This chapter shall be known as the "1993 Highway Construction Specifications of the Town of Sodus, New York."
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Sodus 10-6-1993 (Ch. 72 of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Town Highway Superintendent. The Town Highway Superintendent shall have approval authority over highway construction plans and acceptance of roads as further defined herein. The Town Highway Superintendent may designate a representative, including the Town Engineer, to conduct in his place any or all required reviews, inspections and approvals provided for in this chapter. All references to the "Town Highway Superintendent," therefore, shall be deemed to include the Town Engineer and/or the Superintendent's designated representative.
B.
Approval of plans. Three copies of construction plans shall be submitted for approval by the Town Planning Board and the Town Highway Superintendent. The plans shall include a site plan, street layout, site grading, street center-line alignment, location, profile, drainage layout and details and roadway typical sections. The plans shall have been prepared in accordance with the current Town subdivision regulations,[1] and the constructions specifications and typical sections as contained herein and shall be signed and sealed by a registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor. No construction shall commence until plans have been approved. Nothing herein shall supersede the requirements of Chapter 109, Subdivision of Land, and/or Chapter 135, Zoning.
C.
Notification and commencement.
(1)
The contractor shall notify the Town Highway Superintendent at least 10 days prior to start of any clearing, site grading, drainage work and roadway construction.
(2)
No part of the bituminous pavement shall be constructed until all utilities have been installed and until the subbase has been approved by the Town Highway Superintendent.
D.
Materials and workmanship. All construction materials and workmanship shall be as shown on the approved plans and in accordance with the most recent issue of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Standard Specifications and Addendums, and all materials shall be obtained from approved sources or sources approved in writing by the Town Highway Superintendent prior to construction or incorporation in the work.
E.
Inspection of the work.
(1)
The Town Highway Superintendent will periodically inspect the work during its progression. The Contractor shall be responsible for the survey and stakeout of all streets and facilities and for furnishing and installing all materials and facilities in accordance with the plans and specifications.
(2)
The Town Highway Superintendent shall maintain the right to reject any and all materials not meeting specifications which the contractor desires to incorporate into work.
(3)
The contractor shall notify the Town Highway Superintendent prior to placing subbase material and also prior to placing asphalt concrete. Neither material shall be placed until prior work has been inspected and approved by the Town Highway Superintendent.
(4)
An inspection by the Town Highway Superintendent will be made upon substantial completion of all work. A checklist of items requiring further work will be prepared and submitted to the contractor. Upon completion of the work required by the checklist, a final inspection will be made for the purpose or ascertaining that all work has been completed.
(5)
All inspections by the Town will be made on a timely basis.
F.
As-built drawings. Upon completion of the work, the contractor shall prepare and submit one reproducible copy of as-built drawings to the Town Highway Superintendent and two paper copies to the Town Clerk. The as-built drawing shall show the as constructed roadway center-line elevations, drainage pipe inverts, catch basins inverts on top of grate elevations, underdrain locations and outlet inverts and all field modifications made to the approved plans, including alignment, profiles, pavement, drainage and roadway typical sections.
G.
Acceptance. In addition to the requirements as set forth in Chapter 109, Subdivision of Land, for the acceptance of subdivision improvements, the following conditions shall also apply for acceptance of streets and roads.
(1)
The prospective dedicator shall tender to the Town Attorney the originals of all deeds and easements, along with any necessary subordination or other agreements so as to convey an unencumbered interest in the proposed streets and right-of-way areas to the Town of Sodus, properly signed and acknowledged in recordable form; a signed real property transfer gains tax affidavit (Form TP-584 or acceptable substitute); and a print of the filed subdivision map. The dedicator shall also provide, at the dedicator's expense, either a policy of title insurance naming the Town of Sodus or an attorney's certificate of title certified to the Town of Sodus covering the property interests conveyed, current to the date of recording of the deed and/or easement. The dedicator shall pay all recording fees.
(2)
The prospective dedicator shall provide a maintenance bond for the value of the completed street construction in the amount fixed by resolution of the Town Board. This bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance by the dedicator of any repairs needed to correct or replace any and all damage to said street from the completion of the last building lot on said street, but in no case longer than three years.
