SECTION 502 — CLEANING, SEALING, AND REPAIRING JOINTS AND CRACKS BETWEEN 1/16 INCH AND 1 INCH WIDE IN PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT — CLEANING, SEALING, AND REPAIRING JOINTS AND CRACKS BETWEEN 1/16 INCH AND 1 INCH WIDE IN PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT
502.01 Description.
This work includes performing all operations required for cleaning, sealing, and/or repairing 1/16 in. to 1 in. wide cracks and joints in existing Portland cement concrete pavement.
502.02 Materials.
Use joint seal material that is hot poured asphalt rubber compound conforming to ASTM D6690 and Subsection M02.09.2.
502.03 Construction Methods.
Preparation of Cracks and Joints. Place the joint seal by using hot extrusion with a wand type instrument. Use a system that includes a flow control valve that allows all cracks to be filled to refusal. Seal all transverse and longitudinal joints and cracks. Just before sealing, clean each joint or crack to the full depth of the concrete pavement to remove all foreign material. Do not seal joints if frost, snow, or ice is present. Application. Place the joint seal using hot extrusion with a wand type instrument. Use a system that includes a flow control valve that fills all cracks to refusal. Fill all joints or cracks to refusal to eliminate all voids or entrapped air so that, after cooling, the level of the sealer is flush with the pavement surface. Raise all depressions in the seal to the surface with additional hot seal. Ensure that the final appearance is uniform. Do not overfill joints. Remove and discard all excess or spilled sealer from the pavement.
502.04 Method of Measurement.
Cleaning, Sealing, and Repairing Joints and Cracks Between 1/16 Inch and 1 Inch Wide in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement will be measured by the number of linear feet of sealed joints or cracks repaired.
502.05 Basis of Payment.
The Department will pay for the completed and accepted quantities as follows.
Part 500 — Concrete Pavements August 2025
SECTION 502 — CLEANING, SEALING, AND REPAIRING JOINTS AND CRACKS BETWEEN 1/16 INCH AND 1 INCH WIDE IN PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 500-3 Pay Item Pay Unit Cleaning, Sealing, and Repairing Joints and Cracks Between 1/16 Inch and 1 Inch Wide in PCC Pavement LF Payment at the Contract unit price is full compensation for all resources, labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to finish the work, complete and accepted.
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