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One company is the sole US-based manufacturer of yellow paint used for roads
Yellow traffic lines are painted on the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles. (Gary Leonard/Getty Images)
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:29am
Michigan pigment maker could benefit from highway bill provision
A Michigan manufacturer stands to become the U.S. government’s preferred supplier of yellow pigment used in road and highway markings across the country if a provision in the House’s sweeping surface transportation reauthorization bill becomes law. Section 1328 — on page 270 of the 1,005-page text released Sunday — would require the Transportation secretary to […]
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