RepUblic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

• OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila

07 January 1998

DEPARTMENT ORDER )
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NO. 64__
Series of 1998
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SUBJECT: Revised DPWH Standard Speciftcation

for Item 606 - Pavement Markings

In view of the unavailability of raw materials (natural resin) for pavement

marking paint in the market, the existing standard specifications for pavement markings
under Item 606 of the DPWH Standard Specifications for Highways, Bridges and
Airports, 1988, Volume IT are hereby revised to suit the present condition.

As such, it is hereby directed that the attached Revised Standard Specifications

for Pavement Markings (Item 606) shall be adopted effective immediately. In no case
should any pavement marking paint be used in the project without conforming to the
material requirements as prescribed herein.

For strict compliance.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Attachment: As stated.

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606.1 - Description

This item shall consist of placing markings on the finished

pavement. The work shall include the furnishing of premixed
r'eflectorized traffic paint or thermoplastic reflectorized
pavement marking paint, whichever is called for in the Contract,
sampling and packing, preparing the surface, and applying the
paint to the pavement surface, all in accordance with this
Specification.

The paint shall be applied to the size, shape and location

of the marl~ings shm~1n on the Plans, or as required by the
Engineer.

606.2 - Premixed Reflectorized Traffic Paints

Premixed reflectorized traffic paint is a paint in which the

glass beads are mixed in the paint during the process of
manufact·ure, so that upon application and drying the paint line
is capable of retroreflection of the light beams.

Premixed reflectorized traffic paints which are available in

both white and yellow are paints that provide reflective marking
fOl-' concret,e, bituminous, bricks or stone surface of highways,
bridges, tunnels. streets, parking lots and airports.

BeB.2.1 Classification

Premixed reflectorized traffic paint shall be

classified according to the following types based on the
vehicles used:

Type I - Alkyd
Type II - Chlorinated Rubber lHkyd

seS.2.2 Haterial Requirements

The paint shall consist of pigments, vehicles and

glass beads so combined as to produce a paint that will
conform to the following requirements.

a. Condition in container - The packaged material shall

be free from lwnps and mixed readily to a smooth
homogenous state.
b. Skinning The packaged material shall not skin
within 48 hours in a 3/4 filled, tightly closed
container.
c. Appearance of Dried Film - The paint film shall dry
to a smooth uniform finish.
 d. Flexibility The dried paint film shall not show
cracking or flaking after being bent about 180
degrees over a 12.7 mm mandrel.
e. Resistance to Water - The dried paint film shall not
show blist,ering, peeling, "I'lrinkling
and discoloration
when immersed in water for 18 hours.
f. The paint shall also conform t,o the physical
properties specified in Table 1.

Table 1 - Physical Properties

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: Type I and Type II :
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: : Minimum : Maximum :
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: S1=leclf1c~ (11 fi\ri t-1r
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: Dr--yingTime, No Pick UP. : : :
: minutes : : 4(:\ :
Consistency (Kreb Units) : : :
at 20 C l 65 : 95 :
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g. Premixed reflectorized traffic paint composition

shall conform to the requirementB given in Table 2.

Table 2 - Composition Requirements

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lTotal Dry Solids. I I I

: percent by weight 60 60 :
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:Tit-anium Dioxide, Rutile I I I

: percent by weight 16.0 16.0 : :

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; h:,,:'" ~'Jei~1ht
:r;'erc:ent 12.0 1:2.0 : :
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tExtenders~ percent by wt~ }: t

White 13.0: 13.0

Yellm~7 : 17.0 17.0 i :

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percent by weight 40: : 41 :

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:81a88 Beads. percent I
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: t:IY weight 31.0 I

I 35.0 31. Q.\ 35.0.\
h. Glass SI>heY'es OY' Beads RequirementB

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t.y: The amount of glass be.':l.ds to \)e mixed with
the pa.int shall be 5~~H) gr'3.IflS l)er Ii tr'e of
paint.

Beads Diameter: The percentage of beads that will

pass thr'ough the US Standard Sieves
shall be as follows:

:3ie\i'"e No. Percent Passing

70 (212 - um) 100 percent

8(1 (186 - um) 85 - lQ)(1 percent
140 (106 - um) 15 - 55 percent
23el ( 63 - um) 0 - 10 percent

Index of Refraction: The index of refraction of the

beads shall be within the range
of 1.50 to 1.60 when tested by
the liquid immersion method at
2~3 °C~..

