Monday, June 22, 2015

FORTA-FI® Reinforcement for Parking Lots



Parking lot construction and maintenance costs are a critical cost center for property owners. These surfaces do more than just provide employees and patrons a place to park their cars and trucks, they are also an access point to and from retail, residential and office building structures.  Parking lot surfaces need to be a safe place for cars, trucks, and especially pedestrian traffic to enter and exit properties. Cracking, rutting, heaving and potholes are asphalt material issues that are not just unsightly, they can be hazardous to both foot and vehicle traffic!

FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fiber can help to extend the service life of parking lots by providing three-dimensional fiber reinforcement to the asphalt mix.  Millions of aramid fibers distributed throughout the pavement function to help keep cracks from forming, and once they do occur (as the asphalt binder becomes more brittle through weathering and age) the fibers can assist in keeping them from spreading.  When used in the base, intermediate and/or surface course of the parking lot, the FORTA-FI® fiber effect works to prolong the usable life of the fiber-reinforced asphalt layer. Additionally, routine maintenance treatments like surface and crack sealing can be performed as usual to keep the parking lot in good condition.


FORTA-FI® fiber will not fix poor base, moisture or structural issues that have previously caused parking areas to prematurely fail.  These types of problems need to be addressed prior to any type of asphalt placement.  However, fiber-reinforcing your asphalt mix with FORTA-FI® can make a good paving project perform even better over time!  Consider specifying FORTA-FI® fiber for your next parking lot, and see how Going Longer...Going Stronger with fiber can help extend the service life of asphalt placements!

For more information, please visit: www.forta-fi.com


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