PERMANENT TAPE PAVEMENT MARKINGS
713-1 Description.
Apply permanent tape pavement markings, in accordance with the Contract Documents.
713-2 Materials.
Use only materials listed on the Department’s Approved Product List ( APL) meeting the following requirements : Permanent Tape ................................ .......... 971-1 and 971 -7 The Engineer will take random samples of all material in accordance with the Department’s Sampling, Testing and Reporting Guide schedule.
713-3 Equipment.
Use equipment that is mobile a nd maneuverable to the extent that straight lines can be followed, and normal curves can be made in a true arc. Ensure the mechanical applicator is equipped with film cut -off device and a measuring device that automatically and accumulatively measures the length of each line placed with an accuracy tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent. Tape may be placed by hand on short sections, 500 feet or less if the tolerances in dimensions and in alignment specified in 710 -5 are met.
713-4 Application.
713-4.1 General: Remove existing pavement markings, such that scars or traces of
removed markings will not conflict with new pavement markings by a method approved by the Engineer. Before applying permanent tape, remove any material by a method approved by the Engine er that would adversely affect the bond of the tape . Apply a primer, sealer or surface preparation adhesive of the type recommended by the manufacturer. Ensure the permanent tape adheres to the pavement surface . Offset longitudinal lines at least 2 inches from construction joints on portland cement concrete pavement. Apply permanent tape to dry surfaces only, and when the ambient air and surface temperature is at least 55ºF and rising . Apply permanent tape to the same tolerances in dimensions and in alignment specified in 710 -5. Apply permanent tape to the pavement by means approved by the Engineer. Conduct field testing in accordance with FM 5-541.Take test readings representative of the pavement marking performance. Remove and replace permanent tape not meeting the requirements of this Section at no additional cost to the Department. Apply all pavement markings prior to opening the road to traffic.
713-4.2 Thickness: Apply permanent tape pavement markings that have a thickness as
designated on the APL for the particular product used. Measure, record and certify on a Department approved form and submit to the Engineer, the thickness of white and yellow pavement markings in accordance with FM 5-541.
713-4.3 Retroreflectivity: Apply white and yellow pavement markings that will attain an
initial retroreflectivity of not less than 450 mcd/lx·m2 for white markings and not less than FY 2023-24 Return to Table of Contents 350 mcd/lx·m2 for yellow markings. Black pavement markings must have a retroreflectance of less than 20 mcd/lx·m2. Measure, record and certify on Department approved form and submit to the Engineer, the retr oreflectivity of white and yellow pavement markings in accordance with FM 5-541.
713-4.4 Color: Use material meeting the requirements of 971 -1.
713-5 Contractor’s Responsibility for Notification.
Notify the Engineer prior to the placement of the material. At the time of notification, submit the APL number and the batch or LOT numbers of tape to be used.
713-6 Protection of Newly Applied Pavement Markings.
Do not allow traffic onto or permit vehicles to cross newly applied pavement markings until they are sufficiently bonded. Remove and replace any portion of the pavement markings damaged by passing traffic or from any other cause, at no additional cost to the Department.
713-7 Observation Period.
Longitudinal p avement marking s are subject to a 180 day observation period under normal traffic. The observation period shall begin with the satisfactory completion and acceptance of the work. The longitudinal pavement markings shall show no signs of failure due to blistering, excessive cracking, chipping, discoloration, poor adhesion to the pavement, loss of retroreflectivity or vehicular damage. The retroreflectivity shall meet the initial req uirements of
713-4.3 The Department reserves the right to check the retroreflectivity any time prior to the end
of the observation period. Replace, at no additional expense to the Department, any longitudinal pavement markings that do not perform satisfa ctorily under traffic during the 180 day observation period.
713-8 Corrections for Deficiencies.
Correct all deficiencies by removal and reapplication of a one mile section centered around the deficiency, as determined by the Engineer, at no additional co st to the Department.
713-9 Method of Measurement.
