| Title | Automated Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System: Final Project Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 67984 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Dwyer, Carmine E. |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Byrd, Freida; Zirlin, Julie |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure |
| Corporate Contributor |
Applied Research Associates, Inc. |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure |
| Publication Date | 20110801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:42871 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42871 |
| TRT Terms | Automation; Road markings; Construction equipment; Raised road markings; Traffic safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-08-G-00004 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HIF-11-048 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67900/67984/FHWA-HIF-11-048.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |