Florida DOT Approves Keystone’s KeySystem II Retaining Wall System

Minneapolis, MN, May 16, 2017— The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has issued approval of the Keystone KeySystem II retaining wall system for use by the department on state and federal highways.

KeySystem II is designed to the highest standards and unique requirements of the transportation sector. The system consists of Keystone Compac III units and TenCate Miragrid geogrids by TenCate Geosynthetics. Under the department’s Specification Section 548: Retaining Wall Systems, KeySystem II is approved as a “segmental block FDOT wall type 4A and 4B (permanent). The system is to be used with TenCate Miragrid 3XT, 5XT, 7XT, 8XT or 10XT only.”

To date, Keystone’s product is the only SRW block system to earn approval by FDOT. KeySystem is manufactured by Keystone licensee Tremron, a leading supplier and manufacturer of concrete products for the hardscape industry in southeastern United States. Tremron has manufacturing facilities in Jacksonville and Lakeland, Florida, and Douglasville, Georgia. It has design centers and installer showrooms throughout the region.

Florida’s transportation system statistics illustrate its scale, scope and complexity. The state is the third most-populated in the country and has 122,659 highway miles, 20 commercial airports, 31 urban transit systems, 15 seaports, and two spaceports. Improving the safety and security of the transportation system is among the state’s highest commitments to its residents and visitors.

For product information, contact Jim Boedeker, Tremron sales director, at 904-359-5900 or [email protected]. At Keystone, contact Dan Tix, PE, director of technical services, at 952-837-8228 or [email protected]. The Keystone website has extensive information on KeySystem II, and technical resources on all products can be found in the RESOURCES tab. Structural applications include government, commercial, industrial, recreational, public works, and residential.

For other Keystone structural products and where they are available, visit the PRODUCTS tab.

Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC was founded in 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company sets the worldwide standard for excellence and innovation in the hardscape industry. As the first U.S. segmental retaining wall enterprise, Keystone has cultivated a product portfolio that includes not only the best structural retaining wall solutions, but also versatile and stylish landscape products for commercial and residential projects.