COMPARISON OF REPRESENTATIVE TRAFFIC PAINTS-FINAL REPORT

FIVE TRAFFIC PAINTS WERE COMPARED: TWO HEATED; ONE COLD-APPLIED, FAST-DRY; ONE CHLORINATED-RUBBER; AND ONE CONVENTINAL COLD-APPLIED 15-MINUTE-DRY, THEN USED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE PERFORMANCE TEST WAS MADE ON HIGH- ADT ROADS ON BOTH PORTLAND CEMENT AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENTS WITH SEPARATE WARM-AND COLD-WEATHER APPLICATIONS. ON THE BASIS OF COST AND SERVICE LENGTH, A HEATED PAINT WAS LOWEST IN COST FOR BOTH THE WARM- AND COLD-WEATHER APPLICATIONS. THE 3-MINUTE FIELD DRYING TIME OF THE HEATED PAINTS IS THEIR MAIN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE IT OBVIATES THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC CONES. THIS RESULTS IN REDUCTIONS IN (A) MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS, (B) TIME OF EXPOSURE OF HIGHWAY PERSONNEL TO TRAFFIC HAZARDS, AND (C) INCONVENIENCE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. THE TESTS INDICATE THAT ALL OF THE PAINT TYPES WILL PERFORM BEST WHEN APPLIED IN WARM WEATHER AND MAY PERFORM SATISFACTORILY FOR ABOUT 6 TO 8 MONTHS. NONE OF THE PAINT TYPES CAN BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SATISFACTORY LINES FOR LONGER THAN 1-1/2 MONTHS WHEN APPLIED DURING THE COLD-WEATHER SEASONS. THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW APPLYING LOW-HEAT TRAFFIC PAINT WITH THE TWO PRESENTLY OWNED MACHINES WITH HEATING CAPABILITY. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No HPR 175-227
• Corporate Authors:

  Connecticut Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Highways, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, P.O. Drawer A
  Wethersfield, CT  United States  06109
• Authors:
  • Button, E F
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Cold weather; Costs; Heat; Life span; Operations; Performance tests; Traffic paint
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215984
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1973 12:00AM