In case you’d wondered, our Southland Drive bridge painting project is now completed. We have a primer, intermediate and finish coat on all steel surfaces, plus an additional finish coat on the weather side. This Hi-Tech specialized urethane bridge paint for steel has been donated by Homer Hart, Southland Association member, and President of Environmental Protective Coatings. The concrete abutments and wing walls have been primed and finished with top quality Coronado Paint that has been donated by Jason Taylor, Southland Association member and owner of Perspectives. There is a problem with a rust stain residue that rain washes down off the top plate of the 48″ high girder and it deposits on the leading edge of the bottom girder plate. This is a result of not being able to paint the top of the plate, which has wooden railroad ties resting directly on top of it. The same is true with residue that washes down over the concrete abutments. Rest assured there are no actual paint failures involved. We have applied enough paint to provide excellent protection for many years.