SERVICES

From highway striping to marker removal and placement, PMI handles all your pavement marking needs. Contact us today for more information about any of our striping, marking removal and marker placement services.

Traffic Control

PMI is the only Arizona striping contractor capable of providing its own traffic control for striping operations, which provides our customers with one less phone call to make. PMI has ATSSA certified flaggers on its team, and crash attenuator trucks in its fleet. We are also equipped with required signage and sign stands.

Striping

PMI offers several choices in striping. Each has different features and considerations. The following table compares the various pavement marking methods available.

Pavement Marking Methods
low high	Price	Durability (Desert)	Durability (Snowplow)*
	Paint	Paint	Paint
	Thermoplastic	Epoxy	Tape
	Epoxy	Thermoplastic	Thermoplastic
	Tape	Tape	Epoxy
	Inlaid Markings	Inlaid Markings	Inlaid Markings
* Epoxy is a durable and low-profile pavement marking. PMI can also inlay materials into the surface which will dramatically improve durability.
Raised/recessed pavement markers and profile markings enhance traffic lane delineation in all situations, but especially in wet weather.

Waterborne Paint

Waterborne paint with glass beads is the most common and economical pavement marking application. The glass beads, applied immediately after the paint is sprayed, provide the motoring public with nighttime reflectivity. Paint is typically applied at 10-15 mils wet film thickness.

Thermoplastic

Thermoplastic with glass beads is a more durable pavement marking material, designed to last longer than paint. It is applied at temperatures in excess of 400 degrees F, and thicker than paint (typically between 60 and 90 mils), and can be either sprayed or extruded onto the pavement surface. Thermoplastic is more expensive than paint to apply, but less expensive than epoxy.

Epoxy

Epoxy with glass beads is a durable pavement marking material, designed for use in the higher elevations of Arizona (above 4,000 feet), to withstand the damage caused by snowplows. Epoxy is a two-part system, with two parts resin and one part of hardener, mixed together under high pressure and then sprayed. Epoxy is the most expensive, but most durable of the pavement markings applied by PMI. Epoxy is a low-profile pavement marking (typically 15-25 mils thick). The material durability, combined with a low-profie application, provides a pavement marking more likely to withstand the damage caused by snow plows.

Tape

PMI installs the full range of the industry's preformed pavement marking tape. Tape is a durable material used in legends, crosswalks, symbols, and in some lane line applications that require a highly durable/highly reflective, low maintenance application.

Raised/Recessed Marker Placement

Markers are applied to the roadway surface to enhance reflectivity, particularly at night and in wet road conditions. Markers are applied to the surface with a bituminous adhesive, and may be surface mounted or recessed in areas where snowplows are used. Recessed slots are cut into the roadway, using PMI's state of the art truck mounted grinding/vacuum system. PMI is the only Arizona striping contractor that installs markers without placing its employees on the roadway. This is a safer and quicker method of marker installation.

Stripe and Marker Removal

Existing pavement markings may require removal if the roadway design is changed (adding a lane), or to establish a detour through a work zone. PMI is equipped to perform striping obliteration by either grinding or water blasting the existing striping. A water blaster is used in applications where concerns about protecting the roadway exist, as this removal method minimizes surface scarring. PMI's water blaster is equipped with a dual head removal system that increases productivity and reduces time on the road. It also has a vacuum recovery system that separates the debris removed from the roadway from the water and allows the surface to be ready to stripe shortly after removal. In addition to reducing project costs for the owner, this also improves the surface to be restriped by removing debris and film.

Inlaid Markings

PMI has the ability to place pavement marking materials below the road surface. This is accomplished by grinding the surface of the roadway to the desired depth, and then installing the markings in the recessed groove. Any of PMI's pavement markings can be inlaid.