Tag: Wider edge lines

• Wide Lines Lead to Safer Highways

  • March 23rd, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Highway Safety, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Pavement News
  • Tags: asphalt company, asphalt experts, benefit-cost ratio, highway officials, highway safety, improve safety, pavement, Safer Highways, Transportation, transportation agencies, Wide Lines, Wider edge lines

  A study “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wider Edge Line Pavement Markings” – conducted by Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute (TTI) found that wider paint lines on roadway shoulders (edge lines) reduce crashes and fatalities. The study analyzed Federal Highway Administration data from Kansas, Michigan and Illinois. The evidence all supported the adoption of […]

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