705.01 Description.
703.04 Method of Measurement.
The area of Traffic Control Markings or Legends (Items 703 -A, 703- B, 703- H, and 703- I) complet e in place and accepted will be the sum of the areas shown on the plans for each marking and legend constructed within the required placement tolerance. The Removal of Traffic Control Markings or Legends (Item 703 -C) shall be measured in the same manner a s prescribed above except that it shall cover only the area from which the markings were actually removed. The area of Temporary Traffic Control Markings or Legends, (Items 703 -D and 703- E) complete in place and accepted, will be the sum of the areas shown on the plans for each marking and legend constructed within the required placement tolerance. No measurement for payment will be made for the removal of temporary markings or legends, the removal of such being classified as incidental to the Items of Temporary Traffic Control Markings and Temporary Traffic Control Legends.
703.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The accepted square feet {square meters} of Traffic Control Markings or Legends, Items 703 -A, 703-B, 703- H, and 703- I, measured as provided above, will be paid for at the contract unit price bid which shall be full compensation for the item complete in place and includes the cleaning of the pavement, furnishing and applying the markings or legends, and for all materials, equipment, to ols, labor and incidentals necessary to complete the work. The accepted square feet {square meters} of Traffic Control Markings or Legends Removed, Item 703-C, measured as provided above, will be paid for at the contract unit price bid which shall be full compensation for the item complete in place and includes traffic control for removal, all necessary materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to complete the work. The accepted square feet {square meters} of Temporary Traffic Control Markings or Legends, Items 703-D and 703- E, measured as noted above, will be paid for at the contract unit price bid which shall be full compensation for the item complete in place and includes the cleaning of the pavement, furnishing and applying the marking s or legends, traffic control for placing, and for all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 703-A Traffic Control Markings, Class ____ , Type ____ - per square foot {square meter} 703-B Traffic Control Legends, Class ____ , Type ____ - per square foot {square meter} 703-C Removal of Traffic Control Markings or Legends - per square foot {square meter} 703-D Temporary Traffic Control Markings - per square foot {square m eter} 703-E Temporary Traffic Control Legends - per square foot {square meter} 703-H Specialty Traffic Control Markings – per square foot {square meter} 703-I Specialty Traffic Control Legends – per square foot {square meter} PAVEMENT MARKERS
705.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of furnishing and installing pavement markers of the Class and Type specified by the plans or proposal, at the locations designated on the plans or directed by the Engineer, all in conformity with the plans and these Specifications. Pavement markers shall be divided into Classes and Types as noted. Class "A" - Reflective markers. Type 1 - Mono -directional. 1-A. 1 White reflector face with the marker body other than t he reflector face shall be white, silver white or a neutral color. 1-B. 1 Yellow reflector face with the marker body other than the reflector face shall be yellow in color. Type 2 - Bi-directional. 2-A. 2 White reflector faces with marker body other than t he reflector faces shall be of a white, silver white, or a neutral color.
705.02 Materials.
2-B. 1 White reflector and 1 yellow face with marker body other than the reflector faces shall be of a white, silver white, or a neutral color, or may be 1/2 yellow on the side with the yellow reflector and 1/2 white, silver white, or a neutral color on the side with the white reflector. 2-C. 1 White reflector and 1 red reflector face with the marker body other than the reflector faces shall be of a white, silver white, or a neutral c olor or may be 1/2 red on the side with the red reflector and 1/2 white, silver white or a neutral color on the side with the white reflector. 2-D. 2 Yellow reflector faces with the marker body other than the reflective faces yellow in color. 2-E. 1 Yellow reflector and 1 red reflector face with the marker body other than the reflector faces shall be yellow in color or may be 1/2 red on the side with the red reflector and 1/2 yellow on the side with the yellow reflector. Class "A -H" - Reflective markers wi th hard, abrasion -resistant lens surface. Type designations shall be as shown above for Class "A" markers. Class "B" - Non-Reflective markers. Type 1 - Ceramic. 1-A. White 1-B. Yellow 1-C. Black Class "C" - Temporary markers. Type 1 - Mono -directional. 1-A. 1 White reflector face 1-B. 1 Yellow reflector face Type 2 - Bi-directional. 2-A. 2 White reflector faces 2-B. 1 White and 1 Yellow reflector face 2-C. 1 White and 1 Red reflector face 2-D. 2 Yellow reflector faces 2-E. 1 Yellow and 1 Red reflector
705.02 Materials.
Materials furnished for use shall comply with the appropriate requirements of Division 800, Materials, with special attention directed to Section 882. The Department has established List V -2, Permanent Pavement Markers, Temporary Pavement Markers, Marker Adhesive, Delineators and Hazard Markers. This list is in the Department’s Manual, “Materials, Sources, and Devices with Special Acceptance Requirements”. Only the materials on these lists shall be furnished for use. Information concerning this list is given in Subarticle 106.01(f) and ALDOT - 355.
