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Orange Work Zone Pavement Marking Midwest Field Test (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadway lanes are often repositioned to accommodate highway work operations, resulting in a need to alter pavement markings. Even the most effective methods for removing old pavement markings sometime…More

Orange Work Zone Pavement Marking Midwest Field Test (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadway lanes are often repositioned to accommodate highway work operations, resulting in a need to alter pavement markings. Even the most effective methods for removing old pavement markings sometime…More

MDOT Raises the Bar on Work Zone Visibility (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
Night time visibility in work zones can be challenging, particularly in the rain.  The Michigan Department of Transportation set new guidelines and standards for work zones throughout the state to ma…More

Orange Lane Markings to Be Used in Zoo Interchange (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will apply orange reflective epoxy paint within an I-94 westbound work zone just west of the Zoo Interchange as a test to determine if the paint defines lane…More

Guidance for the Use of Temporary Pavement Markings in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This guide provides guidelines on the application of temporary markings in highway work zones. It summarizes information from various sources when considering placement and removal of temporary paveme…More

Temporary Pavement Markings Policy (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This memorandum defines the policy for the use of temporary pavement markings within highway work zones on roadways within the jurisdiction of the Delaware Department of Transportation. This policy co…More

Traffic Manual (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This Traffic Manual is applicable to the Idaho State highway system and to signing on local roads and streets adjacent and related to the State highway system. It includes the following sections: Traf…More

Signs & Pavement Markings Technician Level I (Training)

This certification program provides an introduction to the latest technology, materials, and rules and regulations that are used for the installation and maintenance of signs and pavement markings on … More

Temporary Wet-Weather Pavement Markings for Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This final report summarizes the work completed during Phase I of the project. The project aims to refine and evaluate a paint and drop-on element-based all-weather pavement marking system customized …More

Traffic Safety Manual (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Originally published in 2001, many chapters have been updated since then. The Traffic and Safety Manual is intended to provide guidelines or information on how a certain activity related to traffic en…More