Compliance and Best Practices for Pavement Markings
In August 2022, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new rule in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) establishing minimum retroreflectivity values for longitudinal pavement markings. Under the new rule, states have four years to develop a pavement marking maintenance method and six years to replace pavement markings that fail to meet the new minimum retroreflectivity values. Pavement markers are key components of pavement markings. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is currently migrating to plastic inlaid markers (PIMs) from traditional snow-plowable raised pavement markers (SPRMs) on new and resurfaced roads. During this transition, KYTC and contractors are facing challenges related to durability, material availability, equipment needs, staffing/training needs, and the maintenance requirements required to prevent marker dislodgement. This project will identify roads subject to the new pavement marking requirements and investigate methods to assess compliance with new retroreflectivity minimums.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $110000
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Contract Numbers:
KYSPR 24-658
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Sponsor Organizations:
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY United States 40622 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Kentucky, Lexington
Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
Lexington, KY United States 40506-0281 -
Principal Investigators:
Green, Eric
- Start Date: 20230701
- Expected Completion Date: 20250630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Retroreflectivity; Road markings
- Identifier Terms: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Geographic Terms: Kentucky
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01893250
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Contract Numbers: KYSPR 24-658
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 14 2023 8:49AM