When the markings are placed on the grass, they disappear quickly and the utility is obligated to remark if the excavation has not been completed. If the excavator hits a buried utility because it ...

Earlier this month, Councilman David Greenfield (D–Midwood) proposed the legislation that would require city workers to paint markings to the left and right of all 109,800 hydrants in the five ...

January 9, 2012 / 10:54 PM CST / CBS Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It's not a graffiti problem, but some people are tired of seeing paint markings all over their city's streets and sidewalks.

Are Painted Tree Markings Universal in the Forest? Not really. “Basically, there aren’t any hard and fast standardizations for the use of marking paint in forestry,” Evans says.

Some 60 percent of the nation's roads are marked with paint, and study co-author Dr. Joseph Hummer says the "retroreflectivity values" of such markings are higher in the direction of the striping.

On Dec. 8, Councilman David Greenfield (D–Midwood) proposed the legislation that would require city workers to paint markings to the left and right of all 109,800 hydrants in the five boroughs.