(3)
For those streets which are partially completed and for which a performance bond is furnished to assure completion as required in Chapter 109, Subdivision of Land, a maintenance bond shall also be furnished for the value of the completed portion of said street in the amount as fixed by resolution of the Town Board.
A.
Drainage. All grading and construction activities shall be conducted in a manner to ensure satisfactory drainage of surface water at all times. All existing culverts and drainage systems shall be maintained in satisfactory operating condition throughout the course of the work. If it is necessary to interrupt existing surface drainage, sewers or under-drainage, then temporary drainage facilities shall be provided until the permanent drainage facilities are complete and properly functioning.
B.
Access to existing properties. Where new construction is being performed in areas or existing houses, continuous access to and into driveways shall be provided, and the travel way shall be adequately signed and barricaded to protect the traveling public.
C.
Permits for work within the Town highway right-of-way.
(1)
No work requiring excavation, filling, cutting of pavement, drainage improvements or the installation or maintenance of pipelines or utilities will be permitted within the right-of-way of any Town Highway without the prior written consent of the Town Highway Superintendent and through the issuance of a permit.
(2)
Individuals, corporations or municipal entities seeking such permit approval shall make application in triplicate upon such form as prescribed by the Town. The application shall include plans detailing the proposed work. A performance bond may be required for the satisfactory completion of the proposed work in an amount as determined by the Town Board.
A.
Rough grading of roads.
(1)
All soil, rock and other material shall be removed and utilized or disposed of as required by the plans and specifications. All excavation and embankment work shall be executed to the work and limit lines as shown of the plans. Embankment construction operations shall not be performed from November 1 to April 1 except with written permission of the Town Highway Superintendent.
(2)
All excavation and embankment work shall be in accordance with Section 203 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications. Embankment material shall be natural soil free from excessive moisture, frost, stumps, trees, roots, sod, muck, marl, vegetable matter or other unsuitable materials. Embankment material shall be obtained from approved borrow pits and shall be well graded from fine to coarse with a minimum content of silt.
(3)
Where embankments are to be placed under water only acceptable granular material shall be used. All materials shall be suitable for compaction in layers not exceeding eight inches in thickness and shall remain stable when wet.
(4)
Prior to the commencement of excavation or fill, stripping shall be conducted to remove all topsoil, roots, organic matter, rubbish or other debris for the full width of the road property.
(5)
Usable topsoil from stripping shall be stockpiled for future use in piles at approved locations outside the limits of the road property.
(6)
If there is not sufficient excavated material of a suitable quality at the site to complete the embankment, subgrades, and backfilling to the required lines and grade, the contractor shall borrow the necessary additional materials. The source and acceptability of the borrow material shall be subject to the approval of the Highway Superintendent at all times.
(7)
The contractor shall request the Highway Superintendent's approval of proposed borrow areas at least five days before taking any material from such areas. All test pits, explorations and laboratory tests required by the Highway Superintendent to evaluate the acceptability of borrow shall be done by the contractor at his own expense.
(8)
In general, embankment materials shall be placed in horizontal layers not exceeding eight inches in thickness, measured after compaction, and shall be thoroughly compacted. Stones, if any, shall not exceed six inches in greatest dimension and shall be well distributed through the mass.
(9)
Each layer of embankment material shall be thoroughly tamped or rolled to the required degree of compaction by sheepsfoot or pneumatic rollers, mechanical tampers or vibrators. Successive layers shall not be placed until the layer under construction has been thoroughly compacted.
(10)
Trucks or other heavy equipment shall not be operated over pipelines until a minimum of 36 inches of backfill above the crown of the pipe has been placed and properly compacted.
(11)
Embankments shall have a minimum dry density of 95% of the maximum dry weight density in pounds per cubic foot as determined by the Standard Proctor compaction test.
(12)
All laboratory tests required by the Town Highway Superintendent shall be done by an approved testing laboratory at the contractor's expense. Field density testing with a nuclear density meter shall be performed as directed by the Town Highway Superintendent.
(13)
When the test results indicate that insufficient compaction has been obtained in any layer, the contractor shall take such action as the Highway Superintendent or Town Engineer may direct to modify or alter the moisture content of the soil, to provide additional compaction or otherwise to increase the in-place soil density.
B.
