Safety-Related Technologies
All-Weather Pavement Marking System
Wet road conditions make it difficult for drivers to see conventional pavement markings, a situation that is especially hazardous in work zones where lane shifts are common. The All-weather Pavement Marking System incorporates specially designed wet reflective optical materials into pavement marking paint to make it easier for drivers to see markings on wet roads and respond appropriately. 3M will use the grant to adapt its product for cost-effective temporary use in work zones. Award amount: $499,277.
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Reports
- All-Weather Pavement Marking for Work Zones: Field Evaluation in North Carolina and Ohio, Temporary Wet-Weather Pavement Markings for Work Zones, Phase II Final Report
- Final Report Phase 1 – Temporary Wet-Weather Pavement Markings for Work Zones
Videos
- All Weather Paint New York Thruway
Taken at night with light rain conditions on the New York Thruway illustrates the difference between conventional epoxy with 1.5 index beads and 3M's All Weather paint. Window Media Player - All Weather Paint for Work Zone
Demonstration of the technology in a controlled environment with a rain simulator and at an experimental site where three different formulations of the All-Weather-Paint were evaluated by drivers, together with the conventional pavement markings and a temporary wet-weather tape. Window Media Player
Presentations
- Project Summary Handout 2015
- Temporary All-Weather Pavement Markings for Work Zones
Project Team: 3M and TTI. Award: $499,277
Related Articles
- All-Weather Pavement Marking System Ready for Test – Innovator, December/January 2008
- FHWA-Industry Partnerships Test Work Zone Safety Innovations – The Signal, Spring 2008
- FHWA Funds Test of Work Zone Safety Innovation – Transportation Builder, May/June 2008
Contact
Mark Zender
BridgeComposites, LLC
(651) 736-4594
[email protected]
3M Company
Automated Pavement Marker Placement System
Applying raised pavement markers manually is time-consuming and dangerous for workers. The prototype device, which can be mounted on standard equipment, will automate the process of reflective marker installation on roads. Initial tests showed the system reduced labor hours, construction time and risk of worker injury. Award amount: $405,560.
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Reports
- Final Report 2011: Automated Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System
- Video: Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System
- Abbreviated Workplan
- Phase I report
Videos
Presentations
Related Articles
- Project Tests Safer Way to Install Markers – Innovator, February/March 2009
- FHWA-Industry Partnerships Test Work Zone Safety Innovations – The Signal, Spring 2008
Contact
Jim Babcock
(336) 993-2828
[email protected]
Stay Alert Safety Services Inc.
Leetron Advanced Mobile Retroreflectivity Measurement of Pavement Markings
About ½ of all traffic fatalities occur at night even through only about ¼ of travel occurs after dark. Retroreflective pavement markings help drivers see the road ahead at night and must be maintained to be effective. Transportation agencies need a safe, reliable and efficient way of collecting retroreflectivity data for their pavement markings. The Leetron system provides a faster, more efficient quantitative evaluation of the retroreflectivity of markings through a real time tracking system that counters motions and environmental effects. Award amount: $210,825.
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Publications
Presentations
Project Contact
Terry Lee
Leetron Vision LLC
(603) 224-8415