Plowable Pavement Markings Under Wet-night Road Conditions

The Scope of this project is to provide Research Investigation work related to the performance of Pavement Markings in Wet-Weather - Nightime conditions. TASK 1: Project Management: This task will include work associated with the management of the project including: At a minimum, the following Deliverables will be provided: (1) project set up; (2) contracts and invoicing; (3) kick off and progress meetings; and (4) project closeout. TASK 2: Information Search: This task will include the gathering of information to assist Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in better understanding the key issues, and factors that influence strategy decisions. At a minimum, the Deliverables will be provided: (1) review of UDOT's existing practices, standards, concerns and strategies; (2) literature search of past research; (3) identification of common practices (nationally and internationally); (4) identify common pricing of pavement marking materials, by state agencies to match manufacturers product names/numbers; (5) contact with representatives of governmental agencies, contractors and industry representatives; and (6) identification of emerging technologies. TASK 3: Evaluate and Develop Strategies: This task will include the evaluation of information gathered in the previous task (Information Search) to assist in developing strategies. At a minimum the following deliverables will be provided: (1) organize, review, quantify and summarize information gathered; (2) evaluate information gathered to develop a "Selection Factors and Criteria;" (3) develop a "Wet Weather - Night time Pavement Marking Selection Matrix;" (4) develop goals, potential methods and strategies for additional research. TASK 4: Final Report and Recommendations: This Task will include summarizing the results, developing key recommendations and presenting the results. At a minimum, the following key deliverables will be provided: (1) prepare preliminary results, finding, and recommendations, and review with Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); (2) prepare final report, including writing, quality reviews, and edits; and present findings to TAC.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $20000
• Contract Numbers:

  168370

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Project Development
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8380
• Managing Organizations:

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Project Development
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8380
• Project Managers:

  Hales, Thomas

• Performing Organizations:

  Eixenberger Group, LLC

  Salt Lake City, Utah  United States  84414
• Principal Investigators:

  Eixenberger, David

• Start Date: 20150706
• Expected Completion Date: 20160706
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Data collection; Maintenance practices; Night visibility; Pavement components; Road markings; Wet weather
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01590768
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Utah Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 168370
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2016 1:31PM