Except for emergencies, at least 24 hours before the permittee plans to commence work under an opening permit, the permittee will advise the Engineer, the Road Supervisor or such other official of the Township as may be designated by the Township Committee or Commissioner that the work is to start.
A. 
The work shall be done in an efficient and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the plans and specifications, using proper tools, machinery, materials and manpower to effect a quality and expeditious job. Failure to perform in a manner satisfactory to the Engineer may result in revocation of the permit.
B. 
Except under emergency conditions, the opening work will be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day), when no opening work will be permitted.
The permittee will have a qualified supervisor at the site of the opening work during all working hours.
The Engineer, the Road Supervisor or a Township-authorized representative shall be given access to the construction site during progress of the work in order to observe and inspect the work. All materials, including excavated materials, are subject to inspection and approval by such Township officials. Where the planned opening will be made through, adjacent to or near an existing public utility facility, the permittee shall notify said utility company, whose representative shall be given access to the construction to observe and inspect that portion of the work involving said utility facility.
A. 
The existing pavement, blacktop or concrete, shall be out in a straight line or lines prior to any subsurface excavation, which shall be confined to the area between the cuts. If pavement, curbing, sidewalk or other surface construction becomes damaged, ragged or zigzagged when it comes time to repave or replace the facility, then the edges shall be cut or recut in a straight line or lines to the satisfaction of the Engineer, in general parallel to the lines of the excavated trenches and in a width sufficient to accommodate the entire excavation and to create a smooth finished appearance when the construction is complete.
B. 
When cutting through reinforced concrete pavement, the saw-cutting will be done in such a way as to permit the exposing of existing reinforcement, which is not to be cut but is to be exposed, retained and allowed to project into the excavation at least 18 inches. These exposed bars will later be reformed to tie into the patched concrete.
On banks and slopes of improved or unimproved Township roads or grass-planted areas, the topsoil shall be saved and carefully replaced to a four-inch depth after the opening has been refilled and resettled. The topsoil shall be raked evenly and shall have ryegrass seed, other acceptable grass seed or approved sod placed thereon. The permittee will be responsible for turf growth through two mowings. If insufficient topsoil is available from the excavation, then the permittee will bring new topsoil in and place same as required above.
After the required work or construction has been completed in the open excavation, the backfilling shall be done, using excavated material if acceptable to the Engineer, or, if excavated material is unacceptable, using imported clean shale, bank-run gravel, quarry blend stone or other acceptable material. In placing backfill, the permittee or his contractor shall use a mechanical or vibrating tamping device or machine, placing fill in six-inch to ten-inch compacted lifts as directed by the Engineer.
On unimproved (unpaved) roads and shoulders, the backfill shall be brought up to within seven inches, after compaction, of the existing surface grade. There shall then be placed five inches of two-and-one-half-inch crushed stone ballast, which shall be bound on top only with Grade B screenings or bank-run gravel, quarry blend stone or slag and shall be thoroughly compacted. The remaining two inches shall be three-fourths-inch crushed stone, quarry blended, with sufficient fines to make a tight, stable surface.
On improved (bituminous pavement) roads, the backfill shall be brought up to a level relative to the original pavement, where a proper base and bituminous pavement can be constructed.
Where shoulders are unimproved, backfilling and surface repairs shall be as specified for unimproved roads in § 303-20 above. Where shoulders are of bituminous pavement, the provisions of § 303-21 above shall apply.
Where the opening involves cutting through existing curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways and any other surface structures, the permittee or his contractor shall rebuild or replace such surface structures, as closely as possible duplicating the original as to dimensions, grade, appearance and materials. Curbs and gutters shall be reconstructed of State Highway Class B concrete. Sidewalks, concrete aprons and other miscellaneous structures shall be reconstructed of State Highway Class C concrete or superior.
Any existing subsurface pipes, utility lines, drains, foundations, abutments, inlets or other structures that may be disturbed, damaged or removed during the necessary opening work are to be replaced, reconstructed or repaired under the direction of the Engineer and the appropriate officials of the utility company whose facility may be involved. Such replacement, reconstruction or repair shall be made using materials, methods and standards of workmanship at least equal to those of the existing feature or, in the case of a public utility facility, to the standards imposed by said utility. Caution and care shall be exercised by the permittee not to disturb such existing structures or facilities exposed by the opening and found to be in or adjacent to the opening.
Pending the actual repaving or reconstruction operations stated above, the permittee or his contractor shall provide a temporary pavement or surface over the compacted refilled opening, of such material as shall be directed by the Engineer. The contractor shall maintain, refill and temporarily repave said surface from time to time as may be required by the Engineer or Road Supervisor until a permanent pavement has been constructed, to provide a properly graded traveling surface. Where a bituminous concrete temporary pavement is indicated and warranted as determined by the Engineer, such temporary pavement shall be constructed two inches thick of Type SM bituminous concrete or equivalent material approved by the Engineer.
In cases where it becomes necessary to resort to tunneling operations to accomplish the opening work in a most practical way, then the backfill in such tunnel shall be rammed soil composed of a mixture by volume of one part cement to six parts of aggregate material such as sand or three-fourths-inch quarry blend stone. Tunneling shall be permitted only with the approval of the Engineer and when the need for tunneling is indicated on the application for the permit. Jacking or drilling is not considered to be tunneling.
Jacking and drilling will be permitted when the need is indicated on the application for the permit and when other existing structures or utilities will not be disturbed or damaged thereby.
No blasting shall be allowed unless approved by the Engineer. Blasting work shall be done only by an experienced and, where required, licensed dynamiter, and only after all required safety precautions have been taken and other necessary permits, if any, obtained.
The permittee or his contractor shall remove all surplus or unusable fill, debris and other materials from the job site at his own expense. The area shall be left cleaned up at the end of the work, to the satisfaction of the Engineer or Road Supervisor. Machinery, vehicles and tools of the contractor shall be promptly removed from the job site when the work has been completed.