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Title: USAGE OF PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES
Accession Number: 00216776
Record Type: Monograph
Abstract: DATA OBTAINED BY SENDING A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL STATES AND SELECTED CITIES AND COUNTIES INDICATE THAT IN 1965 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS USED APPROXIMATELY 8,000,000 GALLONS OF WHITE PAINT, 4,000,000 GALLONS OF YELLOW PAINT, AND 66,000,000 POUNDS OF GLASS BEADS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 26% OF THE WHITE PAINT WAS USED IN EDGE STRIPING. CITIES AND COUNTIES COMBINED ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE USED APPROXIMATELY 5,700,000 GALLONS OF WHITE PAINT, 3,800,000 GALLONS OF YELLOW PAINT, AND 41,000,000 POUNDS OF GLASS BEADS. THE USE OF PAINTS OF COLORS OTHER THAN YELLOW AND WHITE, RAISED BUTTON MARKERS, AND THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS FOR PAVEMENT MARKING IS INCREASED.
Supplemental Notes: No 79, 20 PP, 1 FIG, 4 TAB, 3 REF, 2 APP. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Publication Date: 1968-4
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 10 1994 12:00AM
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