Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty
20, 1, 2021, 5-18

Solution for a two-year renewal cycle of structured road markings

Tomasz E. Burghardt Mail
M. Swarovski Gesellschaft m.b.H., Industriestraße 10, 3300 Amstetten, Austria
Anton Pashkevich Mail
Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Systems Department, 24 Warszawska Str., 31-155 Cracow
Jacek Bartusiak Mail
Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Systems Department, 24 Warszawska Str., 31-155 Cracow
Published: 2021-03-05

Abstract

Road markings are a necessary safety feature that guides drivers. For visibility in darkness, when accident risk and severity are the highest, road markings must be reflectorised with glass beads to be visible when vehicle headlights shine on them. Renewal of thick-layer structured road markings that have lost retroreflectivity but have retained the structure mostly intact is performed through application of thin-layer paint coatings. Based on a field experiment, it was demonstrated that selection of premium glass beads profoundly extends the durability of the renewed markings, which could be further enhanced through the use of high-performance waterborne paint. Whereas the standard system based on solventborne paint and typically used glass beads failed after a single winter, the use of premium road marking system at least doubled the service life. The extended road marking service life translates to 50% savings in material consumption, 50-97% lower emissions of volatile organic compounds, and a decrease in long-term financial expense by 5-26%.

Keywords


environmental protection, glass beads, infrastructure maintenance, retroreflectivity, road markings, road safety, waterborne paint.

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Solution for a two-year renewal cycle of structured road markings

  
Burghardt, Tomasz E.; Pashkevich, Anton; Bartusiak, Jacek. Solution for a two-year renewal cycle of structured road markings. Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty, [S.l.], v. 20, n. 1, p. 5-18, mar. 2021. ISSN 2449-769X. Available at: <>. Date accessed: 28 Mar. 2024. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.021.001.