Solution for a washed-out ditch

Due to heavy rains, there had been issues with ditches washing out that were in need of a long term solution. The following is what was done in a small town in Georgia using TILTEX 12. For many years the Department of Public Works would have to go in and build-up this 280 meters long ditch after any heavy rains. This of course was very costly due to several reasons including labor, machinery, material and of course having the road shut down. Because of this road being used by school buses, as well as local traffic, it had to be taken care of right away every time there was heavy rain. TILTEX was chosen as a better solution to conventional erosion control methods such as traditional concrete, shotcrete, grout blankets and riprap. The material was unrolled and cut to size by using a utility knife. After that, it was slid into position by hand and pinned into place. This was done by driving rebar pins with plates welded to the top of the bank. The total installation of approximately 280 meters of ditch was lined in 1 day. The 2 width of the rolls were 5 meters, so approximately 1 400 m were used in this project. Having all TILTEX 12 in place, water was brought in for hydration of the product. The next day the rains came again and TILTEX 12 material carried the water as expected. The County of Chattooga in Georgia has saved several thousands of dollars in reconstruction costs in the next several years. TILTEX material comes with a 50 year manufacturer’s warranty. TILTEX is considered a GREEN solution due to less disruption to the environment, less labor, less prep work, and less resources used over traditional concrete.