Investigation of Automated Striping Systems

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintains over 19,000 centerline miles of pavement. Most Districts utilize in-house forces to stripe and restripe roadways on an annual basis. The current striping process requires four people and two trucks. One crew goes out and physically measures and marks the road to indicate where the pavement markings need to be placed. Another truck follows and stripes the pavement based on the markings left by the first crew. This process is tedious, time consuming, and has the potential for inaccuracies as the entire marking process is based on human eyesight. It also places ODOT crews in harm's way as this process is often done in active traffic. With advances in technology, systems are now available that utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS) to map, mark and stripe roadways. These systems are designed to identify and store both edge and centerline markings and claim to have an accuracy of +/- one inch. Research is needed to enhance ODOT's striping process through process improvements and/or the incorporation of technology to ensure accuracy, quality, and safety. The goal of this research is to increase the quality, timeliness, cost effectiveness, and safety of the pavement striping process. The objectives of the team should include: - Identify the current state of practice for pavement striping giving consideration to striping materials, standards, procedures, costs, and accuracy. - Evaluate the potential for incorporating new processes and/or new technologies for pavement striping. - Verify recommendations with field testing, if appropriate and authorized. - Provide recommendations for process improvements and training to ODOT crews as appropriate.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Status: Active
  • Funding: $275980
  • Contract Numbers:

    41218

    136818

    120526

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    Federal Highway Administration

    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Managing Organizations:

    Ohio Department of Transportation

    Research Program
    1980 West Broad Street
    Columbus, OH  United States  43223
  • Project Managers:

    Spriggs, Jennifer

  • Performing Organizations:

    University of Akron

    College of Engineering
    Akron, OH  United States  44325
  • Principal Investigators:

    Abbas, Ala

  • Start Date: 20241028
  • Expected Completion Date: 20260428
  • Actual Completion Date: 0

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01934710
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Ohio Department of Transportation
  • Contract Numbers: 41218, 136818, 120526
  • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Oct 22 2024 3:33PM