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
