a base line width 909 a plurality of pavement markers 100 are embedded into the base line 906 at intervals 912 the interval 912 may be for example 30 inches 24 inches or other distances as may be desired the base line width 909 may be four inches or some other width as desired the base line 906 may be any commercially available preferably thermoplastic highway marking material such as tuffline alkyd or ecotherm alkyd available from crown technology llc in woodbury ga the base line 906 may be applied at a thickness of for example 0 10 to 0 11 inches referring now to fig1 12 shown are side elevational schematic views of the method of forming the base line 906 and dispensing the pavement markers 100 carrier 1000 comprises a commercially available single vehicle such as a truck manufactured by mark rite lines in billings mont model 4 4000 dp that is advanced along the highway surface 903 in the direction as indicated by arrow 1003 a liquid applicator 1006 having a spray head 1009 is mounted to the carrier 1000 as the carrier 1003 advances the liquid applicator 1006 applies thermoplastic paint 1012 to the highway surface 903 through the spray head 1009 the thermoplastic paint 1012 comprises thermoplastic pavement marking material that has been heated to a molten state at between 400 and 425 degrees fahrenheit it is understood that different paint materials may require different application temperatures furthermore although the term u201c paint u201d is used u201c paint u201d is understood herein to refer to any type of pavement marking material.