NYSDOT Approves Protective Coating Option For Lane Steel Structural Plate

Available for Lane Corrugated and DeepCorr Products – Adds to Buried Bridge Longevity

CAMP HILL, Pa. — Lane Enterprises, LLC (Camp Hill, PA), a 100 percent employee-owned company, announced today that the New York State Department of Transportation has approved the use of the company’s protective polymer coating on its steel structural plates.  The coating is available as an option for all of Lane’s structural steel plate products including its DeepCorr™ product line, all of which are typically used to construct buried bridges.  Meeting ASTM A1113 Standards, the two-layer coating consists of a zinc-rich base layer and an ethylene acrylic acid polymer finish layer. 

According to Lane, the NYSDOT approval enables the product to be specified for use on road projects within the state.  “This can be a key to providing exceptional performance and long life for buried bridges in New York and other states that use rock salt or brine solutions as their primary deicing agent,” offered Patrick X. Collings, president and CEO of Lane.  “Additionally, the coating will withstand abrasion from rocks and other debris that normally chip away at the surface of steel plate, especially at the bottom.”

“This coating is thicker than standard coatings which will improve the durability and the lifespan of our steel plate,” stated Jerry Silagyi, P.E., chief engineer, Lane.  “And it’s available for every shape, size, and dimension of our existing plate products, either the six-by-two corrugation or DeepCorr that has 15” x 5-1/2” corrugations.”

Lane’s steel structural plate addresses the needs of small to medium-span bridges that are typically 30 to 80 feet.  All of Lane’s steel structural plate products are available for nationwide delivery.

Lane steel structural plate is also available with the 3-ounce hot-dipped galvanized coating (ASTM A761).  Available in nine thicknesses from 12 gage to 3/8-inch, popular applications include rehabilitating highway and railway bridges, fish passage culverts and wildlife crossings.  

“We are the only United States manufacturer that makes and polymer coats steel structural plate in-house,” Collings said.  “That process is another one of our specialties.  Our Carlisle, Pennsylvania plant is devoted to coatings and has been for more than 40 years.  Our unique ability to provide the polymer finish in-house allows us to merge a portion of our operations with our core business while eliminating the middleman and realizing an efficiency we have as a plate manufacturer.”  

Lane is the nation’s second largest producer of corrugated steel pipe for stormwater management.  Additionally, Lane produces structural steel and aluminum plate for bridge and culvert applications.  Founded in 1934, the company has 22 operating facilities with more than 600 employees.

Additional information is available at www.lane-enterprises.com