705.03 Construction Requirements.
a.General . Equipment shall include an automatic mixing and metering machine capable of preparing a machine type adhesive meeting the requirements of Ar ticle 882.04 and metering the amount of adhesive required to affix each marker to the pavement. The procedure for installing the markers shall be that of the Contractor provided such is within the scope of the installation procedure recommended by the manu facturer of the marker and such is demonstrated to be operable and that the markers are firmly affixed to the surface in such a manner that they will not be displaced under traffic; the entire bottom surface shall be coated with adhesive. The installation of the markers shall be such that the color of the marker housing is compatible with the color of the traffic stripes they are to supplement or replace. Reflective pavement markers shall be placed at the designated location in such a way that the color of the reflected light is in accordance with the plan details or as directed by the Engineer. The portions of the highway surface to which the marker is to be attached shall be free of dirt, curing compound, grease, oil, moisture, loose or unsound pavement or any other material which might affect the attachment of the marker to the pavement, with the area to which the marker is to be affixed prepared by sand blasting immediately prior to placement of the marker.
705.05 Basis of Payment.
The general locations of the pavement markers wi ll be indicated by the plan details or directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall provide all engineering services necessary to premark and lay out the markers in accordance with the plan details. The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for approva l three copies of a report of survey which clearly indicates the locations for the various types of markers to be used along with spacing, pattern, etc. specified by the plan details. Said report shall be submitted at least two weeks prior to beginning pla cement operations. Upon acceptance and approval of the report data the Engineer may waive the two week time period noted above. Note is made of the fact that obtaining approval of the above noted report is considered incidental to the work and no time exte nsion or time delay will be considered due to failure to obtain approval of the report. After placement of any temporary markers, the Contractor shall maintain them, at his expense, in such a manner as to provide good, definite delineation during hours of both daylight and darkness until (1) they are overlaid by a subsequent pavement layer, or (2) they are removed as directed by the plans or the Engineer, or (3) in case of a detour road, until traffic is removed from the detour.
b.Public Convenience and Clean Up . The road may be fully open to public travel during the progress of work under this Section. Hence, when work is to be performed under traffic, the Contractor shall operate his equipment and store his materials and supplies in such a manner as to c ause a minimum of inconvenience to the traveling public. Upon completion of the work under this Section any damage to the pavement or other facilities caused by the operation or the Contractor's equipment, shall be repaired by the Contractor as directed without additional cost to the State.
705.04 Method of Measurement.
Pavement Markers installed as directed and accepted will be measured by counting separately the number of various class and types of markers provided by the plans or proposal.
705.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The number of Pavement Markers measured as noted above will be paid for at the respective contract unit price bid for each class and type specified by the plans or proposal. Said contract unit prices bid shall be full co mpensation for furnishing and installing the pavement markers, removing pavement markers (if required), and for all materials, equipment, labor and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 705-A Pavement Markers, Class ____ , Type ____ - per each SECTION 707 DELINEATORS AND OBJECT MARKERS
707.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of furnishing delineators and object markers and the installation of such at the locations designated on the plans or directed, in conformity with the plans and these specifications. Delineators will be classified by the "type" installation in accordance with plan details, which set forth details of various types of delineator installation. All delineators will be mounted on posts except as shown on the plans or detailed hereinafter. At those location s shown on the plans or directed by the Engineer, delineators meeting the requirements specified hereinafter or on the plans shall be mounted on guardrail. All old delineators shall be removed and disposed of in a manner acceptable to the Engineer. Also at those locations shown on the plans or directed by the Engineer, delineators meeting the requirements specified hereinafter or on the plans shall be mounted on barrier rail. Object Markers will be classified according to the type of installation, in accordance with plan details. Object markers may be composed of sign panel and/or reflectors with backing panel, mounted on posts or highway structures. Object Markers shall also include reflective safety markings applied on roadway objects and bridges in accord ance with the details shown on the plans or directed. These object mark ers shall include:
Source: Alabama Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2022 Edition. Pages 598–599 of 934.