204BORROW AND FURNISHED EXCAVATION

204.01 Description. Borrow excavation and furnished excavation shall

consist of excavating suitable and/or restricted-use materials obtained from locations approved by the Engineer and transporting the materials to various locations throughout the limits of the contract.

204.02 Furnished Excavation and Borrow Pits. The Contractor shall

furnish and pay for all borrow sites or other sources of excavation and obtain from the property owners the necessary agreements for the removal of the material. Neither borrow nor furnished excavation shall be placed in the embankment until the site location, excavation plan, and material have been approved by the Engineer in writing. The material used shall be suitable or restricted-use according to

Article 1009 — 04.

At the Contractor’s option, commercial borrow sites may be used. When commercial borrow sites are used, the following conditions will not be required. Under no condition shall borrow sites detract from the appearance of the natural topographic features nor increase the potential hazard to a vehicle that has inadvertently left the roadway. In selecting sites for borrow acquisition, preference shall be given to knobs, hills and rises to reduce the extent of pit development. No portion of any borrow pit shall be located within 50 ft (15 m) or 10 ft (3 m) plus 1 1/2 times the depth of the excavation, whichever is the greater, from any highway right-of-way, except when borrow is obtained above pavement elevation. In order to ensure an aesthetically acceptable borrow site, the steepest slopes used in excavating borrow shall be 1:4 (V:H). Borrow pits shall not change the general pattern of existing drainage and shall be well drained unless suitable for development as ponds or lakes. Pertinent drainage information shall be shown on the excavation plan or topographic map submitted by the Contractor. Where the Contractor proposes a borrow site, any portion of which is located within 150 ft (45 m) of any highway right-of-way, the Contractor’s request for approval shall be accompanied by a topographic map showing the original and the proposed final conditions of the entire borrow site. The topographic map shall be drawn to a minimum horizontal scale of 1:500, and 2 ft (600 mm) contour intervals shall be indicated. When a borrow pit is to be developed as a pond or lake, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a written statement from the owner that such a development is planned. Slopes of 1:4 (V:H) shall be provided along the periphery of the shoreline. Slopes of 1:2 (V:H) will be permitted below a point where the proposed water depth will be 8 ft (2.5 m) or greater. In cases where a dam is necessary to impound water within a borrow pit to be used as a pond, slopes of 1:3 (V:H) will be permitted on the water face of the dam. Seeding will not be required below the proposed water elevation. Borrow sites shall be seeded according to Section 250. The class of seeding and the application rate of fertilizer nutrients and/or agricultural ground limestone will Borrow and Furnished Excavation Art. 204.06 be determined by the Engineer. If the proposed borrow site is to revert to agricultural purposes, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a written statement from the owner that seeding will not be required. All work in connection with seeding at borrow sites will not be paid for separately. After the borrow site excavation is completed, the Contractor shall shape the borrow site to conform to the approved topographic map.

Article 204 — 07(a)(2).

The quantity for furnished excavation will not be recalculated when surplus, suitable or restricted-use materials are utilized in embankments according to

Article 202 — 03.