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Pavement Markings

Pavement markings can be used in a variety of ways to encourage speed compliance.

Treatment Options

Transverse lane markings
Transverse lane markings (Shauna Hallmark et al./Institute for Transportation).

Pavement markings can be used in a variety of ways to encourage speed compliance.

Several strategies include the following:

Transverse Lane Markings

Surface Treatments

Legends

Wide Edgelines

 

 

 

Pavement surface treatments
Pavement surface treatments (Shauna Hallmark et al./Institute for Transportation).
On-pavement legends
On-pavement legends (Shauna Hallmark et al./Institute for Transportation).
Wide edgelines on a curve
Wide edgelines on a curve.
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Topic Summary

Horizontal Displacement

Vertical Displacement

Narrowing

Surroundings

Pavement Markings

Traffic Control Signage

General Iowa Resources for Rural Speed Management

References

Pavement Markings

Pavement Markings

Transverse Lane Markings

Surface Treatments

Legends

Wide Edgelines

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