Over the years, asphalt pavement projects reinforced with FORTA-FI® have been put to the test in real-world head-to-head Control vs. Fiber trial projects around the country. In these projects, asphalt mixtures reinforced with FORTA-FI have been placed in direct competition with asphalt mixtures that are not reinforced with fiber in order to accurately compare the performance results.
Control vs Fiber Projects (Interstate Roadways)
Over the years, asphalt pavement projects reinforced with FORTA-FI® have been put to the test in real-world head-to-head Control vs. Fiber trial projects around the country. In these projects, asphalt mixtures reinforced with FORTA-FI have been placed in direct competition with asphalt mixtures that are not reinforced with fiber in order to accurately compare the performance results.
interstate 81, New york
Penn DOT District 4-0 placed the first interstate pavement using FORTA-FI in the summer of 2013.
A test section using fibers was incorporated into a stretch of 1-81 in Lackawanna County. Two separate two-inch sections of pavement were milled off and replaced with PG76- 22, one section with FORTA-FI and one without fiber.
US 40, Maryland
Maryland DOT typically uses gap graded asphalt on their surface mixes to combat reflective cracking.
In order to find a superior method, they set up an experimental project on US 40 in Washington County near Hagerstown, MD to evaluate three surface mixes: PG 64E-22 gap graded, dense graded PG 64S-22, and finally, a dense graded PG 64S-22 mix containing FORTA-FI.