In your email dated 10/23/2017, you mentioned that TAPE worked well on Longitudinal Lines. Uneasy is not an engineering term. It needs to be supported by facts. You have used TAPE in D7 and no failure on Longitudinal Stripes. You have used it on Transverse Stripes and you are not supposed to and it failed. Please reference #4 for more details.
We have four Tape supplier in California and the TAPE Dispenser is never an issue. The Dispenser is provided by the manufactures.
Doubling the COZEEP Cost from $100 K to $200 should not be an issue with a multimillion-dollar contract
Yes, HQ has done the Life cost Estimate for an 8 year period and the TAPE is much cheaper. We have even contacted several Dot’s and the Table below shows the States that use TAPE. Some of these States have been using it for over 12 Years.
After 6 years Maintenance …show more content…
When using Thermoplastic a Lane Closure is required every 2-3 year to scrape it off. Tape it takes over 6 years. Improving on Safety & Sustainability. Using Thermoplastic Is not considered in alignment with our Safety & Sustainability when you can use a long-term solution that minimizes lane closure and longevity lie TAPE.
TAPE is the perfect solution for such a case. The shear stress applies only to Transverse Stripes and not longitudinal Stripes.
Shear Stress is only applicable when you hit the TAPE Stripe at a 90 DEG Angle. Otherwise, it does not exist. Why the 4 TAPE Manufacturers are giving us 4-6 years warranty on Longitudinal Lines. They are not in the business to lose.
Reference #4. TAPE is not an unknown. Caltrans has been using TAPE for the past 4 years. We have a Total of 34 Projects statewide using about 300 line miles of TAPE. It is being used by over 23 DOTs with complete satisfaction. I can share all the emails and the contact people. But the main problem here is “D7 design engineers are uneasy using
We have four Tape supplier in California and the TAPE Dispenser is never an issue. The Dispenser is provided by the manufactures.
Doubling the COZEEP Cost from $100 K to $200 should not be an issue with a multimillion-dollar contract
Yes, HQ has done the Life cost Estimate for an 8 year period and the TAPE is much cheaper. We have even contacted several Dot’s and the Table below shows the States that use TAPE. Some of these States have been using it for over 12 Years.
After 6 years Maintenance …show more content…
When using Thermoplastic a Lane Closure is required every 2-3 year to scrape it off. Tape it takes over 6 years. Improving on Safety & Sustainability. Using Thermoplastic Is not considered in alignment with our Safety & Sustainability when you can use a long-term solution that minimizes lane closure and longevity lie TAPE.
TAPE is the perfect solution for such a case. The shear stress applies only to Transverse Stripes and not longitudinal Stripes.
Shear Stress is only applicable when you hit the TAPE Stripe at a 90 DEG Angle. Otherwise, it does not exist. Why the 4 TAPE Manufacturers are giving us 4-6 years warranty on Longitudinal Lines. They are not in the business to lose.
Reference #4. TAPE is not an unknown. Caltrans has been using TAPE for the past 4 years. We have a Total of 34 Projects statewide using about 300 line miles of TAPE. It is being used by over 23 DOTs with complete satisfaction. I can share all the emails and the contact people. But the main problem here is “D7 design engineers are uneasy using