Abstract
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet conducted a large-scale zone maintenance painting operation on 13 elevated steel bridges along the I-64 Riverside Parkway in Louisville, KY in 2007. That work included abrasive blast-cleaning and painting of steel underlying open deck joints on 3.2 miles of steel structures. The painting was performed by spray application of one coat of a calcium sulfonate alkyd coating. The painting covered an area of 237,060 ft2 of steel cleaned and painted at a unit cost of $15.82/ft2.
The project incorporated a high level of containment as the existing coating possessed lead-based paints and the project was located in a densely populated area. The project was successfully completed in 4 months. Follow-on inspections conducted at 2 and 14 months respectively indicated that almost all of the zone painting was in good condition and performing satisfactorily.
Report Date
2-2009
Report Number
KTC-09-02/KH59-07-1F
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.2009.02
Repository Citation
Younce, Rick; Hopwood, Theodore II; and Palle, Sudhir, "Experimental Painting of the I-64 Riverside Parkway in Louisville, KY" (2009). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 91.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/91
Notes
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