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Flexible Pavements (400-499)

489ULTRA-THIN BONDED WEARING COURSE

PA · 2026 Standard SpecificationsBook pages 343347View official source ↗

489.1 489.2(c)

489.1DESCRIPTION —This work is the construction of a polymer -modified emulsified asphalt membrane

(UTFCEM – Ultra -Thin Friction Course Emulsified Asphalt ) immediately overlaid with an ultra- thin bonded wearing course of hot -mix asphalt concrete ( UTWC – Ultra -Thin Wearing Course) in one pass of a single paving machine.

489.2MATERIAL —

(a)Asphalt Material.
1.Asphalt Binder . Provide material as specified meeting the requirements of the Standard Specification

for Performance- Graded Asphalt Binder, AASHTO M 332, except as revised in Bulletin 25. Obtain material from an approved producer and source listed in Bulletin 15 for the specified grade and provide quality control testing and certification as specified in Sections 106.03(b) and 702.1(b)1.

2.Emulsified Asphalt. Class UTFCEM as specified in Bulletin 25. Obtain material from an approved

producer and source listed in Bulletin 15 and provide quality control testing and certification as specified in Sections 106.03(b) and 702.1(b)1.

(b)Aggregate.
1.Fine Aggregate. Manufactured sand from an approved source, listed in Bulletin 14 and meeting

the requirements in Table A.

TABLE A FINE AGGREGATE PROPERTIES TEST TEST METHOD MINIMUM MAXIMUM Sand Equivalent AASHTO T 176 45 - Methylene Blue AASHTO T 330 - 10 Uncompacted Void Content AASHTO T 304 40 -

2.Coarse Aggregate. Coarse aggregate from an approved source, listed in Bulletin 14 and meeting

the requirements in Table B.

TABLE B COARSE AGGREGATE PROPERTIES TEST TEST METHOD AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT) < 5,000 5,000 < 20,000 > 20,000 Abrasion Max. % AASHTO T 96 35 30 30 Micro -Deval (MD)* Max. % AASHTO T 327 18 18 18 Skid Resistance Level (SRL) . Bulletin 14 G or higher H or higher E Absorption Max. % AASHTO T 85 2 2 2 Thin and Elongated Pieces Max. % ASTM D4791 10 10 10 Soundness Max. % PTM No. 510 10 10 10 Min % Crushed, 1 Face ASTM D5821 95 95 100 Min % Crushed, 2 Face ASTM D5821 85 85 85 *MD > 18, requires approval of DME/DMM .

(c)Filler. Do not use fly ash if the design traffic is greater than or equal to 3 million Equivalent Single

Axle Loads (ESALs).

aggregate, coarse aggregate, filler, and asphalt binder . Size, uniformly grade, and combine aggregate fractions in such proportions that the total aggregate and the asphalt in the JMF conform to the composition specified in Table C, and meet the mixture characteristics of Table D.

TABLE D MIXTURE CHARACTERISTICS MIXTURE CHARACTERISTIC TEST METHOD MINIMUM MAXIMUM Moisture sensitivity, % TSR AASHTO T 283* 80 - Average % Draindown AASHTO T 305 - 0

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specifications, 2026 Edition. Pages 343347 of 1,522.