A.
Pre-construction meeting.
(1)
A pre-construction meeting shall be requested by the developer and
scheduled through the Town Building Department prior to the start
of construction of a development. The developer, his contractor and
design engineer shall meet with all private utility representatives,
Town department heads and project observers to discuss the overall
project, its impacts and schedules. A schedule of construction shall
be presented, in writing, at this meeting by the site contractor.
(2)
Prior to scheduling a pre-construction meeting, the developer shall
obtain a checklist from the Town Building Department, identifying
all items that the developer must bring to the meeting.
B.
Meaning of drawings. The contractor shall abide by and comply with
the true intent and meaning of all drawings and of the specifications
taken as a whole. If the contractor believes that the construction
indicated on the project drawings will not, when executed, produce
safe and substantial results or if it appears that there is any discrepancy
in the drawings, it is his duty to immediately notify the developer's
engineer, in writing, and to thereafter proceed only upon written
order of the Town.
C.
Protection of property and work.
(1)
The contractor shall conduct his operations to prevent damage to
trees, garden plots, shrubbery, pipe lines, conduits, buildings and
other structures. The contractor shall use all necessary precautions
to protect the work and adjacent structures of all kinds during construction
and shall so conduct his operations that at no time shall the work
or such structures be endangered.
(2)
The developer shall be responsible for all parts of his work, temporary
or permanent, until the project is complete and shall thoroughly protect
all work, finished or unfinished, against damage from any cause as
all work is at the contractor's risk until the same is accepted by
the developer. The use of part or all of the work by the Town as provided
for in these specifications shall not relieve the developer of this
responsibility. The contractor shall be responsible for damage to
life and property due to his operations and shall provide all necessary
guards, rails, night lights, etc.
D.
Construction schedule. The developer shall provide a construction
schedule showing the order in which work will be completed at the
pre-construction meeting. The schedule shall be reviewed at the pre-construction
meeting and revised if necessary. No work will begin until a schedule
acceptable to the Town is on file with the Town.
E.
Permits. The developer shall secure all necessary permits from the
Town, including the Highway and/or Water/Sewer Departments and/or
any other agency who may have authority over any work prior to the
start of construction.
F.
Existing utilities or structures.
(1)
Before construction begins near any existing utility or structure,
the contractor shall notify the appropriate owner of his intention,
and their instructions as to the protection of their property must
be followed. Before commencing work, the contractor shall determine
the exact location of any structure or underground utility in order
that the contractor's project will not damage or disrupt these facilities.
(2)
The contractor shall take necessary precautions to prevent entry
of mud, debris, etc., into existing utilities or onto streets near
the site.
(3)
All existing underground facilities shall be checked for damage before
backfilling. In the event that a facility is damaged, the owner of
that facility shall be notified by the contractor so as to ensure
an acceptable repair and/or replacement.
G.
Facilities for observation. The contractor shall furnish all reasonable
facilities and aid to the construction observers for safe and convenient
footways, scaffolds, ladders, etc., that may be needed for the examination
and review of any part of the work. The Town of Macedon may stop work
when the contractor has no responsible agent on the project or if
the Town feels that the contractor is not performing the work in the
best interests of the municipality. The employees who neglect or refuse
to follow the construction observer's instructions shall be permanently
removed from the project by the contractor. Failure to conform to
these controls may warrant refusal of the municipality to consider
the development for dedication.
[Amended 6-25-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
H.
Layout. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to have the
work carefully laid out by qualified surveying or engineering personnel
in a manner that will assure accurate completion of the work.
I.
Defective work. The review of the work shall not relieve the developer
of any of his obligations to comply with the specifications. Any defective
work shall be made good and any unsuitable materials which have been
previously overlooked by the Town or its representatives shall be
removed and replaced. If the work or any part thereof shall be found
defective at any time before the final acceptance of the project,
the developer shall make good such defect in a manner satisfactory
to the Town.
A.
Completion of grading per the grading plan to within one foot of
design grade shall precede any trench excavation. Such grading shall
include dwelling pads, removal of enough material to form a box for
road base, surface drainage channels, required temporary situation
basins, etc.
[Amended 6-25-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
B.
