How FastPatch Rescues Alligator Cracking At Long Beach Airport!

Long Beach Airport tackling alligator cracking head-on with this innovative elastomeric polymer called FastPatch!
This video details installation across two different areas of tarmac with varying sized cracks. Coverage area determined by crack size. Return to service in 60 minutes.
Long Beach Airport - Owner / Installer
FastPatch - Manufacturer
Coleman Moore Company - Video / Midwest Distributor of FastPatch
www.colemanmoorecompany.com/
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[@MichaelJeffers75]

That damage should have been repaired with infrared as IR would have corrected all damaged pavement, whereas this product just encased the remainder of the damaged pavement.

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Thanks Michael, you are correct FastPatch helped keep the pavement together. Infrared or FastPatch are both temporary solutions until Long Beach Airport repairs the underlying subgrade issue for this section of pavement.

[@allencampbell8322]

Let’s look in 60 days

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Thanks Allen, we have a call into Long Beach Airport to see if they can snap a few pictures of the current repair conditions.
FastPatch alligator crack kit does a great job sealing and bonding together the remaining pieces of pavement, however, it does not fix the subgrade issues, which long term will need to be addressed. This repair ideally should work for a few years.
Our permanent repair products continue to be FastPatch DPR and FastPatch 5000 products for pothole and spall repair.

[@keithfrazier2558]

Don't cheap out and fix it right. Find someone who does infrared repairs. After the winter freeze, snow, ice, and salt, it will be cracked up again.

[@keithfrazier2558]

Although I wouldn't imagine Long Beach freezing, it will still be all cracked up again the next year.

[@josephbarnes9219]

Why would you use crack fill in a gatoring situation? Especially on a taxi way? Hope I never land at that airport

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Hi Joseph, FastPatch Alligator Crack Kit essentially glues the remaining pavement pieces together and eliminates moisture intrusion. This repair was done to provide a few additional years of service to that tarmac prior to a more costly and time consuming full depth pavement repair.
A separate product we stock, FastPatch 5000, is being used by most US international airports, regional, and military runways for permanent spall repairs.

[@5teveV]

Limitless pothole depth??? You gotta be kidding me.

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Great comment Steven, limitless is a stretch, we agree, ha,ha! FastPatch will adhere to pavement for both shallow alligator cracks to prevent water intrusion and deeper more defined pothole repairs. Probably more appropriate, if limitless depth, we suggest rebuilding the pavement! :)

[@keithfrazier2558]

Now show it after the Winter ice, snow, and salt has cracked it back open the next spring.
May as well just add sand to sealcoat. It would look identical.
Anyone who truly wants to fix this, find someone who does infrared repairs.

[@keithfrazier2558]

Imagine Long Beach doesn't see much freezing. It will still be all cracked up again the next year.

[@markpinther9296]

Let me get this straight… you added sand (FOD) to an airport taxiway that is never supposed to have anything on it that can be sucked into an engine?

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Great comment Mark. We were not involved for the Long Beach install. Airport and DOT installs specifically, topping sand is typically not used and is strictly cosmetic.

[@h8GW]

Pretty sure most engines, turbines or ICE, can handle that little bit of sand.

[@mikeybradburn5730]

Well that cracking looks bad

[@colemanmoorecompany]

We agree!

[@jeffreyb8770]

You guys don't know how to milk a project, do you?

[@colemanmoorecompany]

Thanks Jeffery. Yes... yes we do!