Fiber: FORTA-FI®

Description This was City of Medford’s first trial project using FORTA-FI®. They have challenging pavement distresses and have been using fiberglass interlayers to help mitigate their severe cracking problems. They believe that FORTA-FI® will significantly improve the condition of their pavements over the long term and wanted to see how it worked into their current […]

Description This was the City of Beaverton’s first trial project with FORTA-FI® and they wanted to put it to the test on the difficult project of resurfacing Hocken Road. This is a busy artery next to one of the main commercial malls in the city, and it has historically had significant cracking and rutting issues. […]

Description The City of Delaware, OH encourages sustainability and environmental stewardship. Their Public Works Department recycles previously used asphalt by reheating it, and then using the reclaimed material for patching and pothole repairs. FORTA-FI® was added to this recycled material mix to provide additional fiber-reinforced strength and durability to a deep-patch street rehabilitation project. The […]

Description The county had shoving, rutting, and cracking issues at two locations. The project owner wanted to assess the efficiency of the fibers in order to determine whether fibers would be used on future projects. They chose one location to begin the work. When the fibers were added at the plant, the plant manager stated […]

Description The county had shoving, rutting, and cracking issues at two locations. The project owner wanted to assess the efficiency of the fibers in order to determine whether fibers would be used on future projects. They chose one location to begin the work. When the fibers were added at the plant, the plant manager stated […]

Description The Ohio Department of Transportation used FORTA-FI® to reinforce portions of the State Route-13 repaving project south of Mansfield, Ohio. This high-traffic roadway connects to lnterstate-71, with high-use entrance and exit ramps and a well-traveled business access intersection at Hanley Road. ODOT selected FORTA-FI® for use in various sections of this asphalt material trial […]

Description Adams Township in beautiful Darke County, Ohio specified FORTA-FI ® fiber-reinforcement for the asphalt used in their 2012 Paulin Road rehabilitation project. FORTAfied® asphalt was used to place a new surface course on a severely cracked road, providing a durable driving surface for the township residents. The Adams Township Trustees, always looking to stretch […]

Description FORTA-Fl® for asphalt was selected to reinforce the pavement on this short connector street in a heavy industrial area in the City of Painesville. Due to the multiple-axle vehicle traffic volume in this area, Munson Street was badly cracked and heavily rutted prior to the repair. The new three-dimensionally reinforced overlay provides a smooth […]

Description The city of Willard, Ohio used FORTA-FI® in their surface overlay as a replacement for polymer modified asphalt on the Keefer Street repaving project in September of 2012. The busy street was milled, recieved a traditional asphalt leveling course, and was topped with a 1” FORTA-FI® reinforced overlay. The Willard city engineer and the city […]

Description The Lake County Engineer’s office added FORTA-FI® to the asphalt used on the resurfacing project on beautiful Hoose Road. This scenic residential roadway was reinforced with 3/4“ HMA fiber to provide three-dimensional strength to the asphalt overlay. The addition of FORTA-FI® to the job-mix formula will provide high-tensile strength and aramid fiber toughness to […]