Construction brush and debris will not be buried on the site. Wood
materials shall be cut, chipped and mulched or removed from the site
and deposited in a permitted construction/demolition landfill.
A.
Excavation.
(1)
Under "excavation" will be included all excavation in trenches and
pits, together with all backfilling and embankments that may be needed
for the laying of the utilities and appurtenances or that may be necessary
for the laying, changing and construction of any water, sewers, conduits,
culverts, drainage ditches or watercourses or for any other incidental
work that may be required or ordered by the Town or its representative.
(2)
It is the contractor's sole responsibility to make sure that all
work shall be conducted in strict accordance with the Federal Safety
Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
B.
Width of trenches. The trenches shall be of such width as may be
required by the design engineer to ensure proper laying and handling
of the pipes and appurtenances, proper tamping and backfilling operations.
In all cases, trenches should be kept as narrow as possible. The contractor
shall be responsible to provide sheeting/bracing or other requirements
to ensure the safety of his workmen in conjunction with the proper
installation of the pipe.
C.
Depth of trenches.
(1)
In general, the trenches shall be excavated to such a depth to properly
install utilities to the grade established in the field by the design
engineer. The depth of the excavation shall allow the proper bedding
material to be placed under the pipe.
(2)
Any extra excavated depth by the contractor shall be filled with
compacted crushed stone to the proper grade required.
(3)
Utilities shall be designed to prevent damage from frost penetration
or surface forces. Water mains and services shall be generally buried
with four feet six inches of cover in fields, but at least six feet
zero inches when they cross existing or proposed roads.
D.
Tunneling. Work shall generally be conducted in open trenches or
excavations, with proper protection. Tunneling shall be done only
in areas specifically called for by the design plans with design details
approved by the Town.
E.
Blasting. Whenever necessary to resort to blasting for making the
excavations, the trench shall be covered in a form to prevent fragments
of rock from being thrown out. Only experienced, licensed workers
shall be employed in the handling and uses of explosives. All blasting
operations shall be conducted in strict accordance with existing ordinances,
regulations and specifications relative to rock blasting, storage
and use of explosives.
F.
Bailing and draining. The contractor shall furnish a sufficient pumping
plant and shall provide and maintain, at his own expense, satisfactory
drainage whenever needed in the trench and other excavations during
the progress of the work and up to final inspection. No structures
shall be laid in water. Water shall not be allowed to flow or rise
upon any concrete or other masonry or flow on adjacent lands. All
water pumped or bailed from the trench or other excavation shall be
conveyed in a proper manner to a suitable point of discharge and may
require temporary siltation traps.
G.
Bottom of trench.
(1)
The bottom of the trench shall be carefully graded and formed according
to the directions of the design engineer before any structures are
laid thereon. When other instructions or design are not indicated,
all trenches shall be excavated in a straight line. In hard pan, boulder
foundations or rock, the excavation shall extend at least six inches
below the bottom of the pipe and a carefully compacted bed of crushed-stone
screenings placed in the bottom of the trench up to the level of the
spring line of the pipe. See Detail AA for specific material bedding
requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Detail AA is Appendix AA which is included
as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
It is the intention of this specification to achieve not less than
Class B pipe bedding.
H.
Suitable bedding and safety backfill material. It shall be the responsibility
of the contractor to generally utilize material excavated from the
trench in order to provide the required backfill to meet the listed
specifications, unless crossing an existing or proposed road. Should
the nature of the soil be such that the contractor is unable to meet
the above requirements by selecting, with reasonable care, from the
excavated material, he shall provide the following materials, if so
ordered by the Town: sand, stone or concrete cradle when the trench
bottom does not provide sufficient bearing capacity or when specification
requires specific bedding for certain utilities. Sand encasement shall
be ordered by the Town when the trench is excavated in rock, boulders
or hard pan and none of the materials above this level are suitable
for backfilling the pipe.
A.
Line and grade. All pipes and appurtenances of whatever character
shall, when set, conform to the alignments and grades required by
the design engineer. All of the required special castings and other
fixtures that are indicated upon the plans or that may be required
during the progress of the work shall be installed in their proper
positions.
B.
Laying pipe and castings.
(1)
The contractor shall use suitable tools and appliances for the safe
and convenient handling and laying of all utilities and appurtenances.
