A.
The contractor shall construct a two-course bituminous
concrete pavement laid to conform to the required grade, thickness and cross
section shown on the plans and specifications.
B.
Materials and method of construction shall conform to
Section 401 of the current Standard Specifications of the New York State Department
of Transportation.
C.
After the initial paving course has been thoroughly cleaned
of all foreign material, an asphaltic-concrete binder course shall be uniformly
spread by a self-propelled mechanical spreader with tamping bars and heating
unit to a sufficient depth as to provide a finished compacted thickness after
rolling thoroughly with a ten-ton roller.
D.
After the binder course has been completed and thoroughly
cleaned of foreign material and a tack coat of asphalt emulsion applied to
the surface at the rate of 0.1 to 0.2 gallon per square yard, in the event
that the binder course has been subject to traffic for an extended period
of time, a final wearing course of fine asphaltic concrete shall be uniformly
spread by a self-propelled mechanical spreader equipped with tamping bars
and heating unit and in sufficient depth as to provide the required finished
compacted thickness after rolling thoroughly with a two- or three-wheel tandem
roller weighing approximately 10 tons.
E.
Extreme care shall be exercised in the placing of bituminous
concrete to ensure that all longitudinal joints shall be lapped in the placing
of adjoining strips and that all lateral joints are trimmed before continuing
with the placing of additional materials on that strip.
A.
The contractor shall construct bituminous surface treatment
(shoulder treatment) as specified in approved plans and meeting the requirements
of Section 410-3.02 of the current Standard Specifications of the New York
State Department of Transportation.
B.
Shoulders of highway with bituminous macadam pavement
shall be treated with additional surface treatment for surface texture and
color contrast meeting the requirements of Section 410-3.04 of the current
Standard Specifications of the New York State Department of Transportation.
