Fiber: FORTA-FI®

Project Description Serving as a connection to Vaclav Havel International Airport, as well as a main entrance point to the capital, this four-lane divided highway accrues a daily traffic load of 40,700 small vehicles and nearly 2,000 trucks and buses. In an effort to mitigate cracking and rutting, approximately 2,000 tons of FORTA-FI reinforced asphalt […]

Project Description FORTA-FI was used to reinforce the asphalt at the intersection of Valencia and Kolb Road in Tucson, AZ. The total project was approximately 76,000 tons and used 30,800 lb of fiber. The asphalt thickness varied from 4.5” to 6.5” in depth in two different lifts, and the total length of the project was […]

Project Description The roadway into the Air Force facility at Cape Canaveral in Brevard County Florida was repaired and reinforced with FORTA-FI asphalt fiber. The road that was repaired is Highway 401, and the job consisted of side road entries, passing lanes, and exit lanes. This project was 3 miles long, used 13,000 lb of […]

Project Description An American multi-national distribution center in Arcadia, FL used FORTA-FI fiber to reinforce a new parking lot. This new construction used 1,600 lb of fiber and was laid at a thickness of 6”. FORTA-FI was used in both the wearing course and base layer of this project. The wearing course was 2” thick, […]

Project Description The municipality of Druten Netherlands commissioned NTP Groep Zevenaar to carry out work on the Heemstraroad Roundabout. The existing roundabout was milled 4 cm and a new surface layer that was reinforced with FORTA-FI aramid fibers at a dosage of 28 kg was placed. FORTA-FI fibers were chosen to prevent the formation of […]

Project Description A large distribution center in Henderson, NC replaced their parking lot with FORTA-FI reinforced asphalt pavement. This job was a full depth replacement in the trailer parking areas and required3,850 lb of fiber for completion. FORTA-FI was chosen to reduce overall costs by reducing the thickness of the asphalt, and the additional reinforcement […]

Project Description FORTA-FI was used to reinforce SRA asphalt in Het Anem/N337, a service road, in the Netherlands. This asphalt paved road section had, on various locations, cracking and damage along the edges of the roadway. The maintenance work was completed on 3000 m of roadway that was 6 m wide at a dosage of […]

Project Description FORTA-FI was used in a control vs fiber project in LA County on Davenport Road. This was a side-by-side comparison with FORTA-FI reinforced asphalt on the north side and conventional asphalt on the south side. Both lanes were laid in a 2” thick overlay using a PG 70-10 ½” asphalt mix. Update The […]

Project Description FORTA-FI was used in a 1 1/2” base and 2” wearing courses of a new office parking lot for FORTA Corporation. It was also used only for a 4” ID3 base on a heavily used truck loading dock area. FORTA-FI helped to reduce alligator and reflective cracking as well as extend the overall […]