Description This roundabout in Parsberg, Germany was facing severe rutting. The roundabout was in need of a reinforcement method that would reduce rutting and extend pavement life. FORTA-FI® was chosen to reinforce the roadway in May of 2016. They used FORTA-FI® in a 5 cm. thick asphalt pavement and the road no longer has to […]
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Description Menard’s Incorporated, headquartered in Eau Claire, WI, used FORTA-FI® in several parking lot overlays in 2014-2015. The company operates 285 home improvement stores in 14 states, and they know the value of having a durable, safe, and dependable asphalt parking lot for their customers and suppliers. The Kokomo, Indiana project was completed in June […]
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Description FORTA-FI® were selected for a section of a test evaluation project conducted by the Illinois Center for Transportation in suburban Chicago, IL. The ICT works with the Illinois DOT to research innovative paving materials and placement techniques that improve roadways and maximize taxpayer dollars spent on transportation infrastructure in the Land of Lincoln. The […]
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Description Honolulu International Airport is conducting an on-going maintenance project to mill and fill 3” wearing courses. The majority of the new construction is located on the taxiways and parking locations for various aircraft and airlines at the airport. Due to the heavy weight of the aircrafts, rutting and shifting of the pavement occurs quite […]
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Description As the owner of a number of skating rinks, and now involved in the construction of his next project in Newnan, GA, the rink owner wanted to eliminate the concerns he had with previous parking lots cracking or settling. These distresses caused repairs and maintenance much too soon. He decided to improve his new […]
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Description Georgia DOT is evaluating FORTA-FI® as a cost-effective and easy to use tool for mitigating rutting and cracking in high traffic areas. The DOT typically uses polymer modified mixes; however, polymer modified binders can be expensive and challenging to use. State Route 85 was chosen as the evaluation site as the highway is classified […]
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Description The challenge of this project was to most cost effectively replace the crumbling 40+ year old parking lot at the Sparkles Roller Rink. Their solution was to add FORTA-FI to a single 2” lift of typical HMA topping. FORTA-FI® has been proven to add more than 50% to the life of all different types […]
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Description Delaware DOT selected Shawnee Road in Milford for the first pilot project using FORTA-FI reinforcement fibers. This heavily traveled two-lane roadway had extensive transverse and alligator cracking. DelDOT utilized a FORTAfied® WMA and RAS (virgin shingles) design to pave the eastbound lane from Union Church Road to DuPont Highway. For comparison, the westbound lane […]
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Description FORTA-FI® was added to a mix that would be used in a small experimental patch (at a milled depth of 2 inches) on the NCAT test track. After 1.5 million ESALs, NCAT engineers surveyed the patch and the cracks were painted white, as shown above. Half of the patch was reinforced with FORTA-FI® and […]
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Description Three of Huntington Beach’s collector streets were reconstructed in 2014 using FORTA-FI® fiber reinforced asphalt (FRAC). FRAC was used for the asphalt base course on each street, and fiber was also added to the 2” ARHM wearing course. The enhanced stiffness and fatigue life of FRAC allowed a 30% reduction in the asphalt base course […]
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