Subgrade. Prior to placement of the gravel subbase course, the roadway subgrade and the ditch backslopes shall be brought to the true grade as indicated in the roadway cross section. After shaping, the roadway subgrade shall be proof rolled with a smooth steel-wheeled roller weighing not less than 10 tons. Any depression shall be filled with suitable gravel materials. Any soft or unsuitable material shall be removed and replaced as directed by the Town Highway Superintendent. The subgrade shall then be reshaped and rerolled until there is no movement under the roller. The Town Highway Superintendent or Town Engineer may, at his option, require the placement of a filter fabric material upon the subgrade surface prior to placement of the gravel subbase in areas of poor subgrade quality.
C.
Trench and culvert excavation.
(1)
All trenching shall be performed in accordance with Section 206 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications and shall consist of the excavation of materials and backfill or disposal of excavated materials required for culverts, pipelines and other minor structures including but not limited to leaching basins, catch basins, field inlets, manholes and drop inlets, underground utilities and service connections.
(2)
All culverts crossing the center line of the roadway shall be of a diameter prescribed by the Town Highway Superintendent, but not less than 12 inches and of a material and thickness approved by the Town Highway Superintendent.
D.
Underdrains. Perforated corrugated pipe underdrains shall be installed as shown in the Town standard roadway sections, as indicated on the approved plans or as designated by the Town Highway Superintendent, using pipe and granular filter material furnished and installed in accordance with Section 605 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications.
E.
Subbase course. A subbase course of the type specified shall be furnished, placed and compacted and fine graded in conformity with the lines, grades and thicknesses as shown in the Town standard roadway sections, or as indicated in the approved plans, and in accordance with Section 304 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications. The type, source, gradation, soundness and plasticity index of the subbase material shall be approved by the Town Highway Superintendent prior to placement of the material.
(1)
Placing and compaction. Prior to placing the subbase course, the finished subgrade surface shall not extend above the design elevation at any location. Subbase material shall be spread on the grade by a procedure that minimizes particle segregation. Compaction of any subbase course lift shall not lag spreading operations by more than 500 linear feet. The depth of loose spread lifts shall not exceed those permitted by the type and classification of compactor utilized, and all compaction details shall be in accordance with Section 203-3.12, Compaction. The minimum loose lift thickness of subbase materials shall be 1.5 times the maximum particle size of the material being placed. The minimum thickness of the upper course of a two-course subbase shall be four inches.
(2)
Traffic and contamination. No highway or construction equipment traffic shall be permitted over the final construction of the overlying course at that location. Prior to final finishing of the course, however, traffic over the course may be permitted at locations designated by and under such restrictions as may be imposed by the Town. In locations where permission is given to route construction equipment over the subbase course, the contractor shall place the course to not less than two inches above the design subbase course grade, to form a temporary protective layer. After traffic in these locations has been terminated, the protective layer shall be removed and the surface of the course fine-graded to the proper grade as specified in Section 304-3.04. Contamination of the subbase course with any deleterious material such as silt, clay, mud or organic material, through any cause whatsoever, shall be corrected by the contractor by excavation and replacement of the subbase material in the affected areas.
(3)
Fine grade tolerance. The final surface of the subbase course shall be fine graded so that, after final compaction and just prior to placement of base or pavement courses, the surface elevation shall not vary more than 1/4 inch above or below the design line and grade at any location approved by the Town Highway Superintendent prior to any work at a given location to place an overlying course. If after approval, the course becomes displaced or disturbed in any way for any reason, the contractor shall repair and regrade the damage to the satisfaction of the Town Highway Superintendent prior to placing the overlying course.
F.
Bituminous pavement.
(1)
Asphaltic concrete base and surface courses of the type specified shall be furnished and placed in conformity with the lines, grades and thicknesses as shown on the Town standard roadway sections, or as indicated in the plans and in accordance with Section 400 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications.
(2)
Asphalt concrete top course shall be placed only during the period of May 1 to October 15.
A.
Applicability. The specifications and requirements of this chapter shall apply to all street construction in, and to all work performed within, the highway right-of-way of the Town of Sodus, New York.
B.
Compliance required. All owners, contractors and their agents performing work regulated by this chapter shall be responsible for compliance therewith. Compliance with the specifications and requirements of this chapter shall be a precondition to the acceptance of streets by the Town of Sodus.
C.
Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 for each violation.