All streets constructed in Adams Township shall comply with the standards hereinafter set forth in §
164-8.
Streets shall be constructed as follows:
A. Seven inches of No. 4 limestone or air-cooled blast
furnace slag base course compacted to 95% maximum density with a three-and-one-half-inch
crown at center line.
B. Three inches of No. 2A limestone or air-cooled blast
furnace slag base course compacted to 95% maximum density with a three-and-one-half-inch
crown at center line.
C. Three-inch I.D.-2 binder.
D. One-inch I.D.-2 wearing surface applied at time of
initial paving.
E. Paving shall have a three-and-one-half-inch crown
at center line.
F. One-inch I.D.-2 wearing surface applied as final wearing
course to be applied in 24 months at 80% completion of building activity,
whichever occurs first.
G. Road under drain shall be on both sides of the road.
Under drain shall be in a trench 18 inches deep by 12 inches wide.
Four-inch under drain piping shall be placed on two inches of 2B aggregate
and the remaining trench filled to subgrade with 2B aggregate.
H. Wedge curb shall be six inches high by six inches
on back face and 18 inches on front face.
I. The developer shall provide for random on-site sampling
and testing of base and paving materials for each maximum 500 tons
of material when requested by Adams Township. The cost of such sampling
and testing to be done without cost to Adams Township.
J. A six-inch development stormwater drain shall be installed
on the high side of all roads to accommodate house and yard drains.
If storm sewer is located on the high side, house and yard drains
shall be connected to it by using saddle connections. No surface discharge
is permitted.
K. Catch basin frame and grate shall be Nina Model No.
R-3572 or Type M Concrete Top, with bicycle safe grate or equivalent.
L. Precast catch basins must have factory-installed openings
and be one piece construction. No pipe openings may be cut in the
field. Depths over four feet shall have ladder rungs installed on
either side. Weep holes shall be provided, under drain cutout shall
be at appropriate depth so as to provide positive flow into catch
basin.
M. Bottoms of catch basins and manholes shall be cemented
so as to maintain a flow line to encourage self cleaning. All piping
shall be flush with the side walls of catch basins and manholes.
N. Pipes shall be laid true and straight, except as otherwise
approved by the Township.
O. There shall be no more than 400 feet between manholes
and/or catch basins.
P. Minimum pipe size shall be 15 inches, except as otherwise
required.
Q. Head and end walls are required on all pipes. Riprap
shall be installed at all head and end walls as required by engineering
design.
R. Geotextile material shall be required as determined
by the Township Engineer.
All street rights-of-way shall be 50 feet in
width and shall be paved a width of 22 feet in addition; there shall
be a continuous eighteen-inch wedge curb on each side of the street
pursuant to construction detail standards attached hereto and made
a part hereof.