All pipes and castings shall be carefully examined by the contractor
for defects, and no pipe or casting which is known to be defective
shall be laid. If defective pipe or castings should be discovered
after being laid, these shall be removed and replaced with sound pipe
or castings. The pipes shall be cleaned before they are laid and shall
be kept clean until they are accepted with the completed work. All
ends of the pipes shall be watertight capped to exclude water and
debris from entering the pipes.
(2)
Sewers shall be built to the lines and grades between manholes as
shown on the project drawings. The contractor shall provide sufficient
grade control to properly install the pipe and appurtenances. Sewer
pipe shall be laid upgrade with spigots placed in the direction of
flow. All pipes shall be fitted together to form a smooth, even invert.
Pipes disturbed after laying shall be removed and re-laid.
(3)
After the pipe has been placed and adjusted to line and grade, the
bed shall be trimmed to support the pipe for its entire length. Material
used for bedding shall be thoroughly compacted under the bottom and
the haunches of the pipe. The trench shall then be backfilled to above
the top of the pipe and carefully compacted to hold the pipe in position.
C.
Cutting pipe. Whenever it may be necessary to cut any straight pipe,
it shall be completed by skilled workmen with proper tools and in
such manner as will not cause any cracking of the pipe.
A.
General.
(1)
Manholes shall be constructed of the size, type and at the locations
shown on the plans, or as designated by the design engineer in the
field.
(2)
The manhole bed shall be excavated level and include a minimum of
six inches of crushed stone.
(3)
Manhole risers and flat slab covers shall be precast reinforced units.
Manhole bases may be precast monobase or field poured with three-thousand-five-hundred-pounds-per-square-inch
concrete.
(4)
Eccentric cone sections may be used on the top of manhole riser sections
if the inside height dimension from the bench wall to the bottom of
the eccentric section exceeds eight feet.
(5)
Interior and exterior concrete surfaces shall be sealed by the supplier
and touched up or recoated by the contractor with like material.
(6)
Any pipe entering a manhole shall be neatly cut with proper sharp
tools before installation in the manhole. Pipe shall not be "chipped
off" after installation.
(7)
All openings and joints in the manhole sections shall be completely
filled once the sections are set, with nonshrink grout [NOTE: When
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is used, all openings around pipes shall
be completely filled with 100% epoxy nonshrink grout.] and after initial
set, waterproofed on the inside and outside with a coal tar coating.
(8)
Before each barrel of the manhole is set, the joint shall be cleaned
and the barrel correctly aligned, so that the steps form a continuous
ladder. The first step shall be no more than 30 inches below finished
grade and continue to the top of the bench wall.
(9)
It is the intent of these specifications to construct first-class
manholes which will exclude all groundwater, by means of carefully
constructed foundations, tight barrel joints and the coating of the
inside and outside of the manholes.
B.
Frames and covers. The frames shall be firmly set in a bed of not
less than one full inch of cement mortar and adjusted to the finished
grade. The manhole frame may be set directly on the concrete roof
slab, provided that the top will be at the proper grade; otherwise,
precast concrete spacers or bricks shall be mortared to the roof slab
to raise the frame to the proper grade. A maximum of three courses
of spacers or bricks shall be used to adjust the frames and grates
to the proper grade.
C.
Inverts. Inverts shall be constructed in all manholes. The inverts
may be constructed of the mainline pipe or brick (Grade SS) and shall
be the depth of the pipe. When polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material is
used, all brick, concrete or other masonry material that interfaces
with the PVC shall be adhered to the PVC with 100% epoxy nonshrink
grout.
D.
Drop manholes.
(1)
Wherever the invert of the entering sewer is more than two feet above
the invert of the outlet sewer, it shall be connected with a vertical
outside drop with a cleanout pipe half bricked up. When drops are
placed, the entire excavation around the drop pipe shall be filled
with three-thousand-pounds-per-square-inch concrete extending not
less than two feet along the main sewer.
(2)
The cleanout opening in the barrel of the manhole shall be cut in
after the manhole wall pipe is in place and the joint between the
cleanout pipe and the manhole wall shall be thoroughly sealed with
cement mortar on the inside and bituminous joint material on the outside.
