Readiness check

Is your bridge deck work protecting the rebar or just hiding it?

A bridge deck takes the worst of everything (traffic, water, and deicing chloride) so it corrodes and wears out first. New or rehab, the job is protecting the reinforcing steel, not just resurfacing over the damage. Answer for how the work is actually done. This is general guidance; confirm with AASHTO, the DOT spec, and the engineer. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the bridge deck checklist sent over.

1. Is there adequate, dense concrete cover protecting the reinforcing steel?Yes, cover verified to the specRoughly, not measuredThin or unknown cover

2. Is corrosion-resistant rebar used (epoxy-coated, galvanized, or stainless) in the chloride zone?Yes, corrosion-resistant bar per the specPlain bar with extra coverPlain bar, no strategy

3. Is the deck concrete low-permeability (HPC, silica fume, low w/c, air-entrained)?Yes, a durable low-permeability mixA standard mixWhatever was delivered

4. Is the deck wet-cured properly so it does not crack and the cover stays dense?Yes, a full wet cureA short or spray-on cureNo real cure

5. On a rehab, did you assess corrosion (sounding, chloride, half-cell) and remove to behind the bar?Yes, assessed and removed to sound concrete behind the barRemoved the visible spalls onlyWe patched the surface

6. Are the expansion joints sound and sealed so water does not leak onto the bearings?Yes, joints maintained and watertightSome failed or leaking jointsJoints are not addressed

7. If overlaying, is the right system used (LMC, polyester, micro-silica) over a proper prep?Yes, the right overlay over hydrodemo or sound prepAn overlay, prep was lightOverlay slapped on damaged concrete

8. Is there a maintenance-of-traffic plan to keep the bridge open and the crew safe?Yes, a staged MOT plan with work-zone safetyLoosely plannedNo MOT plan