Project Description Montrose Borough used a micro surfacing treatment to extend the life-cycle of their pavements. The Borough choose Surface-EXT, a glass fiber designed to extend the life of micro surfacing and slurry seal applications by three to five years. Technical Specifications Fiber Reinforcement: Surface-EXT® Application: Pavement Preservation Application Rate: Type A @ 28 lbs/sq […]
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) specified the use of Surface-EXT in this Thin Lay Micro Surfacing Project in Manchester Township.
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Project Description Union County, OH and Strawser Construction used Surface-EXT AR fiber in this micro surfacing project that extended from the intersection of SR 161 and Middleburg Plain City Road NW to the intersection of Middleburg Plain City Road and SR 38. The contractors used 4,200 lb of Surface-EXT and added the fiber at 0.2% […]
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Project Description The city of Dartmouth utilized Surface-EXT AR glass fiber in a micro surfacing application for a city street in order to reduce reflective cracking and improve long-term durability. The fiber was easily dispersed into the mix and flowed effortlessly while achieving the desired workability. As always, the demand for the quick reopening of […]
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Project Description The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reinforced a slurry seal pavement application with Surface-EXT glass fiber for 10 miles of road. In total, 2,700 lb of the glass fibers were mixed with 700 tons of dry materials and the fiber was evenly dispersed into the slurry mix. The user-friendly, fiber reinforced slurry seal […]
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Project Description The city of Austin used Surface-EXT to reinforce the slurry surfacing applications for residential roadways throughout their local neighborhoods. In total, 5 miles of slurry surfaced pavement was placed while using 350 lb of dry material. The use of Surface-EXT provides a matrix system throughout the mix, helping to link the asphalt to […]
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Project Description South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) recognized that their cracked and deteriorated streets needed to be restored. The existing distresses for 4.5 miles of roadway was repaved using a slurry seal mixture reinforced with Surface-EXT glass fiber, along with 380 tons of dry material. The fiber was easily chopped and quickly dispersed throughout […]
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Project Description The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began a five-year study of Slurry Surfacing using reinforcement fibers. As a result, Surface-EXT was used in hopes of comparing the results to other methods. This study placed a Type 2 with 1% cement micro surfacing mix on a roadway in Quarryville, PA. The user-friendly pre-chopped Surface-EXT […]
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Project Description The Kentucky Department of Transportation (KYDOT) began a control vs fiber test on State Route 519, off US 60, on Baldridge Road using Surface-EXT. The road was applied at a dosage of 23 lb/ sq yd with .2% Surface-EXT and applied at a thickness of approximately 1/4” to 3/8”. Before the application, the […]
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Project Description A test section of micro surfacing reinforced with FORTA’s glass fiber, Surface-EXT™, was placed over the asphalt parking lot of the Texas Station Hotel and Casino in Northern Las Vegas. Another micro surfaced section was placed in the same area but without the use of fiber. Update After 1 year of enduring parking […]
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