E.
Shallow sewer manholes. Where any manhole is less than four feet
from invert to the bottom of the roof slab, the contractor is to provide
a manhole as shown in Appendix S.[1] The roof slab shall be precast structural concrete reinforced
to withstand a concentrated H-20 load, plus 30% impact. The slab shall
be formed to it into the ends of the vertical pipe and shall have
a full bearing for its entire circumference.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix S is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
F.
Sealing of manholes. All manholes shall be sealed with two coats
of sealer, as applied by the manhole manufacturer, to the entire interior
and exterior surfaces in minimum dry thicknesses of 11 mils per coat.
Application shall be in accordance with the coating manufacturer's
recommendations and shall be certified thereto by the suppliers. Before
placement in the field, abraded areas shall be touched up with two
coats by the contractor. Covers and other exposed surfaces shall also
be coated in the field. Improper materials or mil thickness shall
be cause for rejection of manhole sections.
Sewer laterals and water services shall be installed to the
right-of-way (or easement) line for all lots. Each service shall be
located with a stake color coded in conformance with Industrial Code
53 to denote the type of service they represent.
A.
A hydrant unit shall consist of a hydrant, guard valve, mechanical
joint tee and anchor pipes.
B.
Before hydrants or valves are installed, they shall be checked to
determine if they are in the proper working order.
C.
Hydrants shall be set plumb with the break flange three inches above
the finished grade. Hydrant weeps shall be surrounded by at least
10 cubic feet of crushed stone or gravel. If the groundwater is higher
than the drainage plug, the plug shall be closed and the crushed stone
eliminated.
D.
Valve boxes shall be placed plumb over the operating nut of the valve
and adjusted to the final grade.
E.
All hydrants shall be painted yellow and all valve box covers shall
be painted blue.
A.
General. Trenches shall be immediately backfilled following the installation
of utilities, unless specifically changed, in writing, by the design
engineer and approved by the Town. The roadways and sidewalks shall
be left unobstructed, with their surface in a safe passable condition.
The trench shall be tamped sufficiently to prevent settlement of or
damage to existing or newly installed structures.
B.
Backfill immediately after approval. Only select earth material shall
be deposited around the utility and appurtenances covering them by
hand for a depth of at least 12 inches above the pipe. This earth
shall be thoroughly tamped as it is being placed so as to fill the
lower portion of the trench thoroughly to give utilities a Class B
bed for their entire length.
C.
Restrictions as to materials. No rock or frozen materials shall be
placed in trenches within existing or proposed streets. Such material
may be used in fields where immediate compaction is not necessary
and at least two feet of select fill has been placed over the pipe.
D.
Backfilling pavement crossings.
(1)
All utility lines or laterals that cross existing or proposed streets
shall be backfilled with crusher-run stone conforming to NYSDOT Specification
Section 304-2.02, Gradation Type 2.
(2)
Material shall be compacted in maximum lifts of one foot to the elevation
of the road subgrade. From there the backfill shall conform to the
material specifications for individual road sections.
(3)
In no instance shall virgin material be used for backfill to be excavated
at a later date for crusher-run stone backfill.
E.
Cleaning up.
(1)
As the work progresses or as directed by the design engineer, all
rubbish or refuse, unused materials and tools shall be removed at
once from along and near the trench line construction.
(2)
Rough cleanup along the route shall immediately follow installation
procedures. Large spoil banks will not be permitted in developed areas.
(3)
Final cleanup and landscaping shall proceed immediately after the
installation, testing and approval of the facility.
(4)
Erosion control measures must be maintained throughout the construction
process and removed only upon the approval of the Town.
(5)
In all cases, the project site shall be restored to a condition equal
to or better than that which previously existed.
A.
Compaction densities specified herein shall be the percentage of
the maximum density obtainable at optimum moisture content as determined
and controlled, in accordance with AASHTO Standard T-10, Rodded Unit
Weight. Field density tests shall be made in accordance with AASHTO
Standard T-238.
C.
Methods and equipment. Methods and equipment proposed for compaction
shall be subject to the approval of the Town. Compaction by rolling
or operating heavy equipment over fill areas shall be conducted in
a manner by which injury to existing utilities and structures shall
be avoided. Any pipe or structure damaged thereby shall be replaced
or repaired as directed by the Town at the expense of the developer.
