Geosynthetics offer many benefits over the traditional methods of construction which they replace include reducing construction times, and thereby, project costs and minimising the environmental impact of the product by reducing the volume of natural materials used and by reducing the transport loads both to and from the site.
ABG Geosynthetics offer a complete range of geosynthetics for use throughout the construction and maintenance of highways. Applications include highway drainage, structural drainage, embankment erosion control, retaining walls, pavement reinforcement and asphalt reinforcement.
All ABG products are proven and tested for use in the application proposed. Specific design advice and guidance is available from our experienced in house technical team who will help ensure the right product is specified for your specific application.

For many years ABG have been at the forefront of using geosynthetics in highway construction. We are active members of a number of industry bodies that drive product quality and standards across the sector.
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Green Construction for Highways
The publication of the RIS2 Rising to the Challenge document proposes some very interesting developments for Highways construction and retrofit. See our full response here.

Extract from ABG's Highways Engineering, Earthworks and structures CPD. Click to register for the CPD.
Geosynthetics in Highway Applications
Pavement Reinforcement Systems
From strengthening the sub-base through to reinforcing the asphalt wearing course Fortifix® , Rotagrid and Rotaflex products are designed to increase the maintenance period of the road and thereby reduce the long-term costs associated with maintenance. Fortifix® is a steel grid and geotextile composite anti-reflective cracking layer for asphalt reinforcement. Click for a full list of asphalt reinforcement systems.


Fortifix® steel geogrid and geotextile composite asphalt reinforcement system
Highway Drainage
Fildrain Types are a range of highways edge fin drains used to replace granular drains, as illustrated in HCD figures F18, F19 and F21. Fildrain Type 5, Type 6, Type 7 and Type 10 are BBA HAPAS approved geocomposite drains. They offer multiple environmental and installation benefits, such as reduced material movements on site, allowing the use of site arisings to backfill trenches, and can be easily stored in a site compound ready for use rather than relying on timed delivery as with granular drains. Terrex geotextiles are widely used in the construction of Type 8 and Type 9 fin drains.

Concrete can be cast into the back of the Fildrain Type 10 Drainage Geocomposite for highway concrete channel drainage as shown in the video below:
Counterfort Drainage
Fildrain geocomposite systems can be used as an alternative to costly granular layers for counterfort drains. Fildrain can also be used for toe drains, or to act as a barrier and collector system.

Erosion Protection
A comprehensive range of erosion control products for applications such as surface protection, protecting the structural stability of soils and retaining soil on slopes, Erosaweb geocell can also be used to hold soils on top of membranes in drainage ditches and attenuation ponds.

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Starter and Consolidation Layers
ABG Fildrain geocomposite fin drains are used as an alternative to granular starter layers, or to speed up consolidation in both temporary and permanant works. Fildrain provides a clear drainage path to relieve pore pressures, while also acting as a barrier to the ingress of rainfall.

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Retaining Walls
Geogrids and Geocells for use in the construction of retaining walls and abutments. Webwall geocells provide a green faced retaining wall which facilitates re-use of site won materials.

Trigrid and Abgrid geogrids can be used to add reinforcement or stabilisation to earth structures.

Click for more details on steep-faced highway embankments and grassed-retaining wall solutions from ABG
Structural Drainage
Deckdrain is a high performance drainage system designed as a replacement to porous blocks or no fines concrete. This BBA HAPAS approved drain has uses on abutments, walls and other structures. Deckdrain drainage geocomposite can also be used as an easily installed alternative to granular drains, meaning more site won spoil can be re-used.

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Verge Protection
Concertinaweb is a geocellular containment system which confines and strengthens infill materials and provides a cost effective solution for the reinforcement of roadside verges. The geocell provides a cost effective way to reduce stone scatter or to strengthen grass verges to protect from rutting when over-run.

Stabilisation
Abgrid biaxial geogridis used in a range of civil engineering applications such ground reinforcement, sub-base aggregate reduction for paved and unpaved road foundations and permeable paving construction. It allows a reduction in the amount of aggregate required to improve the bearing capacity of the ground.

Bridge Deck Indicator Mesh
Dekotex Geogrid is a bridge deck indicator mesh layer is designed specifically for use in bridge deck construction to act as warning layer to protect bridge deck waterproofing during resurfacing or repair work.

Green Bridges & Tunnels
ABG Deckdrain geocomposite is used the construction of green bridges and green tunnels to protect the waterproofing and provide drainage to the structure, which removes the need for bulky porous blocks and the logistical challenge of importing granular fill.

