Line Painting Operations to Begin on I-476, I-76, and I-676 in Philadelphia Region

Line Painting Operations to Begin on I-476, I-76, and I-676 in Philadelphia
Region

4/15/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will begin the
immense
task of applying more than 114,000 gallons of yellow and white traffic line

paint to state highways in the Philadelphia region to help guide motorists.

Crews will begin painting traffic lines on Interstate 476, Interstate 76
and
Interstate 95 next week.

The weather-dependent work schedule for next week is:

• On Monday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 19, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the
slow-moving line painting operation is scheduled on northbound and
southbound
Interstate 476 between Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 95 in
Montgomery
and Delaware counties;
• On Wednesday, April 20 through Friday, April 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM,
line painting crews will restripe eastbound and westbound I-76 between U.S.
202
and the Walt Whitman Bridge in Montgomery County and Philadelphia; and
• On Friday, April 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, line painting crews will
restripe eastbound and westbound Interstate 676 between I-95 and I-76 in
Philadelphia.

Traffic line painting can only be performed when the weather is warm and
dry,
because rain, high humidity or temperatures below 50 dress will increase
the
normal drying time of between 90 and 120 seconds.

PennDOT line-painting crews use sophisticated equipment that heats the
paint to
about 110 degrees and then sprays the material on the roadway. While the
paint
is still wet, beads made of recycled glass are automatically applied to
provide
reflectivity. PennDOT uses nearly 900,000 pounds of glass beads in
southeastern
Pennsylvania.

On interstates and other limited-access highways, the center or white skip
lines are six-inches wide, while on other state highways the white edge
line as
well as the yellow center line is four-inches wide.

In the Philadelphia region, line painting costs PennDOT about $1.1 million
per
year. This cost includes paint, glass beads, and equipment. PennDOT has two

line painting crews working in the five-county area.

PennDOT urges motorists to use caution, stay at least 100 feet behind an
operating paint truck, and not to drive across freshly painted lines.
Occasionally, motorists cross fresh paint lines which can cause paint to be

splattered on their vehicles. If paint does get on a vehicle, PennDOT
recommends these procedures to remove the water-based, latex paint:

• If the paint is fresh (less than a few hours), wash the painted area with
a
high-pressure hose located at most commercial car-washes;
• Motorists can also use a commercial latex paint remover, which is
available
at most hardware stores; and
• If the paint has hardened for more than a few hours, saturate a rag, or
preferably cheese-cloth with denatured alcohol, and hold, do not rub the
spots,
then wash the area with a high-pressure hose.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow Local PennDOT
Information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
department on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at
www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Charles Metzger, 610-205-6801

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