COST OF PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS

Recent changes in laws regarding the use of volatile organic compounds impact the type of pavement marking material that many communities use to mark or delineate their roads. This report presents information on the various types of pavement marking materials available and summarizes information on pavement marking material terminology, the various types of pavement marking materials, their durability, and their retroreflectivity. The report explains changes in formulas relating to laws regulating the use of volatile organic compounds, as well as the impacts of those changes. Additionally, it includes a list of best management practices. This report indicates that for low-volume roads [annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 10,000 or less], a conventional product, such as paint, may be the most cost-effective material. For roadways with higher volumes (AADT of 10,000 or more), a more durable product, such as epoxy, tape or thermoplastics, may be more cost effective and may reduce worker exposure to traffic.

• Record URL:
  http://www.lrrb.org/PDF/200011.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/17000/17000/17086/PB2000107856.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  SRF Consulting Group, Incorporated

  One Carlson Parkway North, Suite 150
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55477-4443

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Montebello, D
  • Schroeder, J B
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Annual average daily traffic; Best practices; Cost effectiveness; Definitions; Durability; Epoxy resins; Highways; Laws; Low volume roads; Retroreflectivity; Road marking materials; Road marking tapes; Thermoplastic materials; Traffic paint
• Uncontrolled Terms: Volatile organic compounds
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800205
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC-2000-11,, Synthesis Report
• Contract Numbers: 78443
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 16 2000 12:00AM