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Road marking provides guidance and safety for traffic by delineating lanes and signaling regulations through painted lines and symbols on road surfaces. It controls traffic flow, ensures maximum safety, and reinforces road signs and signals. The most common material used is paint and there are two basic types of markings: longitudinal lines that run parallel to traffic flow and transverse lines that cross traffic lanes.

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Tarcha Polytechnic College

Road marking provides guidance and safety for traffic by delineating lanes and signaling regulations through painted lines and symbols on road surfaces. It controls traffic flow, ensures maximum safety, and reinforces road signs and signals. The most common material used is paint and there are two basic types of markings: longitudinal lines that run parallel to traffic flow and transverse lines that cross traffic lanes.

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Tarcha Polytechnic College

Department of Road Construction And


Maintenance

UC: Conduct Road Marking and Maintenance


Operation
Short note for Level-I Trainees
By
Ins. Zeleke G
ROAD MARKING

• Road marking is the special arrangements on the road


used to control to guide the traffic to ensure the safety.
Functions of Road Marking
• Road markings are used to control and regulate the traffic
flow.
• They are used to ensure the maximum safety
• They also provide the message conveyed by the road
signals and sign
• They are used as the controlling devices in some cases.
ROAD MARKING
Markings are applied to roadway surface using a
variety of materials and the most common one
painting. There are two basic types of Road
marking based on the direction of marking on road
surface.
1. Longitudinal Marking and
2. Transverse Marking

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