D.
Testing.
(1)
Field density tests may be ordered by the Town as necessary and will
be paid for by the developer.
(2)
The developer shall furnish all necessary samples for laboratory
tests and shall provide assistance and cooperation during field tests.
The developer shall plan his operations to allow adequate time for
laboratory tests and to permit taking of field density tests during
compaction.
(3)
Any areas found to be below required compaction densities shall be
removed and replaced with new material at the developer's expense.
The methods of operation and/or the backfill materials shall be changed
to meet required compactions.
(4)
Inadequate compaction shall be cause for the Town to issue a stop-work
order on a project.
A.
General information.
(1)
Upon the satisfactory completion of the installation of the underground
utilities, the contractor shall proceed to test each of the installed
facilities as herein specified. All utilities shall be pretested by
the contractor before the Town is to witness the final tests. No test
will be accepted unless witnessed by the Town. Records and date of
these tests shall be submitted to the municipality as part of the
record drawing information.
(2)
Water or test required of the developer during any procedures will
be paid for by the developer. All hydrants for water supply or testing
use shall be operated only by the Town Water/Sewer Department.
B.
Sanitary gravity sewers.
(1)
All sewers shall be flushed clean by the contractor and the lines
shall be lamped with the Town.
(2)
All flexible pipe shall be tested for deflection. The deflection
test shall be conducted after the final backfill has been in place
at least 30 calendar days to permit stabilization of the soil-pipe
system.
(a)
No pipe shall exceed a deflection of 5%. If deflection exceeds
5%, replacement of the defective sewer will be required.
(b)
A rigid ball or mandrel having a diameter of not less than 95%
of the base inside diameter of the specified pipe shall be used for
the deflection test. The test shall be performed without mechanical
pulling devices.
(3)
Leakage test shall also be conducted on the sewer. This test shall
be by low-pressure air testing. (See Appendix U.[1]). The Town, under specific circumstances, may require
the contractor to infiltrate a sewer system depending on groundwater
levels.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix U is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
C.
Sanitary pressure sewer.
(1)
Pressure tests shall be made only after the completion of backfilling
operations and at least 36 hours after the concrete thrust blocks
have been cast.
(2)
The duration of pressure tests shall be one hour, unless otherwise
directed by the Town. Test pressure shall be 60 psi minimum or a pressure
of 2 1/2 times the maximum system operating pressure, whichever
is greater.
(3)
The pipe line shall be slowly filled with water. The specified pressure,
measured at the lowest point of elevation, shall be applied by means
of a pump connected to the pipe in a manner satisfactory to the Town.
(4)
During the filling of the pipe and before applying the specified
pressure, all air shall be expelled from the pipe line by making taps
at the point of highest elevation. After completion of the test, the
taps shall be tightly plugged at the main.
D.
Storm drains. All storm sewers shall be flushed clean by the contractor
and the lines shall be lamped with the Town.
E.
Water mains.
(1)
Pressure tests. The entire system, including services to the curb
stops, shall be pressure tested at a minimum 1 1/2 times the
working pressure or 150 psi, whichever is greater, for a period of
two hours. The test pressure shall not vary by more than five or greater
(5+) psi during the test period. No high pressure test will be allowed
when the temperature is less than 32°, unless a heated shelter
is provided for test equipment. A leakage test at operating line pressure
shall be conducted for 24 hours in addition to the pressure test.
These tests shall be performed in accordance with AWWA C600. The pressures
at the point of testing shall be related to the highest elevation
of the main. Test requirements are listed in the Appendix V.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix V is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
(2)
Disinfection. Upon completion of the pressure testing, the main shall
be disinfected in accordance with AWWA C651, as applicable.
(3)
Samples. After flushing of the newly disinfected main, the Town of
Macedon Water/Sewer Department shall obtain samples of water and submit
them to a laboratory approved by the New York State Department of
Health. Upon the receipt of a satisfactory laboratory report, this
information, together with the Town Engineer's certificate of construction,
shall be submitted to the New York State Department of Health for
approval. Upon receipt of the approval of completed work from the
Health Department, the water system shall be considered complete and
may be accepted for service by the Town.
