Research Plan for Assessing Friction of Pavement Markings

Current pavement marking guidelines include limited consideration of friction and other surface characteristics. Also, available research on pavement marking friction is limited and does not address pavement marking friction's role in the safety of road users, particularly motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. There is a need to document current practices and technologies relevant to pavement marking friction and identify the research needed to enhance available test methods and approaches. This information will provide a basis for a future research effort that will identify rational practices and technologies for assessing pavement marking friction to enhance safety. The objectives of this research are to (1) document the current practices for testing and evaluating friction of pavement markings an (2) recommend a research plan to develop a validated approach for assessing the friction of pavement markings.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5514

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $150,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 10-133

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Hanna, Amir

• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Nyamuhokya, Tito

• Start Date: 20241118
• Expected Completion Date: 20260218
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Friction; Highway safety; Road markings; Test procedures
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01913007
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 10-133
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 25 2024 4:41PM