The Parking and Highway Improvement (C-32) Examination is divided into six major sections:
1. Planning and Estimating (29%)
• Evaluating project sites
• Reading plans and specifications
• Estimating materials and equipment
• Estimating time and labor
• Project coordination
• Weather evaluation

2. Surface Coatings (13%)
• Mix design
• Surface preparation
• Surface coating application

3. Striping, Pavement Markers, Wheel Stops, and Other Accessories and Equipment (18%)
• Layout
• Removal of obsolete markings
• Pavement and marker application
• Speed bumps, wheel stops, signage, and accessories

4. Special Applications (5%)
• Game courts
• Airports and heliports
• Warehouses and factories

5. Incidental Pavement Repair (6%)
• Pavement failure evaluation and repair planning
• Pavement removal and replacement

6. Safety (29%)
• Traffic control
• Personnel and job site safety
• Environmental safety
• Cal/OSHA safety requirements

*Percentages are approximate*

The Parking and Highway Improvement Manual briefly covers the major topics of the State exam including Traffic Control, Asphalt,  Pavement Structure and Repair, Pavement Markers, Traffic Stripes and Pavement Markings, Airport Markings, Parking Area Design, and Accessible Parking. The Parking and Highway Improvement Manual also contains the Health and Safety Orders and Parking and Highway Improvement Review Questions.

The Math Review Lecture explains the math formulas in the first part of the Parking and Highway Improvement Manual. The Health and Safety Lecture covers the Health and Safety Orders at the end of the Parking and Highway Improvement manual.

Please be sure that you study all of the practice exams. It is important to read and understand each question, and read every word of the explanations. It is necessary to learn the principles behind the question because the State’s questions may be worded differently.

The C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement Contractor’s Computer-Assisted Practice Tests are supplied on a computer disk which will load a software program on the student’s computer. The program presents questions one at a time, automatically scores the exam, presents the student with a grade, and lists each question answered incorrectly along with the correct answer.

Student’s enrolled in the Exam Review will receive:

• Parking and Highway Improvement (“C-32”) Manual
• Audio/Video Lectures:
  • Math Review
  • Health and Safety
• Parking and Highway Improvement Practice Exams:
  • C-32 Test 1
  • C-32 Test 2
  • C-32 Update
  • Health and Safety
• C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement Contractor’s Computer-Assisted Practice Tests