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The results presented in this report indicate that the coated bars provided superior corrosion protection to the reinforcing steel. In addition, bars with damaged coatings initiated corrosion at several times the chloride contents within concrete and typically corroded at rates two orders of magnitude less than conventional reinforcement. Limited additional protection was achieved using bars with primer coating, MC bars, and concrete containing calcium nitrite and one of the organic corrosion inhibitors, although the latter resulted in reduced compressive strength and reduced resistance to surface scaling.