Article 1 — Description
Remove and dispose of debris discarded or deposited on or adjacent to the pavement. Debris includes all objects not part of the highway facility, such as dead animals, tires, tire fragments, wood, furniture, mattresses, household appliances, scrap metal, and driftwood. Unless otherwise shown on the plans or direc ted, remove and dispose of debris in accordance with Article 6.11., “Surplus Materials. ”
Article 2 — Equipment
Furnish all equipment, labor, and incidentals necessary to achieve acceptable work. Equipment may include but is not limited to dragline, front -end loader, backhoe, hydraulic excavator, and dump trucks. All heavy equipment operating on or within 30 ft. of the outside edge of the traveled lane must have an amber rotary flashing light or strobe light mounted on the highest point of the machine to ensure 360° visibility. Provide equipment that prevents the accumulated debris from being strewn along the roadway during transport.
Article 3 — Work Methods
Remove debris at locations shown on the plans. Notify the Department for removal of hazardous materials. Dispose of debris off the right of way in conformance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
3.1 Center Medians and Mainlanes. Remove and dispose of debris from the main travel lanes, paved medians, paved shoulders, and an additional 5 ft. adjacent to the pavement, unless otherwise shown on the plans.
3.2 Frontage Roads . Remove and dispose of debris from frontage roads, shoulders, U -turn lanes, and
intersecting streets to the right of way, including turn lanes, underpasses and overpasses, and an additional 5 ft. adjacent to the pavement, unless otherwise shown on the plans.
3.3 Entrance and Exit Ramps. Remove and dispose of debris from ramps, shoulders, and an additional 5 ft.
adjacent to the pavement, unless otherwise shown on the plans.
3.4 High -Occupancy Vehicle (HO V) Lane . Remove and dispose of debris from HOV lanes including HOV
ramps. HOV lanes are defined as follows.
3.4.1 Barrier -Separated Contraflow Lane . A barrier -separated contraflow lane is defined as a lane enclosed by
two physical barriers.
3.4.2 Buffer -Separated Con current Flow Lane. A buffer-separated concurrent flow lane is separated from
general purpose lanes by a striped buffer zone and is defined as the left most or inner most lane identified by signing and diamond symbols on the pavement.
3.5 Direct Connector Ramp Debris Removal . Remove and dispose of debris from the shoulders and paved
gutters of direct connector ramp.
3.6 Spot Debris Removal . Work requests are made on a callout basis. Remove and dispose of debris as
directed. Begin removing debris within 3 hr. of notification, unless otherwise shown on the plans. 983 3.7. Driftwood Removal . Remove driftwood from channels, bridge abutments, bridge caps, and other areas located within the limits shown on the plans. Cut driftwood as required, and load, haul , and dispose of driftwood and debris off the right of way in conformance with federal, state, and local regulations. Small items of brush and limbs may be chipped onsite and then hauled to a suitable place of disposal at the expense of the Contractor. Temporary stockpiling of debris under bridges is not allowed. No dumping of driftwood or debris within 500 ft. of the highway right of way. No burning of driftwood or debris permitted within the limits of the highway right of way. At locations where driftwood is behind guard fence and no access is available, the Contractor may, wi th approval, remove enough guard fence to allow access to the work area. Reinstall the guard fence at the end of each workday. Remove all debris and trash from the worksite, smooth all areas of the right of way that are damaged, and leave the site in a neat uniform appearance as much as practical.
Article 4 — Measurement
This Item will be measured as follows .
4.1 Center Medians and Mainlanes, Frontage Roads, and Entrance and Exit Ramps. By the cycle or right of
way centerline mile. A right of way centerline mile is defined as the distance from beginning reference marker location to ending reference marker location, regardless of the number of roadbeds.
4.2 High -Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Debris Removal . By the cycle or HOV lane centerline miles. HOV
lane centerline mile is defined as the distance measured along each HOV lane regardless of the number of lanes.
4.3 Direct Connector Ramp Debris Removal . By the cycle or direct connector ramp centerline mile. A direct
connector centerline mile is defined as the distance measured along each direct connector regardless of the number of lanes.
4.4 Spot Debris Removal . By the roadbed mile. The minimum quantity per callout is 1 roadbed mile, unless
otherwise shown on the plans.
4.5 Driftwood Removal . This Item will be measured by the lump sum or cubic yard or by lump sum for sites as
shown on the plans.
Article 5 — Payment
5.1 Debris Removal . The work performed and materials furnished in accordance with this Item and measured
as provided under “Measurement” will be paid for at the unit price bid for “Debris Removal” of the type and cycle location specified. This price is full compensation for collecting, hauling, and disposing of debris, and for equipment, labor, materials, tools, and incidentals. Traffic control will not be paid for directly but will be subsidiary to this Item, unless otherwise shown on the plans. Debris removal in buffer- separated concurrent flow lanes will be subsidiary to debris removal in center medians and mainlanes, unless otherwise shown on the plans. Debris removal required for work orders issued under Item 734, “Litter Removal ,” or Item 738, “Cleaning and Sweeping Highways,” will be subsidiary to that Item unless otherwise shown on the plans. 984 5.2. Driftwood Removal . This price is full compensation for cutting up, loading, hauling, and disposing of driftwood, smoothing the right of way at each location as shown on the plans , and all manipulation, labor, equipment, appliances, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work. Traffic control will not be paid for directly but will be subsidiary to this Item, unless otherwise shown on the plans.