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5/3/2016

Presto Geosystems: GEOTERRA® GTO construction mats

Presto Geosystems® has unveiled its GEOTERRA® GTO construction mats for the rail industry. The company, which is known in the geosynthetics and erosion control industries for its soil stabilization system and construction mats, has been manufacturing construction mats for more than a decade, primarily for site access and pads in oil drilling regions.

GEOTERRA GTO meets the railroad industry’s need for a fast deployment construction mat and is ideal for temporary roads, work and storage platforms, and protection of paved and aggregate yards to move and load tracked machinery onto and off of rail cars, Presto officials said in a press release.

"GEOTERRA GTO mats are made from high density polyethylene, so they offer a high strength-to-weight ratio at far less cost than traditional heavier timber or HDPE mats," said Bill Handlos, Director at Presto Geosystems.

That lighter weight compared to traditional mats equates to ease of handling, deployment and installation, as well as safety, according to the company. The mats can be installed and moved on-site by hand without special or heavy handling equipment. Additionally, the connection of GEOTERRA GTO mats with large poly bolts makes them fast to mobilize and demobilize and configure to a site's layout.

"There are so many times, especially on smaller sites, where the hassle and cost to bring in larger mats, or even aggregate, just doesn’t make sense. This product fills that need very well," Handlos added.