Blyncsy to Release Map of U.S. 35+ MPH Roadway System featuring FHWA Retroreflectivity Minimum Standards
Blyncsy to Release Map of U.S. 35+ MPH Roadway System featuring FHWA Retroreflectivity Minimum Standards Press Release May 7, 2024 Salt Lake City, Utah – Blyncsy, a Bentley Systems company, has released a public map of United States public roads rated at 35 miles per hour and faster, along with paint retroreflectivity scores for roads within all 50 state capitals. This new tool is available to support all state and local departments of transportation as they prepare to meet new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) minimum levels of retroreflectivity for pavement markings, which goes into effect in 2026. Using its nationwide network of crowdsourced imagery and AI, Blyncsy was able to capture over 3,200 centerline miles of paint retroreflectivity detections in just four days. In 2022, the FHWA released a final rule to update the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) that establishes minimum retroreflectivity levels for longitudinal pavement markings on all roads open to public travel with speed limits of 35 mph or greater. The final rule requires applicable agencies or officials to implement a method for maintaining pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above minimum levels. States and counties must adopt a method for maintaining pavement marking retroreflectivity by