh, PA-based L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) has received a $13 million award from general contractor American Bridge Company, headquartered in Coraopolis, PA, to supply steel grid decking and galvanized drainage grating for the Walt Whitman Bridge Suspension Span & Anchorages Project. "The bridge's original roadway will be replaced with L.B. Foster's custom engineered steel grid decking. This innovative technology will help enhance the structural integrity of the Delaware River span with the new deck's improved strength-to-weight ratio versus the existing concrete slab," noted John Stewart, L.B. Foster Construction Products Sales Representative.

The deck's unique steel fabrication reinforces the concrete to form a composite material that takes advantage of the best properties of both the concrete and steel. "Our prefabricated steel grid decking also expedites roadway replacement and lowers costs by minimizing installation schedules," said Don Foster, Senior Vice President, L.B. Foster Construction Products. Ready-to-install panels will be fabricated and sized for specific roadway placement to lessen traffic disruption on the busy span.

The material will be manufactured at L.B. Foster's Fabricated Bridge Products facility in Bedford, PA. The first of seven roadway replacement stages will begin in May 2011 and be timed to meet tight project scheduling throughout the next 12 months.

The Delaware River Port Authority's Walt Whitman Bridge is an 11,981 foot suspension span that links Philadelphia with Gloucester City, New Jersey.

 

L.B. Foster Supplies Steel Grid Decking for NYC Bridge

Greenpoint Ave Bridge Roadway Replaced with Precast Panels

PITTSBURGH, PA, January 21, 2010 — L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA is supplying the City of New York Department of Transportation with 10,000 sq. ft. of steel grid decking to replace the aging roadway of the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge over Newtown Creek. L.B. Foster will also provide 2,500 sq. ft. of 7 ft. wide decking for the drawbridge’s sidewalks. The decking will be manufactured at L.B. Foster’s Fabricated Bridge Products facility in Bedford, PA and delivered ready to install with concrete precasted into the panels. “The grid decking reinforces the precast concrete to form a composite material that takes advantage of the best properties of both the concrete and steel,” noted Mike Riley, Sales and Marketing Manager of L.B. Foster’s Fabricated Bridge Products group.

This City of New York DOT bridge rehabilitation project is being funded with stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Judlau Contracting, Inc. of College Point, NY is the project general contractor. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in June 2010 and complete by August 30, 2010.

The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf trunnion bascule drawbridge that crosses Newtown Creek to link Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Blissville, Queens. The bridge was originally designed by the world-class engineering firm of Hardesty & Hanover and awarded an American Institute of Steel Construction Award in 1991.

 

L.B. Foster Awarded $10 Million Brooklyn Bridge Contract

New Steel Grid Deck and Bridge Railing for Approach Ramps

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 28, 2010 — L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA is providing new roadway decking and bridge railing for the Brooklyn and Manhattan approach ramps to the famed Brooklyn Bridge. The $10 million contract will include more than 170,000 square feet of steel grid deck and 13,000 linear feet of steel railing. These fabricated materials are being manufactured at L.B. Foster's Bedford, PA facility and expect to complete shipments by the end of 2011.

The New York City Department of Transportation has installed steel grid decking systems on many area projects including the famed Manhattan Bridge. "Steel grid decking offers efficient installation, long-term performance and low life cycle costs over competing products," noted Don Foster, Senior Vice President, L.B. Foster Construction Products. The grid decking reinforces the precast concrete to form a composite material that takes advantage of the best properties of both the concrete and steel. Concrete will be precast into these complex panels by a separate supplier and the the panels will be shipped to the site ready to install.

The city of New York is relying on stimulus resources from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to partially fund this contract. The project's general contractor, Skanska, is painting the bridge's main span as well as retrofitting and widening the approach ramps and replacing railings. L.B. Foster is working closely with Skanska to deliver fabricated steel bridge materials within a critical time frame to minimize disruptions to traffic. "L.B. Foster always comes through for Skanska with high quality bridge products that are delivered on time and to our demanding specifications," said Stephen Koch, Executive Vice President of Skanska.

 

L.B. Foster Provides Steel Grid Deck for Landmark Maryland Bridge

$8.25 Million Contract Awarded for Hatem Memorial Bridge Replacement Decking

PITTSBURGH, PA, October 15, 2009 — L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA has been awarded an $8.5 million contract to supply general contractor John B. Fay Company with 380,000 sq. ft. of steel grid decking for use on Maryland’s landmark Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge. The new concrete filled steel deck will replace the original bridge decking of the 70 year old Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) span.

The first shipments of fabricated steel decking were transported from L.B. Foster’s Bedford, PA facility to the US 40 Susquehanna River bridge in the early months of 2009. Approximately 140 truckloads will deliver a total of 1600 unique grid panels by late 2010. The Fay Company and L.B. Foster designed each panel to exacting specifications and uniquely sequenced them to correspond to surrounding deck units. “The L.B. Foster Fab Products team worked closely with Fay to establish the performance criteria required to incorporate real efficiency into this project,” said Mike Riley, Sales and Marketing Manager of Fabricated Bridge Products, L.B. Foster Company.

“Our strategic relationship with the project engineers, contractor and bridge agency allowed each of us to add our unique experience to this project,” noted Tim Pace, General Manager of Fabricated Bridge Products, L.B. Foster Company.