713-9.1 Permanent Tape Markings : The quantities of 6 inch solid, 10’ -30’ skip, and
3’-9’ dotted lines to be paid will be the plan quantity length, in gross miles, subject to 9 -1.3.2. The gross mile meas urement will be taken as the distance from the beginning of the permanent tape line to the end of the permanent tape line and will include the unmarked gaps for skip and dotted lines. The gross mile measurement will not include designated unmarked lengths at intersections, turn lanes, etc.
713-9.2 Removal of Existing Markings : The quantity to paid for removal of existing
permanent tape pavement markings will be the area, in square feet, for removal of existing markings acceptably removed. Payment for removal of existing permanent tape pavement markings will only be made for locations where the existing pavement surface is to remain.
713-10 Basis of Payment.
Price and payment will be full compensation for all work specified in this Section, including, all cleaning and preparing of surfaces, furnishing of all materials, application, curing FY 2023-24 Return to Table of Contents and protection of all items, protection of traffic, furnishing of all tools, machines and equipment, and all incidentals necessary to complete the work. Final payment will be withheld until all deficiencies are corrected. Payment will be made under: Item No. 713 - 1- Permanent Tape. Solid – per gross mile. Skip – per gross mil e. Dotted – per gross mile. Remove – per square foot. FY 2023-24 Return to Table of Contents SECTION 715 HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM
715-1 Description.
Install a highway lighting system in accordance with the details shown in the Plans. Use pole assemblies as shown in the Standard Plans when standard aluminum pole assemblies or standard high mast light assemblies are required by the Contract Documents. In clude in the system the light poles, bases, luminaires, drivers, cable, conduit, protective devices, and control devices; all as specified or required for the complete facility. Obtain conventional light pole and high mast light pole assemblies from a fab rication facility that is listed on the Department’s Production Facility Listing. Producers seeking inclusion on the list shall meet the requirements of Section 105. Provide metal lighting poles, excluding high mast lighting, with internal vibration damping devices in accordance with Standard Plans, Index 715-002 in all installations on bridges, walls , and median concrete barriers .
715-2 Painting.
715-2.1 General: When required by the Contract Documents, provide painted
conventional light pole assemblies . Provide products that will meet specification requirements throughout the warranty period. Meet the color requirement as specified in the Contract Documents. Provide the Engineer with two metal sample coupons, a minimum of 2 inches by 4 inches, painted co ncurrently and with the same paint as was used on the first LOT of any conventional aluminum light poles assemblies delivered to the jobsite. Submit sample coupons and manufacturer product data sheets to the Engineer along with the delivery of the first shipment of any painted conventional aluminum light pole assemblies delivered to the jobsite. At the time of their delivery, the sample coupons described in this paragraph must match the color of the conventional light pole assemblies to within 1ΔE measured as specified in 9 75-4. If the delivered sample coupons exhibit a difference in color from the conventional light pole assemblies greater than 1ΔE then the sample coupons will be considered unacceptable and no payment shall be made for the materials which t he sample coupons represent. Those materials shall not be accepted by the Department until acceptable representative sample coupons in accordance with the requirements of this Section have been submitted to the Engineer.
715-2.2 Responsible Party Warranty : When the Contract Documents call for painted
conventional light pole assemblies the Contractor shall designate a responsible party to accept responsibility. The responsible party designated by the Contractor must execute and submit to the Department a fo rm, provided by the Department, prior to the first delivery to the jobsite of any painted conventional light pole assemblies stipulating that the responsible party accepts responsibility for ensuring the coating system adhesion and color retention requirem ents as specified in 9 75-4 are met for a period of five years after final acceptance in accordance with
5-11 The responsible party shall also bear the continued responsibility for performing all
remedial work associated with repairs of any adhesion or color retention failure as defined in Section 975, as to which notice was provided to the responsible party within the five-year warranty period. Failure to timely designate the responsible party will result in the Contractor being the responsi ble party unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Department. The responsible party shall be either the Contractor or the supplier of the painted conventional light pole assemblies . When the responsible party is the fabricator, the responsible party s hall be one FY 2023-24 Return to Table of Contents