Appear'ance: The glass beads shall be transparent,

colorless and the sum of particles that
are fused, plane, angular and colored
and contains bubble shall not exceed 2e.l
percent.

6(!J6.2_3 C-cmstruction Requirelllents

The painting ()f lane markers and traffic strips

shall include the cleaning of t,he pavement surfaces, the
application, protection and drying of the paint coatings,
the protection of the pedestrians, vehicular or other
traffic, the protection of all parts of the road
structure and its appurtenances against disfigurement by
spatters. splashes or smirches of paints or of paint
materials, and the supplying of all tools, labor and
traffic paint necessary for the entire vwrk.

The paint. shall not be appl ied during rain or wet

weather or when the air is misty, or when in the opinion
of the Engineer. conditions are unfavorable for the work.
Paint shall not he aJ;:·plied
upon damp pavement surfaces,
or upon pavement which has absorbed sufficient water and
,-,.~intense heat due to sunlight to cause the paint to
blister and produce a porous film of paint.
 The application of paint 13113.11 preferably be carried
out by a machine specially malle for this purpose but
whel"-e brushes ar-e used, only rc-und or- oval brushes not
exceeding 100 mm in ~"idth ~~7illbe permitted. The paint
shall be so applied as to produc~ a uniform, even coating
in close cont·act with the surfac,' being painted.

Traffic paint sliall be appl ied to the pavement, at

the rate of 0.33 l/m':'and shall "iry sufficiently to be
free from cracking- in from 15 to ;3(1 minutes.

All markings shall present a clean cut, uniform and

workmanlike appearance. Markings that fail to have a
uniform, satisfactor37 appearance either by day or night,
shall be corrected by the Con'~ractor in a manner
acceptable to the Engineer and at no cost to the
Government.

666.2.4 Sampling

The paint shall be sampled in ac:c orclance ~.,

ith PNS
484/1S0 1512 or other Philippine Standard Method of
Sampling Paints and Varnishes.

666.2.5 Test Hethods

The paints shall be tested in accordance wi t,h the

methods specified in PNS 461 or othel" Philippine Standard
Method of Tests for Paints and Varnishes.

6@6. 2_ 6 Packing ~ Packaging and Harki.ng

The paints shall be packed, packaged and marked in

accordance with PNS 140.

606.3 Reflectorized Thermoplastic Pavement Markings

Reflectorized Thermoplastic Paint shall conform to the DPWH

Specification for Reflect,orized Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
per D.O. 202. Series of 1992 dated November 1992.

The materials shall be sampled, tested, packed and labelled

according to the requirements of Nos. 5. 6 and 7 of the
afarecited DPWH specification.
606_4 Method o£ Measurement

the quantity of pavement markings to be paid for shall

either be the length as ShO\,\7):1 on the f'lans of painted traffic
line of the stated widt,h or the area uB Show11 on the plans of
symbols, lettering, hatchings. and the like. completed and
accepted. Separate items shall be provided for premixed
reflectorized traffic paint and reflectorized thermoplastic
pavement markings.

606_5 Basis of Payment

The quantities measured as determined in subsection 606.4.

Hethod e,f Heasurement. shall be paid for at the appropriate
contract unit price fo:r'the Pay Items shown in the Bid Schedule
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price and payment shall constitute full compensation for
furnishing and placing all materials. sampling and packing. for
the preparation of t·he Burface. and for all labor. equipment.
tools and incidentals necessary to complete the Item.

Payment will be made under:

Pay Item Number Description Unit of Measurement

606 (1) Pavement Markings Square Meter

(Premixed Reflectorizedl

606 (2) Pavement Markings Square Meter

(Reflectorized Thermoplastic)
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iSection 606.1 iThe work shall include the furnishing :The work shall include the furnishing of premixed:
;- Description iof non-reflective or reflective :reflectorized traffic paints or therloplastic :
: :pavelent larking paint, whichever Is :reflectorized pavelent larking paint, whichever i
:called for in the Contract, Balpl1ng :1s called for in the Contract, saapling and :
land packing, preparing the surface, and :packing, preparing the surface, and applying the
:applying the paint to the pavement :paint to the pavellentsurface, all in accordance
:surface, all in accordance with this :with this Specification.
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iSectio!l606.2 :Co.position of Pavement Marking Paint :A. COlposition of Premixed Reflectorized Traffic
i- Material : : Paints
: Requirements : Composition of Solvent :
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Material : Composition by :---------------------------------- :

