It is the purpose of these specifications to
establish minimum acceptable standards of street construction for
subdivisions which have been established by the Town of Blooming Grove
to conform to legal requirements in the State of New York, which requirements
and standards must be met and paid for by the person or firm proposing
that the Town take over such road as a Town road. These specifications
include, but are not limited to, width, design, drainage, construction
of base and pavement, curbs and monuments. Dedication of the right-of-way
will not be accepted until the developer's professional engineer and
the Town Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer shall have certified
to the Town Board, in writing, that the construction of the street
or road has been completed in accordance with the approved plans and
specifications that follow, and that the total right-of-way area has
been cleared of all debris and all construction completed in a workmanlike
manner. When new road rights-of-way are offered to the Town for dedication,
two copies of the final plan and deed description of the right-of-way
shall be submitted to the County Superintendent of Highways for approval.
In his written certification, as required above,
the developer's professional engineer shall state clearly that he
or his authorized representative has inspected all phases of the street
construction and that all work has been completed in accordance with
the approved plans and specifications.
Plans submitted shall not be altered or amended
after having been approved by the Town unless amended plans are resubmitted
and approved. However, the developer, at his own expense, shall provide
additional storm drainage facilities or utilities as may be ordered
by the Town Superintendent of Highways and the Town Engineer, if during
the course of construction in the opinion of the Town Superintendent
of Highways, the Town Engineer and/or the County Superintendent of
Highways such additional structures or facilities are necessary to
prevent any need for future installations of utilities or culverts
within the pavement area, to assure the durability of pavement, future
maintenance of right-of-way, or welfare and safety of the public,
except that the Town Planning Board may vary the requirements of such
an order where there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying
out to the letter of such order; unless such variance conflicts with
the provisions of a Town or County official drainage map, in which
event the official map shall prevail. If construction of said road
has not been started within one year from the date of final approval
by the Town Planning Board, plans shall be resubmitted and approved
as above.
Adequate performance and maintenance bonds shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
210, Subdivision of Land.
The widths of roads shall be as follows:
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Right-of-Way
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Pavement
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Suburban:
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Collector
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60 feet
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40 feet
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Local access
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50 feet
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30 feet
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Rural:
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Collector
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50 feet
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30 feet
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Local access
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50 feet
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24 feet
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If in the opinion of the Town Superintendent
of Highways and Town Engineer it is necessary to intercept and carry
away groundwater within the limits of the right-of-way, to protect
the stability of the road bed, curb or sidewalk areas, the subdrainage
required by the Town Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer
shall be installed. Perforated pipe or porous wall pipe having a minimum
diameter of four inches, encased in 12 inches of 3/4 inch clean crushed
stone or crushed gravel, shall be used for such purpose in amount
deemed necessary by the Town Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer.
On all streets, six-inch portland cement concrete
curbs shall be constructed on both sides of the street, prior to laying
street pavement to the dimensions and specifications shown in Figure
1. A base course of four inches minimum of 1/2 inch or 3/8
inch crushed stone or gravel shall be laid under all curbing. An air-entrained
concrete mix of 3,500 pounds per square inch after 28 days (certified
to by a testing laboratory) shall be used and shall be finished and
cured to the satisfaction of the Town Superintendent of Highways and
Town Engineer. At least two standard concrete testing cylinders must
be prepared and tested at 28 days for each days placement of concrete.
Test reports shall be filed at the office of the Town Engineer. The
developer, at his own expense, shall replace any curbing that has
settled, cracked, scaled or has become damaged in any way by the developer
before and within the one-year maintenance period after dedication.
Curbs shall be depressed four inches at all driveways. Stone curbs
or precast curbs may be substituted on approval of the Town Superintendent
of Highways and Town Engineer.
Within one month after laying the penetration
base course, a binder course of 1 1/2 inch compacted thickness
shall be placed. This course shall consist of plant mix bituminous
concrete conforming to the New York State Department of Public Works
Specifications for Item 51, Type 1A, Binder Course.
All placing, mixing, rolling and tolerances
of materials shall be in conformity with the New York State Department
of Public Works and the following:
A. Bituminous concrete shall only be drawn from New York
State approved plants. Certification of mix for each batch shall be
provided to the Town Engineer.
B. Only asphalt paving machines consisting of a tractor
unit and a screed unit shall be used to spread the binder course,
the truing course if necessary, and the surface course.
These specifications take precedent over any
conflicting requirements of the Town of Blooming Grove Subdivision
Regulations dated December 8, 1969.