Project Description The pavement of this terminal sees severe rutting caused by container moving equipment. These extremely heavy pieces of equipment are forced to run on an exact path and cause damage to the asphalt. To extend the pavement life cycle at this facility, a control vs. fiber project was completed. Update After just 2 […]
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Project Description This control vs. fiber project for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) placed fibers in both the base and wearing courses. On-site personnel were very pleased with FORTA Voyager’s performance at the plant and did not experience clumping issues at the job site. Over the next few years, FDOT will evaluate the project […]
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Project Description The main drive of this property was reinforced from the main entrance to the gate and continued into the receiving area. In the first phase of this project contractors milled to full-depth and replaced with binder and wear surface lifts. The entirety of this project was done at night, with low 40 temperatures, […]
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Project Description The resurface test of high-volume control vs. fiber covers a total of 7.24 miles across three lanes of north and southbound traffic. Using FORTA-FI fiber will increase the pavement’s life cycle while controlling cracking. “The Feeder System (FORTA Voyager) makes adding the fiber a breeze and is much easier to work with than […]
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Project Description The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) used FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers in this high-volume trial roadway project. We will monitor this pavement in FORTA’s commitment to create Stronger Lasting™ pavements. Technical Specifications Fiber Reinforcement: FORTA-FI® Total project Size: 6,000 Tons Construction Type: Composite Overlay Mix Design: 12.55 mm SuperPave with PG 70-22 Binder Download […]
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Project Description The City of Morrisville resurfaced its city streets with FORTA-FI reinforced asphalt. By choosing the 3” FRAC mill & fill instead of a 4” non-FRAC intermediate surface, this $1.1 million project saved $63,000. The decision to use FORTA-FI in this project came from the data of independent studies and will be a great […]
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Description This three-part project using FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers included a full-depth reclamation at Interstate Route 390, a saw & sealed portion of Interstate Route 590 from Winton Rd to State Route 31, and a 2” direct overlay on IR 590 from IR 390 to Winton Rd. 5-Year Update After 5 years the roadway still shows […]
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Description Kingsport used a 411D asphalt in this mill & fill resurfacing project. Owners will see increased pavement life with reduced rutting and cracking due to the reinforcement capabilities of FORTA-FI asphalt fibers. Technical Specifications Fiber Reinforcement: FORTA-FI Total Project Size: 425 Tons Overlay Thickness: 1.5″ Asphalt Mix: Dense Grade HMA Fibers Specified: Replaced Fabric […]
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Description 11 miles of State Route 63 in NY DOT Division 4 was in need of resurfacing. Standard repairs of a concrete pavement would have included deep joint repairs and cost the taxpayers over $600,000. District 4 decided to add FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers to the 2” composite overlay. Update After 5 years of heavy volume […]
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Description The town of Trumbull completed a side-by-side project using FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers. Contractors milled 2” and replaced with a 0.75” leveling course and 1.5” compacted wear course using a wedge joint. The wear course used fiber reinforcement in the east bound lanes on both roads. The leveling course also benefitted from the use of […]
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