Evaluation of Pavement Marking Materials for Use on Tennessee Highways

The objective of this project is to compare the retroreflectivity of different marking materials (thermoplastic, raised pavement markers, and preformed tapes) and to make recommendations concerning the use of new materials for pavement markings.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $212054.00
• Contract Numbers:

  RES1265

  110-2004

  RES2004-110

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Project Managers:

  Maxwell, Jim

• Performing Organizations:

  Southeastern Transportation Center

  University of Tennessee
  309 Conference Center Building
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996-4133
• Principal Investigators:

  Wegmann, Frederick

• Start Date: 20050601
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090401
• Source Data: RiP Project 10848

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Marking materials; Materials; Pavements; Raised road markings; Recommendations; Research projects; Retroreflectivity; Thermoplastic materials
• Geographic Terms: Tennessee
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Pavements; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458653
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RES1265, 110-2004, RES2004-110
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:47PM