: : Volume (% l: : Requirelenh :
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:Raw Tung Oil : 15% : Paint : Type I : Type II :
:Normal Butyl Alcohol 17% : COlposition :---------- ~---------------:
:Acetone cp (dimethyl i :Hinilul:Kaxill\um:Hinilul:KaxiIUl:
: Ketone} 34X :------~-----------f-------~-------f-------~-------:
:Denatured Alcohol : :::::
: (Formula He·, U 34X :Total I1rySolids, : : : : :
:----------------------------------------; percent by weight: 60: : 60: :
:The alcohol and acetone shall first be :------------------f-------f-------f-------~-------:
:.ixed then the oil added to form a clear:Titanium Dioxide, : : : : :
isolution at 21 C. : Rutile percent by: : : : :
: : weight : 16.0: : 16.0: :
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, COlposition M Paint :Mediul\!Chrome : : : : :
:----------------------------------------: Yellow, percent: : : : :
: Material : Composition by : by weight : 12.0: : 12.0: :
: : Weight iX} :------------------t-------~-------t-------~-------:
: -----------------,----------:Extenders, percent: : : : :
: Color : White : Yellow: by weight·. : : : : :
:----------------------------------------: White : : 13.0: : 13.0:
iPigment :42 - 45%: 23% : Yellow : : 11.0: : 17.0:
:Vehicle :55 - 58%: 77% :------------------t-------~-------t-------t-------:
:----------------------------------------:Non-volatile : : : : :
: : Content (based £In: :::
: : the vehicle): ::
: COllpositionof Pigment : percent by weight; 4~.0 : 41.0 :
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: Material : Composition by :G1a88 Beads, : : : : :
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: Weight CP : percent by weight: 3Ui: 35.0 : 31.0: 35.0 i,
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: Color : White : Yellow: :

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:Tetanil.lll
dioxide :
I (anatasel ASiM D476: 1~0% :
:Mediullchrome yellow : 66% :
:Para toner ilightl CP: NQte I :
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: CQllpositionQf Vehicle: Physical Properties ,

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1 Material : COff{I{O}sitirm
by : : Type I and Type II :
1 1 Weight (Xl : Properties :-----------------------;
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lGull{East Indian DBB 1 l--------------------------t-----------t-----------:
: Boeal : 35 - 31% : :::
:Solvent
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, Specific Gravity : 1.5: t :
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1 lB. Collpositionof Reflectorized Thermoplastic

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: : It shall conforllto DPWH D.O. 2~2, series of

:, i1992 dated Novelber 1992.
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:2nd Paragraph, :Paint shall not be applied upon damp lPaint shall not be applied u~~n damp pavement
12nd Sentence lpavement surfaces, or upon pavement isurfaces, or upon pavement which has absorbed
iwhich has absorbed the 5llfficientto lsufficient water and or intense heat sur to
:cause the paint to blister and produce isunlight to cause the paint to blister and
;a porous film of paint. iproduce a porous film of paint.
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13rd and 4th : The application of paint shall iA. PrellixedReflectorized Traffic Paints.
:ParagraI'h ;preferably be carried out by a machine :
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; :oval brushes not exceeding 10011 in :
:widtb will be permitted. The paint iB. Reflectorised !her~oplaBtic Pavement Markings
i5hall be 50 applied as to produce a :
:uniforll,even coating in close contact: The application properties I~r D.O. 202,
lwith the surface being painted, iSeries of 1992 is different which 5tate5 that~
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: Traffic paint shall applied to the : The laterial shall readily extrude @
:pavelent at the rate of 0.331/12 and ite.perature of 211 t- 1 C, from approved
ishall dry sufficiently to be free from :eguiPient to produce a line 3.2 to 4.8 11m thick
lr.racking-infroll15 to 30 minutes. :wbich sball be r.ontinur.~ls
and unifotll in shape
; ibaving clear and sharp dillensions.
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:: : The material shall not exude fumes which are

:: :toxic, obnoxious or injurious to persons or
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, when heated during applications.
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: : The application of additional glass beads by
: ;drop-in methods shall be at a rate of not less
:than 350 g/L of glass beads having a size range
:for drop-in type. The typical size range of
:spneres of a drop-in type paints is as follows.
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:Passing 850 um ('20) sieve and

:retained on 250 um (.50) sieve,~ 80 - 100
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:uniform and workmanlike appearance. Markings
:that fail to have a uniform, satisfactory
:appearance either by day or night, ehall be
:corrected by the Contractor in a ~anner
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:Govern~ent.
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