Product Literature
ABG Erosion Control ver 2.00 BROCHURE
ABG Porous Paving Systems BROCHURE
ABG Product Range BROCHURE
ABG Reinforcement and Separation ver 1.00 BROCHURE
ABG Vegetated retaining Walls ver 1.00 BROCHURE
Asphalt Reinforcement
Cavidrain Tunnel Drainage
Deckdrain
Earthworks Drainage
Highway Edge Drainage
Highways Embankment Consolidation
Indicator Layer
Verge Reinforcement
Case Studies
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Dundee Airport UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Fen Grove Bexley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Isle of Skye UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Trial Rotaflex Meltham Mills Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Bridge Abutment Drainage Deckdrain Rosper Road Immingham UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer Fildrain FARRRS UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer M8 Glasgow UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Reinforcement PFA Enkagrid A50 Uttoxeter UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosamat 3 M62 J26 Chain Bar UK Case Study
ABG Erosion Control Erosamat Erosaweb Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosion Control Steep Cutting Rail Erosaweb HS1 Kent UK CASE STUDY
ABG Ground Stabilisation Plant Depot, Abgrid and Terrex Bredbury Manchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Erosaweb Pond A1 Elkesley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain S5 Wroclaw to Poznan Poland CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 10 A1 Leeming to Barton UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 6 A1 Dishforth to Leeming UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highways Retaining Wall Webwall Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Intensive Green Bridge A556 Cheshire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Permeable Paving Truckcell M1 J20 to 21 Leicestershire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall Webwall Saundersfoot UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall, Webwall Geocell, Westfield, Pembrokeshire, UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Heysham to M6 UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Port Talbot Dist Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Deckdrain Heads of the Valley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain A14 Godmanchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Delhi-Agra Road India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Eastern Expressway Delhi India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Rail Deckdrain West Coast Mainline Crewe UK CASE STUDY
ABG SuDS Permeable Paving HGV Park Truckcell Road King Cannock UK CASE STUDY
ABG Tunnel Drainage Cavidrain Invert Brynglas M4 Motorway Newport UK CASE ST..
Technical Papers
Certifications
LinksReference MaterialsProducts DownloadsProduct Literature
ABG Erosion Control ver 2.00 BROCHURE
ABG Porous Paving Systems BROCHURE
ABG Product Range BROCHURE
ABG Reinforcement and Separation ver 1.00 BROCHURE
ABG Vegetated retaining Walls ver 1.00 BROCHURE
Asphalt Reinforcement
Cavidrain Tunnel Drainage
Deckdrain
Earthworks Drainage
Highway Edge Drainage
Highways Embankment Consolidation
Indicator Layer
Verge Reinforcement
Case Studies
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Dundee Airport UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Fen Grove Bexley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Isle of Skye UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Trial Rotaflex Meltham Mills Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Bridge Abutment Drainage Deckdrain Rosper Road Immingham UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer Fildrain FARRRS UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer M8 Glasgow UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Reinforcement PFA Enkagrid A50 Uttoxeter UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosamat 3 M62 J26 Chain Bar UK Case Study
ABG Erosion Control Erosamat Erosaweb Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosion Control Steep Cutting Rail Erosaweb HS1 Kent UK CASE STUDY
ABG Ground Stabilisation Plant Depot, Abgrid and Terrex Bredbury Manchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Erosaweb Pond A1 Elkesley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain S5 Wroclaw to Poznan Poland CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 10 A1 Leeming to Barton UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 6 A1 Dishforth to Leeming UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highways Retaining Wall Webwall Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Intensive Green Bridge A556 Cheshire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Permeable Paving Truckcell M1 J20 to 21 Leicestershire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall Webwall Saundersfoot UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall, Webwall Geocell, Westfield, Pembrokeshire, UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Heysham to M6 UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Port Talbot Dist Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Deckdrain Heads of the Valley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain A14 Godmanchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Delhi-Agra Road India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Eastern Expressway Delhi India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Rail Deckdrain West Coast Mainline Crewe UK CASE STUDY
ABG SuDS Permeable Paving HGV Park Truckcell Road King Cannock UK CASE STUDY
ABG Tunnel Drainage Cavidrain Invert Brynglas M4 Motorway Newport UK CASE ST..
Technical Papers
Certifications
