Field Documentation Items

This section supplements Chapter 10, Section 8, of the
Signs and Markings Volume
 of the
Traffic Operations Manual
.
Inspector’s Diary
. Documentation of pavement marking field inspections is important. Inspectors should maintain a daily field diary of information relevant to a pavement marking operation.
The diary is primarily for informal documentation of events as they occur on a job site. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • date
  • roadways striped
  • line types striped
  • start and stop times for striping
  • equipment failures and other problems
  • conversations
  • material manufacturers
  • material quantities
  • material temperature (if necessary)
  • air and pavement temperatures
  • line width and thickness
  • line retroreflectivity.
Contractor Documentation.
 TxDOT requires the pavement marking contractor to produce documentation of certain items. The inspector is usually responsible for obtaining documentation for such items, which include:
  • material invoice (all jobs)
  • material certification (only for special materials that are not currently tested by TxDOT)
  • warranty documentation (only if a warranty is specified in the contract).
Daily Inspection Report.
 Some offices require that inspectors file a formal daily inspection report for each day’s work. See your immediate supervisor for more details. A typical pavement marking inspection report may include:
  • date,
  • maintenance section
  • supervisor’s signature
  • inspector’s signature
  • roadways inspected
  • all required documentation
  • pay quantities
  • inspection findings
  • immediate action taken
  • future action needed
  • comments.