Government
United States
In 2007,Geiger Brothers contracted with Theta Pro2Serve Management Company, LLC (TPMC) to construct and renovate the Northeast Bypass Road (also known as Fog Road) on the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) reservation in Pike County, Ohio. Prior to making the road available for public use, a number of upgrades were required. Upgrades included widening the road to accommodate two nine-foot lanes; paving the 7,600-foot road; creating two-foot-wide gravel berms; replacing guardrails; repairing two bridges that span Little Beaver Creek; and installing fences and gates. The road connects the North Access Road to the East Access Road, enabling the public and site employees to navigate around the site and helping decrease emergency response time to area residents. Construction of the road was completed in four months, on schedule. Funding for the project was through the DOE as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Over the past 30 years, Geiger Brothers employees also have completed a number of various other projects for operating and construction contractors at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Piketon uranium enrichment site as discussed on the “Nuclear” page of this web site.
State of Ohio
Geiger Brothers performed reconstruction and renovation of the “J” and “K” cell blocks at the State of Ohio’s Southern Ohio Correctional Facility at Lucasville. All work was completed under strict security and maintained all state regulations and requirements.
County Government
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners, through the Jackson County Engineer, awarded contracts to Geiger Brothers in late summer 2009 for the renovation of three truss bridges.
Geiger Brothers is providing design services in addition to removing, rehabilitating and replacing the bridges. Truss structural steel upgrades are done in Geiger Brothers' Jackson fabrication facility.
Work began in mid-September and by early December the bridges were open on Jimes-Emery Road and Brohard Road. The third bridge, located on Four Mile Road, will be done in 2010.
The trusses weigh four to six tons. Geiger Brothers sandblasts and then reinforces truss members and gusset plates, and replaces stringers and floor beams. Components are galvanized before being put back in place. The following photographs show sequence of activities in rehabilitating these truss bridges.
