[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
The construction of streets in the Township of Amity shall be done in conformity with the specifications, regulations and provisions set forth in this Part, together with the "Minimum Street Construction Standards" set forth in § 26-208 of this Part.
(b) 
In the case of new roads within subdivisions and land developments, all roads and streets shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Amity Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance as may from time to time be in effect and the further requirements of this Part.
(c) 
All work done pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be inspected by the Township Engineer.
(d) 
The design of all streets constructed shall be in accordance with the guidelines and requirements, for Design of Local Roads and Streets contained in PennDOT Design Manual, Part 2, Highway Design, latest revision.
(e) 
Lines and grades shall be as approved on recorded plans of subdivisions, or other plans as may be approved by the Township Engineer.
(f) 
All components of the pavement structure and methods of application shall be in accordance with PennDOT specifications, Publication 408, latest revision.
(g) 
All adjacent structures and areas disturbed or damaged during street or road construction shall be properly repaired by the party causing said damage.
(h) 
In the case where the Township Engineer finds that the ground condition and/or rock condition beneath a street provides sufficient stability so that part or all of the subbase requirements may be waived, modified or changed and still complies with generally recognized, sound engineering principles after appropriate tests have been taken, subbase requirements may be so waived, modified or changed as recommended by the Township Engineer and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(i) 
Clearing and Grubbing. All trees, roots, stumps, brush, down timber, wood, rubbish and any other objectionable material shall be removed from the site and shall include the removal of any obstruction interfering with the proposed road construction for the full right-of-way width, or as approved by the Township Engineer.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
Subgrade shall be prepared to accommodate the placement of the pavement structure and shoulders or gutters in accordance with PennDOT specifications and within reasonably close conformity to the lines, grades and widths shown on the drawings and cross-sections or otherwise directed.
(b) 
Subgrade shall be graded to the elevation and cross-section required with suitable soil or granular material, compacted to the required density.
(c) 
In cases where the required density or stability cannot be obtained, the material in the area shall be excavated to a depth that when replaced and recompacted at a moisture content not exceeding optimum, the subgrade will have the required stability.
(d) 
The subgrade shall be properly prepared to receive the subbase.
(e) 
Where the surface of an existing nonskid roadway conforms approximately to the proposed subgrade elevation, or where an embankment less than nine inches in depth is to be made over such roadway, the surface of the old roadway shall be scarified to a depth of not less than four inches to permit satisfactory reshaping, binding and compaction of the subgrade.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
This work shall consist of constructing a layer or layers of aggregate on a prepared area in accordance with PennDOT Publication 408, Section 350, latest revision.
(b) 
The aggregate shall be stone, gravel or slag meeting the requirements of PennDOT Type C or better, No. 2A material or approved equal.
(c) 
If at the time of construction local unstable subgrade conditions are encountered, the Township Engineer may require that all areas of unstable subgrade be excavated to sufficient depth, replaced with approved material and compacted to a density and stability equal to or greater than the surrounding subgrade.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
Base courses shall consist of one or more layers of materials conforming to the requirements of one or more of the following sections of PennDOT Publication 408, latest revision:
(1) 
Section 305 - Bituminous concrete base course.
(2) 
Section 310 (Seldom Used Specifications) - Crushed aggregate base course.
(3) 
Section 312 (Seldom Used specifications) - Crushed aggregate base course, Type DG.
(4) 
Section 320 Aggregate - bituminous base course
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Part, a special base course design may be approved by the Township Engineer, provided the design provides a structural number equal to or greater than the appropriate base course listed in the Minimum Street Construction Standards set forth in § 26-208 of this Part.
Special complete roadway design may also be submitted for approval by the Township Engineer, provided the design provides a structural number equal to or greater than the Minimum Structural Number listed in the Minimum Street Construction Standards set forth in § 26-208 of this Part.
(b) 
Base course(s) will be placed in layers as is more fully described in Publication 408, latest revision, for each specific design.
(c) 
All subbase(s) shall be properly prepared and primed as may be required for base course placement according to Publication 408, latest revision.
(d) 
Base course(s) shall be properly prepared and primed as may be required to receive subsequent courses.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
Bituminous pavements shall consist of one or more courses of bituminous mixture constructed on the prepared foundation in accordance with Publication 408, Section 400, latest revision, and the specific requirements of the type of pavement as may be prepared by the Township Engineer.
(b) 
Bituminous surface course asphaltic materials shall conform to the requirements specified in the PennDOT Specifications for Bituminous Materials, Bulletin #25, latest revision.
(c) 
Aggregates, coarse and fine, for binder coarse shall be made from stone, gravel or slag unless otherwise approved and shall meet the quality requirements for Type A stone, Type A slag and Type A gravel. Fine aggregate shall be natural or manufactured sand composed of clean, hard, durable, uncoated particles free from lumps of clay and organic material. The fine aggregates used may be natural sand, stone sand, gravel and slag sand or any combination thereto, meeting gradation requirements in Table A, Section 703, PennDOT Publication 408, latest revision. The course aggregate shall also meet the grading requirements indicated above.
(d) 
Surface Courses. The fine aggregate for surface courses shall be natural sand, snuff sand, slag sand, manufactured sand or sand of other approved rock of igneous origin prepared from Type A stone, composed of clean, hard, durable, uncoated inert particles reasonably free from lumps of clay, silt, vegetation or other deleterious substances, meeting gradation requirements of Table B, Section 703, PennDOT, Publication 408, latest revision.
(e) 
Filler for surface course shall consist of Portland cement, fly ash or dust reasonably free of clay prepared from crushed stone and shall meet the gradation for filler requirements as required in Table B, Section 703, PennDOT, Publication 408, latest revision.
(f) 
For Class ID-2 Bituminous Surface Course, the asphaltic materials shall conform to the requirements specified in PennDOT Bulletin #25, latest revision.
(g) 
The fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and filler shall meet the requirements specified in Section 703.1, 703.2 and 703.1(c)(1), respectively, latest revision.
(h) 
Surface and binder courses shall be compacted by use of approved type power rollers which shall be three wheel rollers or two wheel rollers, in either case having a metal weight of not less than 10 tons. Pneumatic-tired rollers may be used with the approval of the Township Engineer provided they have an operating weight of not less than 1,000 pounds per tire. Locations inaccessible to rollers shall be compacted by hot iron tampers or other compaction equipment approved by the Township Engineer.
(i) 
Joints formed by binder or surface course laid adjacent to concrete curbs or other rigid structures shall be sealed with an asphalt cement Class AC-20 as directed by the Township Engineer.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
(a) 
This works shall consist of constructing supporting shoulders on the sides of all roads and streets within the Township where curbing shall not otherwise be required.
(b) 
Shoulders shall be constructed as required and shall be PennDOT Type 3 paved shoulders as in Publication 408, Section 653, latest revision. Additional shoulder designs may be approved by the Township Engineer where deemed necessary.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove set forth in this Part, whenever the provisions of this Part shall be inconsistent with the provisions of the Amity Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance as from time to time are in effect and the provisions of said latter ordinance are more restrictive or contain more stringent requirements than are set forth in this Part, then in such event the provisions of said Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance shall prevail and be applicable.
[Ord. No. 112, 10/3/1988]