TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 306: Long-Term Pavement Marking Practices documents the current and best practices for managing pavement marking systems, identifies future needs, and addresses driver needs and methods of communicating information to drivers, selection criteria (e.g., reflectivity, pavement service life, wet weather performance), materials (e.g., color, durability, cost), specifications, construction practices, inventory management systems, and more. Report Parts; Front Matter TRB Executive Committee 2002 Preface Foreward Acknowledgements Summary Chapter One - Introduction Chapter Two - Process for Making Decisions on Pavement Chapter Three - Driver Needs, Retroreflectivity Requirements, and Information through Word and Symbol Markings Chapter Four - Traffic Crashes and Pavement Markings Chapter Five - Material Selection Criteria Chapter Six - Specifications and Construction Practices Chapter Seven - Pavement Marking Materials Chapter Eight - Inventory Management System for Pavement Markings Chapter Nine - Performance Evaluation Chapter Ten - Conclusions References Definitions of Pavement-Marking Materials APPENDIX A - Survey Questionnaire APPENDIX B - Survey Respondents APPENDIX C - Annual Pavement Marking Expenditure and Highway Mileage in Year 2000 APPENDIX D - Examples of Pavement Marking Material Selections and Placement Guidelines APPENDIX E - Example Prescriptive Special Provision for Epoxy Pavement Markings used by the Maryland State Highway Administration APPENDIX F - Example Performance-Based Special Provision for Waterborne Paint used By The Virginia Department of Transportation APPENDIX G - Example Warranty Provisions Special Provision For Durable Permanent Pavement Markings used by the Oregon Department of Transportation APPENDIX H - Example Specificationsfor Glass Beads APPENDIX I - Example Specifications for Raised Pavement Markers APPENDIX J - Example Test Method for Quality Control Testing of Pavement Markings used by the Virginia Department of Transportation