Patent ID: 8486208

Claim:
A method of conveying information from a section of pavement, comprising: applying at least one message conveying the information to a front face of a base substrate layer comprising a cold crack agent, wherein a rear face of the base substrate layer is bonded to a front face of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and wherein a releasable liner is bonded to a rear face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; affixing an upper substrate layer to at least a portion of the front face of the base substrate layer, wherein the upper substrate layer comprises a protective tape on a front face of the upper substrate layer; removing the liner to expose the rear face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; bonding the rear face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a surface of the section of pavement; and removing the protective tape after bonding the rear face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to the surface of the section of pavement, wherein the cold crack agent comprises polyvinyl chloride resin, wherein a thickness of the base substrate layer has a range of about 0.003 inches to 0.004 inches; wherein a thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a range of about 0.002 inches to 0.005 inches; and wherein the upper substrate layer is a clear film having a thickness of about 0.001 inches to 0.007 inches.