Valmont's Con-Struct Bridge System is Revolutionary!
- Better quality
- Reduced construction time & cost
- Easy installation
- Light weight, requiring smaller, less costly equipment, and the ability to reuse existing foundations
- Pre-Approved - meets all AASHTO, AISC, ASTM, and Kentucky DOT fabrication requirements and design standards
What is the cost?
Typical unit cost per square foot of finished bridge deck are:
Delivered:
Con-Struct ABC $65-$95 per sft.
Con-Struct FA Delivered $55-$85 per sft.
Installed:
Con-Struct ABC and FA $100-$145 per sft.
Costs vary based on project needs, location, specifications, method of construction and contracting. These estimates are provided as a rough outline to give some frame of reference on costs.
What are the advantages?
- Better Quality (manufactured in controlled environment)
- Faster On-Site Construction (less risk of delay due to weather conditions)
- Reduced Traffic Delays
- Reduced Construction Time
- Reduced Overall Construction Cost
- Increased Job Site Safety (reduced exposure)
- Aesthetically Pleasing (modern sleek look, available with color options for PBFTG)
- Convenient and Easy for Owners/Engineers (AASHTO design and load rating included)
- Ease of Installation (modular units, easy connections)
- Light Weight (smaller, less costly installation equipment, reuse existing foundations)
- Increased Service Life (standard galvanized coating has 60+ year maintenance free service
life, with an additional 40 years from underlying steel) - Pre-Designed and Fabricated (meets all AASHTO, AISC, ASTM, and local DOT fabrication requirements and design standards)
- Sustainable (88% of steel is recycled, zinc coating is inert)
