Fiber: FORTA-FI®

Description Grove City did their second project this summer. 400 tons of FORTAfied® asphalt made by Shields Asphalt Paving was placed on Madison Avenue, adjacent to Grove City College. The city is continuing their efforts to study the lasting effects and long-term cost savings of using high tensile strength fiber reinforced asphalt to control reflective, […]

Description Kiski Upper Elementary, a STEM school (with cirriculum focused on science, technology, engineering and math) is the result of a $20 million renovation and enlargement of the former North Washington Elementary school in Export, PA. In order to extend the life of the pavements around the school the architectural firm spec’d FORTA-FI® into existing […]

Description Using FORTA-FI in asphalt mixtures provides longer-lasting pavement life and decreases costs. This test project utilized FORTA-FI on this access road used for truck deliveries. The road needs to withstand slow-moving and turning heavy truck traffic. FORTA-FI will reinforce the access road making it stronger and more durable than compared to conventional design. Update […]

Description Patton Township used FORTA-FI® fibers produced by HRI Curtin Gap Plant in two projects in 2012, Upper Julian Pike and Green Tech Drive. Both roads were badly cracked and fiber reinforced asphalt was used to extend the life of the pavement. Green Tech Drive (the entrance to the Patton Township offices) was edge milled […]

Description The Pennsylvania State Police Barracks’ parking lot in Butler, PA  was in need of an overlay to replace existing deteriorating asphalt pavement outside of their main building. Due to the positive reputation and proven success of FORTA-FI®, the State Police Barracks chose to utilize the fiber in their parking lot overlay mix in order to […]

Description The Arby’s restaurant in Altoona, PA recently underwent a full reconstruction, including a new parking lot. The previous lot showed significant cracking and settling. To extend the life of this replaced lot, New Enterprise Stone and Lime produced and placed 165 tons of HMA in a 1 ½” wearing course. By using FORTAfied® asphalt, […]

Description The original project was a simple resurfacing of a badly cracked and rutted parking lot. As the contractor began repairing the most severe areas, it became obvious that the sub base was very poor and would require total replacement, which wasn’t budgeted. FORTA-FI® was added to the specification for both the base and wearing […]

Description An Advance Auto Parts was built in Hanover, PA in the summer of 2014. FORTA-FI® were added to the 1 1/2” wearing course to extend the life of the pavement and control reflective cracking.  Key Points Extended Pavement Life Reduced Rutting & Raveling Reduced Cracking Download PDF

Description Park Center Street was originally designed with a fiber mat to deter reflective cracking. By switching to FORTA-FI®, they have now added three-dimensional reinforcement as well as lowered their overall cost of paving and materials.  Key Points Extended Pavement Life Reduced Rutting & Raveling Reduced Cracking Download PDF

Description For their second FORTA-FI® project, the City of Medford placed 640 tons down to repair an old cracked concrete roadway, West 2nd Street. This was a challenging project because the existing roadway disintegrated under the milling machine so the foundation to lay the new pavement down was very rough. The FORTA-FI® went down without […]