EVALUATION OF LONG-LIFE PAVEMENT MARKINGS

This report describes installation and performance of several large installations of durable pavement markings. Thermoplastic, two-component epoxy, and one brand of performed-tape marking materials provided 4 or more years of service in longitudinal applications. Heavy snowplow damage reduced the ultimate service life of 125-mil extruded thermoplastic markings in some cases. Some premature failure resulted on the first New York State installation of two-component epoxy, and on one brand of preformed tape installed on tine-textured concrete pavement. Most installations of two-component epoxy provided good reflectivity throughout their lives. Preformed tape and thermoplastic provided good initial reflectivity, but night visibility dropped as surface beads were lost. It appears that insufficient matrix beads were included to provide good reflectivity throughout the service life of these preformed-tape and thermoplastic markings. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bryden, J E
  • Gurney, G F
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 55 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 114

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Durability; Epoxides; Loss and damage; Night visibility; Reflectivity; Road marking tapes; Road markings; Service life; Snowplows; Thermoplastic materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Beading; Epoxy; Traffic marking; Traffic marking tapes
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393872
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-NY-RR-84-114 Intrm Rpt., FCP 41I2-243
• Contract Numbers: FCP 41I2-243
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM