Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 53-10. Contrast Pavement Markings Practices

Contrast pavement markings are currently being used by several state departments of transportation (DOTs) and will likely be implemented by others in the near future. There are several different contrast pavement marking designs currently utilized but knowledge gaps exist regarding current practices for varied roadways, drivers, or autonomous vehicle technology. Furthermore, the safety benefits of contrast pavement marking designs have not been identified. However, benefits of contrast pavement markings may include crash reductions stemming from lane departures, reduced life-cycle costs related to durability, and identification of lanes based on strip location by autonomous vehicle technologies. The objective of this synthesis is to document the current practice of contrast pavement markings by DOTs.            

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5115

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 53-10

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    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:

  Gause, Jo

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, Iowa  United States  50010-8664
• Principal Investigators:

  Smadi, Omar

• Start Date: 20210430
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Contrast; Highway safety; Road markings; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771599
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 53-10
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 18 2021 12:16PM