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Table 1 Characteristics of the test stretches and applied materials

From: Materials selection for structured horizontal road markings: financial and environmental case studies

Test field

Road, speed limit

Stretch length [km]

AADTa

Base layer, applied mass

Glass beads, drop-on mass

Minimum RL [mcd/m2/lx]

All

Heavy

Weight-adjusted

Initial

Used

Switzerland

T5, 120 km/h

0.4

34,965

1573

45,976

Premium cold plastic, 2.2 kg/m2

Premium, 0.45 kg/m2

350

250

Poland

A4, 140 km/h

12.9

18,041

3703

43,962

Cold plastic, 2.5 kg/m2

Standard, 0.35 kg/m2

250b (200c)

100b (200c)

  1. aAnnually Adjusted Daily Traffic (AADT). Weight-adjusted AADT is calculated per Austrian standard ONR 22440–1 [3]
  2. bMinimum RL required by the road administrator in tenders
  3. cMinimum RL according to Polish law [24]