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C32
– Parking and Highway Improvement Contractor
A parking and highway
improvement contractor applies and installs protective coatings,
vehicle stops, guard rails and mechanical devices, directional lines,
buttons, markers, signs and arrows on the horizontal surface of any
game court, parking facility, airport, highway or roadway constructed
of concrete, asphalt or similar material. This classification includes
the surface preparatory work necessary for the application of
protective coatings but does not include the re-paving of these
surfaces.
The Parking and
Highway Improvement (C-32) examination is divided into six major
sections. These sections are:
1. Surface
Coatings (30%)
- Evaluate
weather and mix design
- Prepare areas
for surface coatings
- Apply surface
coatings
2. Planning
and Estimating (21%)
- Evaluate
project site
- Read plans and
specifications
- Estimate
material and equipment
- Estimate time
and labor
- Contact
authorizing agency
3. Striping
and Pavement Markers (19%)
- Evaluate
weather conditions
- Layout striping
and pavement marker patterns
- Remove
conflicting striping and pavement markers and clean area
- Apply striping
and pavement markers
4. Job
Safety and Traffic Control (18%)
- Design traffic
control plan
- Install and
remove traffic control
- Protect public
from safety hazards
- Identify and
correct unsafe working conditions
5. Special
Applications (6%)
- Apply game
court surface coatings and striping
- Apply
airport/heliport surface coatings and striping
- Install speed
bumps, wheel stops, guardrail, attenuators, parking control gates, etc.
6.
Incidental Pavement Repair (6%)
- Evaluate cause
of pavement failure
- Remove and
replace damaged pavement
*Percentages
are approximate*
The following
questions are typical of the types of items that are on the
examination. The correct answer is highlighted.
1. During a
seal coat job, what should a contractor do if rain is approaching?
a. Add less water
to the mixture.
b. Add more latex
to the mixture.
c. Stop applying seal coat.
d. Speed up the
job.
2. A gallon
of striping paint covers 125 square feet. How many lineal feet of
4” wide striping will it cover?
a. 42 ft.
b. 250 ft.
c. 375 ft.
d. 500 ft.
3. Highway
construction area signs shall be installed at locations decided by
which of the following?
a. the C-32
contractor
b. the design
engineer
c. federal
guidelines
d. Caltrans Manual of
Traffic Control
*All
questions are written and reviewed by licensed contractors who are
actively working in the field*
Advisory
Circular (150/5340-1H),
“Standards
for Airport Markings.”
Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration,
3341 Q 75th Avenue,
Landover, MD 20785.
(301) 322-4961
FAX: (301) 386-5394.
INTERNET: www.faa.gov
Asphalt Surface
Treatments – Specifications and Construction Techniques.
Educational
Series ES-11 and ES-12.
The Asphalt Institute,
Research Park Drive,
P.O. Box 14052,
Lexington, KY 40512-4052.
(859) 288-4960
FAX: (859) 288-4999.
INTERNET: www.asphaltinstitute.org
Cal/OSHA State
of California Construction Safety Orders.
California Code
of Regulations, Title 8,
Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4,
Barclays Law Publishers,
P.O. Box 95767,
Chicago, IL 60694.
(800) 888-3600
FAX: (415) 732-8875.
OR
Building News,
Inc.
1612 S. Clementine Street,
Anaheim, CA 92802.
(800) 873-6397.
FAX: (714) 535-8078.
INTERNET: ccr.oal.ca.gov
or www.bni-books.com
California
Disabled Accessibility Guide Book.
Michael Gibbons
and National Access Consultants.
Builder’s Book, Inc.,
8001 Canoga Avenue,
Canoga Park, CA 91304.
(800) 273-7375
FAX: (818) 887-7990.
INTERNET: www.buildersbooks.com
Manual of
Traffic Controls for Construction and Maintenance Work Zones, State of
California Department of Transportation.
CALTRANS.
Division of Procurement and Contracts Warehouse,
1900 Royal Oaks Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95815.
(916) 654-2852.
FAX: (916) 324-8997.
OR
Building News,
Inc.,
1612 S. Clementine Street,
Anaheim, CA 92802.
(800) 873-6397
FAX: (714) 535-8078.
INTERNET: www.dot.ca.gov
or www.bni-books.com
Standard Plans,
State of California Department of Transportation.
CALTRANS.
Division of Procurement and Contracts Warehouse,
1900 Royal Oaks Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95815.
(916) 654-2852
FAX: (916) 324-8997.
INTERNET: www.dot.ca.gov
Standard
Specifications, State of California Department of Transportation.
CALTRANS.
Division of Procurement and Contracts Warehouse,
1900 Royal Oaks Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 654-2852
FAX: (916) 324-8997.
INTERNET: www.dot.ca.gov
Work Area
Traffic Control Handbook.
Building News,
Inc.
1612 S. Clementine Street,
Anaheim, CA 92802.
(800) 873-6397
FAX: (714) 535-8078.
INTERNET: www.bni-books.com
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