Introduction
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The FHWA conducted two workshops on pavement marking retroreflectivity in the summer of 2007. The primary function of the workshops was to solicit input for the FHWA on future standards for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) pertaining to pavement marking retroreflectivity (1). The first workshop was held on July 26th and 27th in Denver, Colorado. The second workshop was held on August 8th and 9th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania following the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) International Meeting.
The purpose of the workshops was to solicit city, county, and State transportation agency input regarding minimum pavement marking retroreflectivity levels. These workshops provided three major benefits to the FHWA and the participants:
- The FHWA was able to identify the participants' concerns, impacts, and limiting factors associated with the implementation of minimum pavement marking retroreflectivity levels. This information will be helpful as the FHWA develops a proposed rule and technical assistance.
- The participating agencies contributed to the process of developing recommended structure and content for minimum pavement marking retroreflectivity levels.
The participants learned from other agencies represented and became familiar with the most recent FHWA-sponsored research aimed at developing recommended minimum retroreflectivity levels.
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