MDT’s Pavement Marking Program Mike Bousliman Montana DOT MQA Peer Exchange October 12, 2004 Madison Wisconsin “Ensuring a consistent level of retro- reflectivity statewide, seeking the right strategy at the right time”

Outline Current Program Pavement Marking Management System Training Program Condition Assessment

Current Program Waterborne –Applied by MDT forces 10 Striping Machines $3.1 Million 15,000 4-Inch Miles Epoxy –Contracted Work –$5.5 Million –7,000 4-Inch Miles

Pavement Marking Management System Striping projects performed by Maintenance Forces and Contractors No coordinated approach to delivering the best product at the best time No formal process for selecting materials

Program Objectives To develop a system to continually track location and condition of pavement markings on all state maintained roadways To collect and analyze all appropriate data to help facilitate decisions regarding pavement markings To develop appropriate quality assurance/quality control standards to ensure a consistent program is delivered statewide To develop complete life cycle models to better predict appropriate replacement schedules To develop processes to allow thorough evaluation of all pavement marking products

Program Objectives To develop a system to accurately predict pavement markings budgets To develop a system that helps meet or exceed the pavement marking performance objectives established in the AMMO process To coordinate project scheduling among pavement marking projects and all other pavement-related projects statewide

Pavement Marking Management System Inventory Installation Condition Assessment Replacement

Inventory Complete, comprehensive inventory Long lines and symbols Configuration Continual maintenance Inventory information access Data Maps

Installation Expected life Project forensics Material issues Testing new materials Baseline reflectivity data

Condition Assessment Basis for deterioration models Three characteristics Reflectivity Durability Coloration Establish standards for each Data collection issues Statistically valid sampling

Replacement Life-cycle (deterioration) models Coordination w/ existing projects Project prioritization Outputs similar to PvMS “What if” analysis

Resource Issues FTE Equipment Training

Training Program Materials Contractor Application Equipment (hands-on) Contract Administration Project Inspection Documentation Retro-reflectometers

AMMO/Condition Assessment Reflectivity Durability

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