Provincial road N337
AsphaltX® fibres applied for structural asphalt reinforcement over 8 km of road surface. Significant reduction in rutting and cracking.
The project in detail.
On the N337 provincial road between Zwolle and Deventer, AsphaltX® was applied throughout the asphalt construction over an 8-kilometre stretch. The aramid fibres reinforce the asphalt through and through, without requiring any adjustment to the asphalt plant's mix design.
The results after monitoring: 50% less rutting and 30% less cracking compared to the reference section. This increases the expected service life of the road surface by around 30% — less maintenance, less traffic disruption and a demonstrably lower MKI score for the road authority.
Results
Partners & clients
- Provincie Overijssel
Project photos
The products used.
AsphaltX®
2000 filaments per aramid strand — 19 million fibres per tonne of asphalt. Lowest CO₂ footprint, European manufacturing, proven on the N337.
- TypeAramid (Twaron®) + polyolefin fibre blend
- Length± 19 mm
- Tensile strengthTwaron 3000 MPa · polyolefin 483 MPa
- Specific gravityTwaron 1.45 · polyolefin 0.91 g/cm³
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