INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE
TRAFFIC PAINTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Traffic paint for pavement marking as described in Section 2527 of the Standard Specifications shall meet requirements of Section 4183 for fast-dry waterborne paint and for fast-dry Volatile Organic Content (VOC)-compliant, solvent-borne paint.
Acceptance of traffic
paint for use on Department of Transportation projects will be on the basis of
manufacturer and approved brand name. product
approval.
Approved manufacturers
and brand names product for
fast-dry waterborne paint are listed in Appendix A. Approved brand names products and manufacturers
for fast-dry VOC compliant solvent borne paint are listed in Appendix B and
those for high build waterborne traffic paint are listed in Appendix C and Low
Temperature Waterborne Paints are listed in Appendix D. Approved manufacturers and brand names products are listed in the Materials Approved
Products Listing Enterprise. (MAPLE)
Manufacturer approval will be based on test results of samples submitted by the manufacturer, and performance test data on NTPEP test decks in Wisconsin or Pennsylvania.
The manufacturer shall submit to the Office of Materials a (one-quart) sample of both white and yellow paint. Along with the samples, the manufacturer shall submit a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and typical test results for the specified paint properties.
An approval will remain in effect unless withdrawn because of deficient test results on monitor samples.