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This webinar was co-sponsored by ASCE's Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) and ASCE Continuing Education
Instructor: Carmine Dwyer, P.E.
Course Length: 1 Hour
Purpose and Background
Pavement markings are the primary roadway lane position guidance provided to motorists, and their function is particularly important during night-time driving conditions. Maintaining minimum retroreflectivity to ensure roadways are safe to travel at night is the purpose for FHWA's proposed minimum retroreflectivity standards in the MUTCD. This webinar discusses a summary of FHWA's latest proposed standards on minimum retroreflectivity (Federal Docket: FHWA-2009-0139). It provides examples of maintenance methods suitable for complying with the standards. The maintenance methods include both retroreflectivity measurement and non-measurement options. Many of the practice descriptions include specific examples of methods used by transportation agencies (mostly state DOTs) or steps taken by them to prepare for a certain maintenance method.
Primary Discussion Topics
- The need to inventory pavement marking assets and have a planned maintenance method
- Maintenance methods which directly assess the retroreflectivity or brightness of in- service markings
- Maintenance methods without the assessment of in-service markings
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the role pavement markings play in roadway safety
- Describe the basic definition of pavement marking retroreflectivity and the standard test method of it (ASTM E-1710)
- Articulate to others the upcoming standard and the need to prepare for it
- Assess the various maintenance methods available to them
- Select and employ the optimum method for their agency
Webinar Benefits
- Implement better pavement marking methods
- Discuss pavement marking visibility and retroreflectivity
- Understand pavement marking service life expectations
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).
Intended Audience
- Transportation agency (state DOT or local) personnel responsible for installation and maintenance of roadway striping
- Engineers or technicians responsible for managing pavement marking system
- Private consultants
- Striping contractors
Webinar Outline
- Introduction
- Pavement marking visibility and retroreflectivity
- FHWA's proposed standard on minimum retroreflectivity
- Assessment maintenance methods
- Nighttime visual inspection methods
- Measured retroreflectivity method
- Non-assessment maintenance methods
- Expected service life method
- Blanket replacement method
- Summary
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion
To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]