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500BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT

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- 299 - DIVISION 500 -- BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT 507 -- ASPHALTIC CONCRETE FOR STATE MAINTENANCE PATCHING

- 302 -

- 303 - SECTION 501 -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

501.01General

1.This Section describes materials, procedures and equipment that

are common to items of work described in Division 500. The requirements in

2.Materials:
a.Asphaltic Materials include:
(1)Performance Graded Binder (PG Binder) (2) Emulsion (3) Cutbacks (4) Other liquid asphalt based materials b. Asphaltic Surfacing Materials include: (1) Coats (i.e.: Tack Coats, Armor Coats, etc.)
(2)Seals (i.e.: Fog Seal, Scrub Seal, Chip Seal, etc.)
(3)Layers using Asphaltic materials (i.e.: Asphaltic Concrete,

etc.)

c.All asphalt materials which are outside the specified property

ranges shall be paid for at the contract unit price multiplied by the product of the pay factors determined by the pay factor tables in their respective Sections.

3.Bituminous Surfacing includes t he application of coats, seals or

layers that utilize Asphaltic Mate rials, excluding bituminous foundation course. Bituminous surfacing work shall be performed in accordance with the contract.

4.Before placing the bituminous su rfacing, the Contractor shall clean

the surface to be treated with mechanical brooms or hand tools as necessary to remove all vegetation, loose surface materials, dirt, mud, old crack sealant, unstable bituminous or other deleterious materials. Any surfacing materials not securely bonded to the surface shall be removed. Material cleaned from the surface shall be swept to the sides or windrowed as required and removed from the projec t by the Contractor at no additional cost.

5.Stockpiles and plant sites shall be maintained according to the

Contractor’s Storm Water Poll ution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).

6.The Contractor shall prot ect all structures and roadway

appurtenances like signs, guardrails, and curbs. If any items are damaged by the Contractor or because of the C ontractor's negligence, then they shall be repaired or replaced in kind at no additional cost to the Department.

7.Bituminous surfacing operations shall not be allowed between

sunset and sunrise without permission of the Engineer or unless otherwise specified in the contract.

8.The Contractor shall apply asphaltic materials within the

temperature ranges specified in the cont ract, or within written manufacturer recommended temperatures so that uniform mixing and spreading is attained.

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Source: Nebraska Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2017 Edition. Pages 333–336 of 1,048. View official source ↗
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