Maintenance and Restriping Strategies for Pavement Markings in Louisiana

The objective of this study is to evaluate the “Expected Service Life Method” to maintain retroreflectivity at or above the appropriate threshold in the selection and maintenance of pavement markings. To achieve this objective, a decision tree (or performance models) would be developed to determine the Pavement Marking Service Life (PMSL) based on the project conditions, including pavement marking material type, pavement type, traffic volumes, climate, marking color, etc. To facilitate the implementation of this study, an enhanced decision-making tool will be developed, which could be used by transportation agencies to determine the optimal timing for pavement marking replacement with minimal risk of under restriping or over restriping based on the specific project conditions. This tool can be envisioned as a baseline for transportation agencies to meet the minimum levels of retroreflectivity proposed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) without incurring additional costs.

• Record URL:
  https://transet.lsu.edu/research-in-progress/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • 20BLSU03

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $86975
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747106

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET)

  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Project Managers:

  Mousa, Momen

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana State University

  3660G Patrick F. Taylor Hall
  Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Principal Investigators:

  Mousa, Momen

• Start Date: 20200801
• Expected Completion Date: 20220201
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Marking materials; Pavement maintenance; Retroreflectivity; Road markings; Service life; Striping
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01757484
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747106
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 10 2020 3:05PM