Fiber: FORTA-FI®

Description PennDOT chose a 1.33 mile roadway that has an Average Daily Traffic of 19,211 vehicles with 7% trucks as a trial. The project involved milling 2” of asphalt pavement and placing 1 ½” Depth SP Wearing, HMA, PG64-22 on a 1” Depth SP Wearing, HMA, PG 64-22 on the existing 9” depth asphalt pavement […]

Description For the third year the township of O’Hara has elected to use FORTA-FI® in their paving program. This year their paving schedule included North and South Collingwood, Fairview, Camden, Marberry, Bradberry, and Meadow Park Lane. As in years past they are milling 4” of existing pavement and replacing it with 2 1/2” 19mm binder […]

Description Husband and wife engineers from Stantec/Burt Hill in Butler just finished construction on their new home. After learning that they could extend the life of their driveway by adding fiber-reinforcement they immediately called the paver and said “We want FORTA-FI®!” The result? A Stronger, longer-lasting driveway.  Key Words Extended Pavement Life Reduced Rutting & […]

Description Sometimes it’s the smallest projects that have the biggest impact! 5 tons of FORTA-FI® reinforced asphalt made by Lane Construction Corporation’s McKees Rocks plant was placed alongside the railroad tracks just in front of the entrance of the Pitt-Ohio trucking facility in the Strip District. Heavy tractor-trailers pass over this patch day and night. […]

Description As in years past, Pine Township in western Pennsylvania has elected to use FORTA-FI® in their paving program. This year they used almost 5,000 tons of FORTAfied® asphalt on streets throughout the township. They milled 3 1/2” of existing pavement and replaced 2 1/2” of 19mm binder followed by 1 1/2” of a 9.5mm […]

Description Penn State kicked off their study of FORTA-FI® reinforced asphalt with four pilot projects this year. Two roadways at the Stone Valley Recreation Area (Red Rose and Lodge Lane), a maintenance parking lot (OPP PSU maintenance garage), and a busy bus stop in the heart of their State College campus (Curtis/Allen streets) were selected. […]

Description Penn State University State College campus has been using FORTA-FI for over a decade. In the summer of 2014 one of their larger projects included the expansion of a 500-space parking area situated between Beaver Stadium and Bryce Jordan Center. A 1 ½” 9.5 mm wearing course of FORTAfied® asphalt was placed over 4” […]

Description An old street with asphalt over brick running right through the center of town? Not a problem for FORTA-FI®. Park Avenue in Meadville, PA was paved in 2014 by McCormick Construction. Their Erie, PA batch plant produced 6,200 tons of FORTAfied® WMA asphalt which was placed 1 1/2” thick.  Key Words Extended Pavement Life […]

Description The City of Meadville has been a pioneer when it comes to reinforcing their roadways and they continued this year with the addition, yet again, of FORTA-FI®. With the added strength and durability that FORTAfied® asphalt provides, Meadville has seen a dramatic increase in the life-expectancy of even their very highest traffic roadways. This […]