Automated Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System: Final Project Report

Details

• Creators:
  Dwyer, Carmine E.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure
• Contributor:
  Byrd, Freida ; Zirlin, Julie
• Corporate Contributors:
  Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automation
  • Road markings
  • Construction equipment
  • Raised road markings
  • Traffic safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HIF-11-048
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure
• Description:
  The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $405,560 grant to Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. of North Carolina to refine and test its automated pavement marker placement system under the Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program. This report describes Phase 2 of the project, which involved making several modifications and upgrades to the system, evaluating its performance on a raised pavement marker installation contract, and comparing it to traditional manual methods of marker placement. The evaluation showed that the system performed well during its first full-scale application. It displayed several advantages over manual methods of marker placement: improved safety by eliminating the need for a laborer to work near live traffic and with high-temperature bitumen, consistent adhesive and marker placement, and cost savings from one fewer worker and potentially higher production rates.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-08-G-00004
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42871/dot_42871_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.53 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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