[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 1]
1. 
All construction, materials and workmanship shall be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Form 408, latest edition, and shall be subject to review and approval by the Township and Township Engineer.
2. 
All work including grading, drainage, and paving shall be under the direct supervision of the Township Engineer or his authorized representative, and all costs for supervision shall be paid by the owner/developer prior to final acceptance by the Township.
3. 
A performance bond in the amount of 100% of the construction cost shall be delivered to the Township prior to the beginning of construction.
4. 
The owner/developer shall provide the Township with a one-year maintenance bond for 10% of the construction costs of the project as surety against defective materials or workmanship which may develop during the one-year period after completion and acceptance of the work performed.
5. 
The contractor must submit to the subdivider and/or developer weight slips for all materials, which will in turn be transferred to the Township Supervisors.
6. 
The owner shall furnish record plans of all streets as actually constructed for the files of the Forward Township Supervisors, the cost of this to be paid by the owner/subdivider/developer.
[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 2]
1. 
Paving of a cartway shall be a minimum of 23 feet in width, including asphalt wedge curbs 18 inches wide by six inches high. Other curbing may be approved at the option of the Township Engineer. Township Supervisors reserve the right to grant a variance on curbing requirements upon visual inspection and recommendation by the Township Engineer.
2. 
Road grades shall be designed to provide adequate drainage. The minimum grade shall be 1% (one foot per 100 feet) on any street. Maximum grades shall not exceed 10% (10 feet per 100 feet), except for short lengths which shall have prior approval of the Township and Township Engineer. All roads shall have a minimum crown of three inches.
[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 3]
1. 
All fills within the roadway section shall be thoroughly compacted in eight-inch layers (uncompacted thickness). Rock utilized as fill material shall be broken prior to placement. Fills shall be rolled with a ten-ton (minimum) roller prior to placement of the succeeding layer of fill. Slopes shall be a maximum of two horizontal to one vertical unless a variance is approved by the Township. All areas within the fifty-foot-minimum right-of-way shall be graded to the satisfaction of the Township.
2. 
Shoulders of berms shall be constructed so that they will be five inches higher than the subbase.
3. 
Subgrade shall be properly compacted prior to placement of base course. Unsuitable subgrade material shall be excavated and replaced with approved material and thoroughly compacted in accordance with these specifications.
4. 
Backfills for sewers, water lines and all other utilities shall be placed in four-inch layers and thoroughly compacted throughout the roadway section.
[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 4]
1. 
A three-inch subbase shall be placed and rolled.
2. 
A base course shall be constructed of five inches in compacted thickness of bituminous concrete base course applied and rolled in two courses, three inches and inches,[1] respectively.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
3. 
A one-inch ID-2A wearing course surface shall be placed on the prepared base.
[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 5]
1. 
On the design of storm sewer installations, special consideration shall be given to avoidance of problems which may arise from concentration of stormwater runoff discharging to adjacent properties.
2. 
Storm sewers shall be 15 inches (minimum) reinforced cement concrete pipe with a minimum slope of 1%. Inlets, endwalls and related structures shall be provided.
3. 
Design of sewers shall be such:
A. 
To permit unimpeded flow of natural watercourses.
B. 
To ensure adequate drainage of streets.
(1) 
Drainage calculations based upon the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual, Part 2, shall be prepared and submitted to the Township. This requirement may be waived by the Township on smaller projects.
4. 
Storm inlets shall be spaced a maximum of 300 feet. Inlets at intersections shall not be placed on radii of curbs, but on tangent sections only. Inlets shall be Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Type M. Type C or Type S inlets may be required when conditions warrant.
5. 
Storm manholes shall be of reinforced precast concrete construction and spaced a maximum of 300 feet. Manhole covers shall be stamped "storm."
6. 
Bridges and culverts shall be designed to support anticipated loads and carry expected flows unimpeded. Design of these structures shall conform to current PennDOT specifications, and where necessary, permits shall be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources for stream encroachment.
[Ord. No. 11/9/1977, § 6]
Sidewalks may be required on one or both sides of the street in all land developments if the Township feels it is desirable to continue sidewalks that are existing in adjacent subdivisions, or to provide access to community facilities such as schools, shopping areas, and recreation areas.