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| Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-15-083 Date: December 2015 |
Publication Number:
FHWA-HRT-15-083
Date: December 2015 |
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| FHWA Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-15-083 FHWA Contact: Roya Amjadi, HRDS-20, (202) 493-3383, roya.amjadi@fhwa.dot.gov This document is a technical summary of the Federal Highway Administration report, Safety Evaluation of Wet-Reflective Pavement Markings (FHWA-HRT-15-065). |
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) organized 38 States for the FHWA Evaluation of Low-Cost Safety Improvements Pooled Fund Study as part of its strategic highway safety plan support effort. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety effectiveness of several low-cost safety improvement strategies through scientifically rigorous crash-based studies.
One of the strategies selected for evaluation for this study was the application of wet-reflective pavement markings. This strategy involves upgrading existing markings from standard marking materials to wet-reflective markings, which may be applied as a paint, tape, or thermoplastic material. These markings are designed to provide an improved level of retroreflectivity during wet road surface conditions.
