208FINISHING SHOULDERS, DITCHES, AND SLOPES

208.01Description

This work shall consist of the final shaping and dressing of shoulders, ditches, and slopes by hand or machine methods, or both, to the required smoothness in accordance with these specifications and in reasonably close conformance with the elevations and cross-sections shown on the plans or as directed.

Where divided pavement is constructed, each roadway with its shoulders, ditches, and slopes will be considered a separate roadway. 10

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

208.02Finishing Shoulders

Unless otherwise provided, shoulders shall be constructed of earth or other 207.06

approved material which contains no sod, weeds, sticks, roots, or other perishable matter. The inside edges shall be built up s lightly above the finished surface of the adjoining pavement and compacted thoroughly with a roller weighing no less than 5 t and with the roller wheel slightly overlapping the pavement. Rolling shall continue until there is no break between the pavement and shoulders, and until the required 20 cross-section is obtained.

If rolling is not practicable on shoulders for approach pavement or other miscellaneous areas, compaction shall be obtai ned with mechanical tamps, vibrators, or other satisfactory means.

Except where permission has been granted to widen shoulders to dispose of surplus excavation, the outside edges shall be parallel to the pavement edges.

Where cuts are widened beyond the typical cross-sections shown on the plans in 30 order to obtain additional material for constructing shoulder widths required or where fills are widened to dispose of excess ex cavated material, the shoulders shall be finished to the widths as finally constructed.

It may be necessary to finish shoulders af ter the pavement is opened to traffic. As a matter of safety to traffic, the pavement shall be kept as free as possible from shoulder material and equipmen t. The adjacent pavement ov er which traffic is being routed shall be cleaned at the close of each work day.

208.03Finishing Ditches 40

Ditches shall be finished to the lines and grades shown on the plans or as otherwise laid out. The edges shall be parallel to the pavement unless it is necessary to have the gradients different from that of the pavement in order to obtain proper drainage, in which case the edges shall be as determined.

208.04Finishing Slopes

All cut and fill slopes shall be constructed to the cross-sections shown on the plans or to revised sections where cuts are widened to obtain additional material or fills widened to utilize excess. Cut and fill slopes shall be finished to the degree ordinarily obtained by a blade grader, scraper, or hand shovel. 50

208.05Blank

208.06Finishing at Contract Drainage Structures

If the contract work is for bridges or culverts or for extensions thereof, the requirements of this specification shall apply to the right-of-way within the contract structure limits, unless otherwise specified.

208.07Method of Measurement

Finishing will not be measured for payment unless otherwise provided. 60

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208.08Basis of Payment

Finishing shoulders, ditches, and slopes will not be paid for directly. The cost thereof shall be included in the cost of other pay items.