C-32 – 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*