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FHWA Nighttime Visibility and Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity

FHWA's nighttime visibility program page covering pavement marking and sign retroreflectivity, maintenance, and related rules. Striping crews and estimators should understand why retroreflectivity matters and how it is measured. The page links to guidance used by state DOTs.

External authoritative source. The named publisher maintains this material. Source verified means NPMCA checked the source identity, link and classification; it does not mean NPMCA technically reviewed or approved the underlying regulation or guidance. Open the source for current requirements.
Open source — FHWA

Free · outside site

For
Pavement Marking Technician, Crew Leader, Foreman, Supervisor, Estimator, Owner-Operator
Jurisdiction
US-federal
Version
1.0 · Published
Source identity checked
2026-09-09
Maintained by
FHWA

Sources

  1. [1]Nighttime Visibility — FHWA · checked 2026-09-09

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