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Engineers are continually faced with maintaining and developing pavement infrastructure with limited financial resources. Traditional pavement design and construction practices require high-quality materials for fulfillment of construction standards. In many areas of the world, quality materials are unavailable or in short supply. Due to these constraints, engineers are often forced to seek alternative designs using substandard materials, commercial construction aids, and innovative design practices. One category of commercial construction aids is geosynthetics. Geosynthetics include a large variety of products composed of polymers and are designed to enhance geotechnical and transportation projects. Geosynthetics perform at least one of five functions: separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and containment. One category of geosynthetics in particular, geogrids, has gained increasing acceptance in road construction. Extensive research programs have been conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and nonmilitary agencies to develop design and construction guidance for the inclusion of geogrids in pavement systems. This document describes the use of geogrids in flexible pavement systems including design charts, product specifications, and construction guidance.