Products DownloadsProduct Literature
ABG Erosion Control ver 2.00 BROCHURE
ABG Porous Paving Systems BROCHURE
ABG Product Range BROCHURE
ABG Reinforcement and Separation ver 1.00 BROCHURE
ABG Vegetated retaining Walls ver 1.00 BROCHURE
Asphalt Reinforcement
Cavidrain Tunnel Drainage
Deckdrain
Earthworks Drainage
Highway Edge Drainage
Highways Embankment Consolidation
Indicator Layer
Verge Reinforcement
Case Studies
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Dundee Airport UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Fen Grove Bexley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Isle of Skye UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Trial Rotaflex Meltham Mills Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Bridge Abutment Drainage Deckdrain Rosper Road Immingham UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer Fildrain FARRRS UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer M8 Glasgow UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Reinforcement PFA Enkagrid A50 Uttoxeter UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosamat 3 M62 J26 Chain Bar UK Case Study
ABG Erosion Control Erosamat Erosaweb Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosion Control Steep Cutting Rail Erosaweb HS1 Kent UK CASE STUDY
ABG Ground Stabilisation Plant Depot, Abgrid and Terrex Bredbury Manchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Erosaweb Pond A1 Elkesley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain S5 Wroclaw to Poznan Poland CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 10 A1 Leeming to Barton UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 6 A1 Dishforth to Leeming UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highways Retaining Wall Webwall Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Intensive Green Bridge A556 Cheshire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Permeable Paving Truckcell M1 J20 to 21 Leicestershire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall Webwall Saundersfoot UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall, Webwall Geocell, Westfield, Pembrokeshire, UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Heysham to M6 UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Port Talbot Dist Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Deckdrain Heads of the Valley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain A14 Godmanchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Delhi-Agra Road India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Eastern Expressway Delhi India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Rail Deckdrain West Coast Mainline Crewe UK CASE STUDY
ABG SuDS Permeable Paving HGV Park Truckcell Road King Cannock UK CASE STUDY
ABG Tunnel Drainage Cavidrain Invert Brynglas M4 Motorway Newport UK CASE ST..
Technical Papers
Certifications
Product Literature
ABG Erosion Control ver 2.00 BROCHURE
ABG Porous Paving Systems BROCHURE
ABG Product Range BROCHURE
ABG Reinforcement and Separation ver 1.00 BROCHURE
ABG Vegetated retaining Walls ver 1.00 BROCHURE
Asphalt Reinforcement
Cavidrain Tunnel Drainage
Deckdrain
Earthworks Drainage
Highway Edge Drainage
Highways Embankment Consolidation
Indicator Layer
Verge Reinforcement
Case Studies
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Dundee Airport UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Fen Grove Bexley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Rotaflex Isle of Skye UK CASE STUDY
ABG Asphalt Reinforcement Trial Rotaflex Meltham Mills Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Bridge Abutment Drainage Deckdrain Rosper Road Immingham UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer Fildrain FARRRS UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Drainage Starter Layer M8 Glasgow UK CASE STUDY
ABG Embankment Reinforcement PFA Enkagrid A50 Uttoxeter UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosamat 3 M62 J26 Chain Bar UK Case Study
ABG Erosion Control Erosamat Erosaweb Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Erosion Control Steep Cutting Rail Erosaweb HS1 Kent UK CASE STUDY
ABG Ground Stabilisation Plant Depot, Abgrid and Terrex Bredbury Manchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Erosaweb Pond A1 Elkesley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain S5 Wroclaw to Poznan Poland CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 10 A1 Leeming to Barton UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highway Drainage Fildrain Type 6 A1 Dishforth to Leeming UK CASE STUDY
ABG Highways Retaining Wall Webwall Clitheroe UK CASE STUDY
ABG Intensive Green Bridge A556 Cheshire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Permeable Paving Truckcell M1 J20 to 21 Leicestershire UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall Webwall Saundersfoot UK CASE STUDY
ABG Retaining Wall, Webwall Geocell, Westfield, Pembrokeshire, UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Heysham to M6 UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Bridge Abutment Deckdrain Port Talbot Dist Road UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Deckdrain Heads of the Valley UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain A14 Godmanchester UK CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Delhi-Agra Road India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Deckdrain Eastern Expressway Delhi India CASE STUDY
ABG Structural Drainage Wall Rail Deckdrain West Coast Mainline Crewe UK CASE STUDY
ABG SuDS Permeable Paving HGV Park Truckcell Road King Cannock UK CASE STUDY
ABG Tunnel Drainage Cavidrain Invert Brynglas M4 Motorway Newport UK CASE ST..
Technical Papers
Certifications
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