F.
Defective areas.
(1)
In any areas where satisfactory results of applied tests cannot be
obtained, the defective portion of the system shall be located and
replaced with new material.
(2)
That portion of the system shall then be retested until satisfactory
results are obtained. Use of repair clamps will not be permitted by
the Town.
A.
The contractor shall not proceed to construct any surface improvements
until the underground system has been installed, tested and approved
by the Town.
B.
Careful attention shall be given by the contractor to obtain the
necessary compaction densities as specified. All surface improvements
shall be constructed to the shape and dimensions as shown on the typical
sections or on the approved plans. A greater road width and base may
be required in those areas where particular soil conditions or traffic
patterns require special considerations.
A.
Subgrade.
(1)
The subgrade shall be graded to remove all unsatisfactory or unstable
material. Where material is removed below the subgrade elevation,
suitable granular material shall be used to bring the road to proper
subgrade. Where groundwater or poor soil conditions exist, the developer
shall be required to install perforated underdrain and crushed stone
weeps to drain the base. The entire subgrade surface shall be thoroughly
compacted according to NYSDOT Specification 203-3.12.
(2)
Fabric filter material may be required by the Town to stabilize the
base or subbase before the contractor proceeds to install same.
(3)
No movement shall be observed in the subgrade material as the roller
passes.
(4)
When the subgrade is completed, the contractor shall so notify the
Town Superintendent of Highways and the Town Engineer for a base determination.
Upon the review and written approval of the subgrade by the Superintendent
of Highways and the Town Engineer, the base material may be placed.
B.
Base material.
(1)
Approved base materials shall be uniformly deposited and compacted
in layers with a roller, according to NYSDOT Specifications. Rolling
shall begin at the sides and continue toward the center and shall
continue until there is no movement of the course ahead of the roller.
After compaction, the top surface of this course shall not extend
above the theoretical elevation for this course and, when tested with
a straightedge 16 feet in length, any bump or depression over 1/4
inch from the theoretical grade line shall be satisfactorily eliminated.
When the base has been prepared to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
of Highways, the developer may place the binder course. If base conditions
are changed as determined by the Superintendent of Highways before
the binder is placed, he may order the developer to seal the stone
with a rapid sealing liquid asphalt emulsion, as specified in NYSDOT
Section 702-10 or 702-11, with 0.5 gallons per square yard as determined
by the conditions and not more than 24 hours prior to placement of
binder asphalt.
(2)
If the compaction of the base is questionable by the Superintendent
of Highways, it may require re-rolling or stone replacement by the
developer.
C.
Bituminous pavement.
(1)
Binder shall be placed and compacted to a minimum finished layer
thickness or two inches with a self-propelled asphalt spreader and
rolled according to NYSDOT Specifications 401-3.06 and 401-3.12. Before
applying the top course, any irregularities in the binder course shall
be eliminated, but at no time will "cold patch" or "winter mix" be
allowed on the binder for repair work.
(2)
Before the surface course is placed, the binder will be cleaned and
inspected by the Superintendent of Highways to determine the condition
of the pavement. It may be necessary to apply a tack coat at the rate
of 0.1 gallon per square yard before placing the surface.
(3)
Surface course shall be placed and compacted to a minimum finished
layer thickness of one inch with a self-propelled asphalt spreader
and rolled in accordance with NYSDOT Specifications 401-3.06 and 401-.3.12.
D.
Temporary road construction.
(1)
Where construction sequences preclude the specified road construction
items and these requirements for certificates of occupancy, a temporary
road consisting of the specified road section, less top surface course,
may be constructed.
(2)
This temporary road shall be reviewed by the Town Superintendent
of Highways and approved, in writing, prior to the issuance of any
certificate of occupancy. The Town may accept dedication of the road
if sufficient moneys remain in the financial guaranty to top the road
the next year.
E.
Continuation of existing road.
(1)
When construction of a road is continued from an existing road or
previous developed section, the pavements shall be joined with a triangular
cut of at least 15 feet from edge of the pavement to the center line
of the old pavement. The intent of this provision is to eliminate
any grade difference and make a smooth riding transition.
