Fiber: FORTA-FI®

Project Description The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) organized their first pilot project using FORTA-FI® in State Route 3036. One section of the road was paved with 150 tons of FORTA-FI® reinforced asphalt, while another section of the road was paved using a conventional 1.5” PG64-22 mix. The two road sections were analyzed for differences […]

Project Description This Tyburn Road project was full depth replacement of existing composite pavement which carries ADT of 18,799 with 5-27% truck traffic. The base course used consisted of PG 64-22, 25mm, 6” depth, HMA, 30 million ESAL SUPERPAVE mix, with PG76-22, 19mm, 3” depth HMA intermediate course, 30 million ESAL SUPERPAVE mix. The wearing […]

Project Description This resurfacing project in Pine Township, PA was done on a residential cul-de-sac that had suffered years of reflective and alligator cracking. The objective was to compare the performance of a FORTA-FI® reinforced mix with a traditional mix, without fiber. The road was milled 1-1/2” and a 1-1/2” wearing course was placed, one […]

Project Description Penn DOT District 4-0 placed the first interstate pavement using FORTA-FI® in the summer of 2013. A test section using fibers was incorporated into a stretch of 1-81 in Lackawanna County. Two separate two-inch sections of pavement were milled off and replaced with PG76- 22, one section with FORTA-FI® and one without fiber. […]

Project Description Wilmington Township is a rural community that has a large Amish population. Horse and buggy traffic caused extreme rutting where the horseshoes and metal wheels hit the pavement. A small test section of FORTAfied® asphalt was placed in one lane of a severely rutted road. The other lane was paved without fiber, used […]

Project Description FORTA-FI® was used to reduce this roadways asphalt pavement section from 5” AC to 4” FRAC. The 4” FRAC was placed in two lifts, on 9” of AB that is reinforced with a Type 2 biaxial geogrid. The use of FORTA-FI® synthetic fiber reinforcement saved the project a significant amount of money (estimated […]

Project Description Township engineers were looking to extend the life of this heavily cracked cul-de-sac while reducing reflective and alligator cracking. This control vs. fiber project consists of one lane with a 3” intermediate course and a 1 ½” wearing course without fiber, while the other lane uses FORTAfied® asphalt for both layers. 11 Year […]

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

Project Description In an effort to extend pavement life, Pine Township decided to use FORTA-FI® in a side-by-side trial project. The project involved a comparison of FORTA-FI® reinforced mix with that of a traditional mix. Pennsylvania Township News magazine says, in its May 2017 issue, that Pine Township is ‘impressed enough with the cost benefits […]

Project Description District 12 in Mount Holly, NC was in need of an overlay for a busy street that succumbed to reflective and alligator cracking. To address these issues, District 12 and its specifiers recommended the use of FORTA-FI® to prevent cracking and extend the overall pavement life. FORTA-FI® was added into the mix manually […]