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This paper documents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 759, Effective Removal of Pavement Markings. Researchers evaluated the state of the practice of pavement marking removal by conducting a literature review and nationwide survey in combination with field tests and field observations of pavement marking removal. The survey yielded 55 responses from a combination of state and local agencies as well as contractors, equipment manufacturers, and industry groups. Five different removal methods were evaluated in the field while removing eight different pavement marking types on multiple pavement surfaces. In an attempt to quantitatively compare the various removal techniques, the field removal testing utilized multiple performance metrics. The resulting measures of performance coupled with the field observations and survey results yielded recommendations to aid in the selection of pavement marking removal techniques. The researchers also developed best practices to improve the results of pavement marking removal.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHD55 Standing Committee on Signing and Marking Materials.

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16-5597

English

17p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Photos; References

Alternatives analysis; Best practices; Evaluation; Field tests; Literature reviews; Paint removal; Performance measurement; Recommendations; Road markings; State of the practice; Surveys

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-5597

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 6:26PM