509.01 Description. This item shall consist of sawing and
cleaning existing transverse and longitudinal joint s in portland cement concrete pavement, patches, approach slabs, and bridge decks, and filling and sealing the prepared joints with approved material according to these specifications and the details shown on the plans.
509.02 Materials. Joint filler and joint sealer shall comply with
Subsection 501.02(h).
509.03 Construction Requirements. Joint Rehabilitation shall
comply with the construction requirements of Subsec tion 501.05(j) and the following: Existing joints shall be sawed to expose a new conc rete face, free of any joint sealer, and to provide a sealer reserv oir. Joints shall be sawed to a sufficient depth to accommodate the join t sealer and backer rod as shown on the plans. Any existing joi nt inserts, 378 regardless of type or material that interfere with joint rehabilitation, shall be removed. Any debris resulting from the re moval of the inserts shall be disposed of according to Section 2 01. No joints, except those for concrete pavement patch es, shall be sawed after December 1 and before March 1, without written permission of the Engineer. All joints, except those for concrete pavement patc hes, shall be sealed within 15 calendar days after sawing. All j oints shall be sealed before opening the pavement to traffic. Type A Joint Rehabilitation shall include contracti on joints in existing concrete pavement, patches, approach slabs , and joints in the decks of concrete slab span bridges. Contracti on joints shall be sawed a minimum width as shown on the plans and cle aned, filled, and sealed with Type 3 or 4 joint sealer. Contract ion joints in patches shall be sawed according to the details sho wn on the plans and cleaned, filled, and sealed with Type 3 or 4 jo int sealer. Bridge deck joints shall be sawed a minimum of the existin g joint width plus 1/8" (3 mm) and cleaned, filled, and sealed wi th Type 3 or 4 joint sealer. Type B Joint Rehabilitation shall include all warpi ng and longitudinal joints in existing concrete pavement, patches, and approach slabs. Joints of this type in existing pa vement shall be sawed a minimum of the existing joint width plus 1/ 8" (3 mm) and cleaned, filled, and sealed with Type 3, 4, or 5 jo int sealer. Joints of this type in patches shall be sawed according to th e details shown on the plans and cleaned, filled, and sealed with Type 3, 4, , or 5 joint sealer. Type C Joint Rehabilitation shall apply to expansio n joints. Existing expansion joints that are 3½" (90 mm) or g reater in width shall be thoroughly cleaned to remove all existing joint filler and sealer. Existing expansion joints that are less th an 3½" (90 mm) in width shall be sawed full depth to a minimum width of 4" (100 mm) and thoroughly cleaned to remove all joint filler a nd sealer. Following cleaning and preparation, the expansion j oints shall be filled with Type 1 joint filler. Type D Joint Rehabilitation shall include the joint s around the area of concrete pavement patches that are not boun ded by normal longitudinal or transverse joints. These joints sh all be sawed along the joint created by the concrete pavement patch. The joints shall be 379 sawed to the details shown on the plans. These joi nts shall be cleaned and sealed with Type 3, 4, or 5 joint seale r.
509.04 Method of Measurement. Joint Rehabilitation will be
measured by the linear foot (meter).
509.05 Basis of Payment. Work completed and accepted and
measured as provided above will be paid for at the contract unit price bid per linear foot (meter) for Joint Rehabil itation of the type specified, which price shall be full compensation f or sawing and cleaning joints; for removal and disposal of existi ng inserts; for furnishing and placing all materials; and for all l abor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the wo rk. Payment will be made under: Pay Item Pay Unit Joint Rehabilitation (Type___) Linear Foot (Meter)
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