Description
The City of Sacramento chose a 3” mill with 3” FORTA-FI® reinforced HMA overlay in place of the conventional 3” mill with 4.5” HMA overlay that was planned for the rehabilitation of Northgate Boulevard. The FORTA-FI® reinforcement allowed a reduction in the thickness of the asphalt layer without sacrificing design life; this resulted in estimated material cost savings of $3.85/SY or $92,400 for the 24,000 SY project.
Update
After two years of service, the pavement is showing no signs of distress and is completely free of reflective cracking and rutting.
Key Points
- Extended Pavement Life
- Reduced Rutting & Raveling
- Reduced Cracking