Application: Dense Graded WMA

Project Description FORTA-FI was used to reinforce a high-volume connector highway in Cordoba, Spain. This project used 4,000 tons of fiber reinforced asphalt in a 5 cm (2”) wearing course. Since this is a high-volume road with high truck traffic, the City of Cordoba was looking to increase the durability of the highway. Adding fiber […]

Project Description FORTA-FI was used in this 1 1/2” thick surface course overlay for a residential street in Lodi, Ohio. The fiber reinforced topping was placed over a deteriorated concrete pavement that was over 800 feet in length. Project owner reported no reflective cracking or deterioration after the 1-year project evaluation period. Key Points Extended […]

Project Description The Kentucky Department of Transportation (KYDOT) chose to use FORTA-FI in a control vs fiber project on State Route 32 in Scott County, KY. For this project, a heavily traveled exit ramp near mile marker 136, KYDOT used 105 tons of FORTA-FI reinforced asphalt in the eastbound lane from Love’s truck stop, west […]

Description PennDOT District 2-0 chose a one mile stretch of SR 4014 as a test section for FORTA-FI®. Grannas Brothers produced a PG64-22 WMA using FORTA-FI® warm mix fibers and the 9.5mm wearing course was placed as a 1 1/2” overlay in Clearfield County on a 0.3 to < 3 million ESAL road. A control […]

Description SR208 is a heavily traveled road in an Amish community that withstands not only cars, but also a large amount of horse and buggy traffic. A good portion of the road is also asphalt over brick. PennDOT 11-0 elected to mill up the road and place FORTAfied® WMA asphalt to defer the reflective cracking […]

Description PennDOT District 11-0 conducted an experiment section one mile long to compare conventional WMA to WMA with FORTA-FI® fibers along State Route 28 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The test section was split up into two 0.5 mile sections, one containing conventional WMA PG76-22 and the second containing WMA PG76-22 with FORTA-FI® fibers. The sections were […]

Description Delaware DOT selected Shawnee Road in Milford for the first pilot project using FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers.  This heavily traveled two-lane roadway had extensive transverse and alligator cracking.  DelDOT utilized a FORTAfied® WMA and RAS (virgin shingles) design to pave the eastbound lane from Union Church Road to DuPont Highway.  For comparison, the westbound lane […]

Project Description SR 4016 runs through downtown Erie, PA. District 1-0 selected a section of roadway between Glenwood Park Avenue (adjacent to the Erie Zoo) and Old French Road as a test section for FORTA-FI®. The District mandates PG64-22 in urban settings and in areas of high turning movement and fibers were added to their […]