177 up to the full vertical depth of the course to be pla ced, and a tack coat of asphalt material shall be applied. Joints adjacent to curbs, gutters, or adjoining pavement shall be formed by transporting back sufficient hot material to fill any space left uncovered by the paver. The longitudinal joint betw een adjacent mats shall be set up to a sufficient height to receive the full compactive effort from the rollers and shall be tacked prior to placing adjacent material. Transverse joints shall be checked for smoothness with a ten foot straight edge prov ided by the Contractor. All surface irregularities shall be corrected prior to proceeding with paving operations.
401.10.6 Safety Edge: When the total specified lift thickness of pavement is 1.5 inches
or greater, asphalt safety edge shall be constructed on the outside pavement edge. The device utilized shall be a model listed on Division Approved Product Listing. The resulting finishe d surface of the safety edge shall be sufficiently consolidated so as to show no segregation, or raveling of the aggregate and shall have the same surface profile and texture of the compacted mat surface. Safety edge is not to be used through intersectio ns, against curb or barrier, or when directed by the Engineer. The paving operation shall allow for automatic and/or manual transitions at cross roads, driveways, and intersections. The Engineer may allow short sections of handwork for transitions at dri veways, intersections, interchanges, and bridges.
401.11 Protection of Pavement and Traffic Control :
The Contractor shall be responsible fo r the protection of asphalt surfaces from damage by their equipment and personnel. When the construction of asphalt surfaces is undertaken on projects under public traffic and the road surface is sixteen ( 16) feet wide or greater and the ADT is 400 or gre ater, the Contractor shall place no passing signs, Interim pavement markings, and Temporary pavement markings to delineate the edge line, centerline, and/or lane line of the roadway as required herein and in the project plans. The provision of Section 636 : Maintaining Traffic shall apply.
401.12 Method of Measurement :
Asphalt concrete will be measured by the ton, or square yard. For projects paid by the ton, the quantity will be determined by the Contractor from the total weigh slips for each vehicle load weighed upon an approved standard scale or from digital printout slips from an automatic batching plant, and certified by the Contractor as correct. For projects paid by the square yard, the quantity will be determined by the Plan Quantity as provided for in the proposal unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. Any patching or leveling mixture placed on a subbase or base course constructed in the same Contract with the asphalt items shall be at the expense of the Contractor. No additional compensation will be allowed for the material or any work incidental to its placement. No additional measurement is necessary nor will addition compensation be allowed for the placement of Safety Edge.
401.13 Basis of Payment :
The quantities determine as provided ab ove, will be paid for at the contract unit price for the items listed below, which prices and payment shall be full compensation for furnishing all the materials and doing all the work herein prescribed in a workmanlike and acceptable manner, including all labor, tools, equipment, field laboratory, supplies, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.