DITCH LINER PROTECTION 229.05
229.01 Description
This work consists of providing and installing excelsior mat or solid slab sod to protect ditch liners.
229.02 Materials
Provide materials in accordance with the following subsections: Material: Subsection: Excelsior Mat 735.04. B Solid Slab Sod 735.01 Mat Fasteners 735.05.B
229.03 Equipment — Vacant
229.04 Construction Methods
A.Placing Excelsior Mat Place the excelsior mat so that the fibers are in contact with the soil and the netting is on top of the mat. Place one strip of mat adjacent and parallel to each side of the ditch liner. Hold the mat in place with fasteners as indicated. Press them firmly against the mat and drive them into the underlying soil to secure the mat.
B.Placing Solid Slab Sod Place the type of sod as i ndicated in accordance with Subsection 230.04.A, "Solid Slab Sodding Operations." Apply 185 gal [700 L] of water and 5 lb [2.25 kg] of 10 -20-10 fertilizer per 100 ft [30 m] of ditch liner.
C.Repairs Replace damaged ditch liner protection. Restore eroded soil beneath or surrounding the ditch liner and re -grade before replacing ditch liner protection.
229.05 Method of Measuremen T
The Resident Engineer will measure Ditch Liner Protection along the centerline of the dit ch. (The linear measurement includes the ditch liner protection for both sides of the ditch to the width indicated.)
230.03 Sodding and Sprigging
229.06 Basis of Payment
The Department will pay for each pay item at the contract unit price per the specified pay unit as follows: Pay Item: Pay Unit: DITCH LINER PROTECTION Linear Foot [Meter] Include the cost of the following in the contract unit price for Ditch Liner Protection : Mat fasteners Water Fertilizer SECTION 230 SODDING AND SPRIGGING
230.01 Description
This work consists of providing and planting Bermuda grass sod or sprigs.
230.02 Materials
Provide materials in accordance with the following subsections: Material: Subsection: Bermuda Grass Solid Slab Sod 735.01 Bermuda Grass Mulch Sod 735.01 Bermuda Grass Row Sprigging 735.01 Bermuda Grass Broadcast Sprigging 735.01 Water 735.08
230.03 Equipment
A.Rolling Equipment Provide rolling equipment of a size and weight capable of firmly compacting the sod into the soil and removing air voids.
B.Watering Equipment Provide watering equipment capa ble of applying water as indicated from locations off the slopes, and measuring the water with a calibrated meter.
Source: Oklahoma Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2019 Edition. Pages 167–167 of 935.