The owner shall provide specifications of the materials to the
First Selectman and/or his agent upon request by either one.
Processed stone/bank-run gravel subbase shall conform to Form
814 and its successors and the Town of Newtown Street Classification
and Design Standards.
Bituminous concrete shall be Class 4 course, Class 1 binder
course, Class 2 wearing surface, Class 3 asphalt curb, Form 814, and
its successors.
Catch basins and manholes shall conform to Form 814 and its
successors, in entirety. Cast-iron specialties shall be State of Connecticut
standard and shall bear a ten-year written guarantee, which shall
be turned over to the Town of Newtown at completion of the project.
Catch basin frames and grates shall be Type C or, where necessary,
Type CL. Frames shall be appropriate with the type of curb used.
Culverts and underdrain pipe shall conform to Form 814 and its
successors, in entirety. In general, solid-wall pipe will be used.
However, at the direction of the First Selectman, his agent or the
Town Engineer, perforated pipe shall used in areas where high water
table or other problem conditions exist. If metal pipe is used, paved
inverts are required. Headwalls for culverts shall be constructed
of Class A portland cement concrete, either reinforced or gravity
type, solid concrete block or stone rubble masonry.
A.
All concrete specified herein shall be Class A concrete Form 814
and its successors, unless otherwise noted. All concrete materials
and methods of all concreting operations shall be in conformance with
Form 814 and its successors.
B.
Bar and mesh reinforcing: Form 814 and its successors, in entirety.
With the exception of bridge railing, all guide rails shall
be two-cable guide rail in accordance with Form 814 and its successors,
in entirety. For bridge railings, see Section 9.04 of Form 814 and
its successors.
A.
Monuments shall be set on all right-of-way lines of streets, at all
intersections, angle points, and points of curvature. There shall
be a clear foresight and backsight to adjacent monuments on the right-of-way
line or lines on which a monument is set. Monuments shall be at least
36 inches long and shall be at least four inches square. Monuments
shall be of concrete with a center reinforcing rod of a type approved
by the First Selectman or agent or the Town Engineer. The monuments
shall not be set before the final wearing course has been completed
nor shall they be set while frost is in the ground. They shall be
set so that the top is one inch above the finished grade, and they
shall be so set and tamped as to prevent shifting.
B.
The engineer and/or surveyor of the owner shall certify that the
location of all monuments is accurate before acceptance of the street
by the Town of Newtown.
Street signs shall identify both intersection streets, shall
conform to the Town's standards and shall be installed by the
owner.
Curbs shall be bituminous concrete, its equivalent or better
and shall conform to Form 814 and its successors. All curb shall be
backed up full height with solidly packed earth. The final curb height
shall be six inches.