(2)
All pavement joints shall receive a tack coat before placing the
binder or top course.
F.
Stabilitization of shoulders. Stabilized shoulders shall be constructed
to the dimensions shown on the typical sections. Construction methods
shall conform to NYSDOT Specification 410-3.01. The base course shall
consist of a wedge of crusher-run stone with a single surface treatment.
A.
Concrete gutters (see Appendix M[1]).
(1)
Concrete gutters shall be a minimum of six inches in depth and constructed
true to the shape, line and grade on a thoroughly compacted base.
The gutters may be constructed using a slip form method or in-place
form work.
(2)
Joints between sections shall be placed every 10 feet at right angles
to the flow line and must be wet struck 1/8 inch wide and 3/4 inches
deep. Full depth bituminous expansion joints shall be placed every
50 feet and at all structures or inlets.
(3)
Gutters shall be broom finished before the joints are struck and
the finish shall be consistent throughout the project.
(4)
Gutters shall be cured and sealed by spraying with an approved curing
and sealing compound at the rate recommended by the manufacturer.
(5)
One coat of curing and sealing compound shall be applied when the
work is complete and another coat after the gutters have set for 48
hours.
(6)
The use of burlap or coverings for curing or protection is not acceptable
until after the concrete has been sprayed and set.
(7)
The gutters, prior to final paving, shall be flooded and checked
for horizontal and vertical line and grade and finish. If any gutters
are found to be constructed in an unacceptable manner by the Superintendent
of Highways, they shall be removed and replaced.
(8)
Gutter replacements shall conform to the existing gutter regarding
finish and color.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix M is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
B.
Concrete sidewalks (see Appendix T[2]).
(1)
Concrete sidewalks shall be a minimum four inches in depth and constructed
true to shape, line and grade. Sidewalks installed through driveways
shall be five inches in depth and be reinforced with six-by-six-inch
wire mesh (10-gauge).
(2)
Minimum width shall be five feet or to match existing sidewalk.
(3)
The base shall be thoroughly compacted crusher-run stone with a thickness
of four inches. The base material shall extend six inches outside
each edge of the concrete sidewalk.
(4)
A cross slope of 1/4 inch per foot shall be maintained for positive
drainage.
(5)
Construction joints shall be wet struck at increments of five feet
and be (3/4 inches deep. Full depth bituminous expansion joints shall
be placed every 25 feet and at all castings.
(6)
Sidewalks shall be broom finished and have troweled edges with a
corner radius of 1/4 inch. The finish shall be consistent throughout
the project.
(7)
Two coats of approved curing and sealing compound shall be applied,
one coat immediately following the finish work and the second coat
48 hours later.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix T is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
The monuments shall be installed at those locations shown on
the approved final plan and as located in the field by a licensed
land surveyor. They shall be installed to a depth of at least 30 inches
below finished grade, with the top surface to be flush with finished
grade. Upon the installation of the monuments, the location shall
be certified to the Town by a licensed land surveyor as to their accuracy
(see Appendix L[1]).
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix L is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
[Amended 6-25-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
A.
Upon satisfactory completion of the utilities and roads, the entire
area within the right-of-way shall be raked and graded to the approved
plans.
B.
The site contractor shall be responsible to fine grade the right-of-way
and maintain erosion control. In those areas where dwelling building
has started, cleanup and site maintenance will then become the responsibility
of the builder.
C.
Debris and spoil banks created during the development (not dwelling
building) of the site shall be entirely removed and/or disposed of
from the site. No burying of debris or material shall be allowed on
approved or proposed building lots.
During the time period between initial installation and testing
and acceptance for dedication, debris and/or sediment may accumulate
in the utility systems. The developer shall be responsible to flush
and remove this debris from the system prior to the final inspection
for dedication.
A.
Street and traffic signs shall be supplied and installed by the Highway
Department in accordance with standards outlined in the Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (State of New York, Department of
Transportation, Division of Traffic and Safety).
B.
Signs and posts shall be ordered by the Highway Department for consistency
throughout the Town. Upon receipt of signs, they shall be placed in
the field by the Highway Department with sign, post and installation
cost the responsibility of the developer.
