ROAD MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL FEATURES AN ARTICLE COMPARING PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS

A 1996 study in Utah compared performance and cost of three types of pavement marking materials on two different surfaces: solvent-based paint, epoxy resin, and preformed pavement marking tape on portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete. The roads in the study were all arterials or freeways in the Salt Lake City area. Data gathered included pavement marking material type, location and date of application, measured retroreflectivity, initial retroreflectivity, pavement type, highway lane geometry, and average annual daily traffic level. Results were compared with previous research. It was found that tape has a much longer useful life than either paint or epoxy but is considerably more expensive. The authors concluded that the benefit of a longer useful life did not outweigh a high price tag and judged tape the least cost-effective of the three pavement marking materials. Solvent-based paint was the most cost-effective, because it was two to four times less expensive than epoxy and four to seven times less expensive than tape.

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• Corporate Authors:

  TranSafety, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 3100
  Sequim, WA  United States  98382-5006
• Publication Date: 1998-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Asphalt concrete; Benefit cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Epoxy resins; Marking materials; Paint; Portland cement concrete; Retroreflectivity; Road markings; Service life
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Geographic Terms: Salt Lake City (Utah)
• Old TRIS Terms: Marking tapes
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757772
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1998 12:00AM