Surface Course
Defined in the standard specifications of 2 state transportation agencies. Each definition below is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from — they do not all say the same thing, and on a contract the difference is the point.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
Louisiana · LaDOTD
The top course of the pavement structure.
Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms →New Mexico · NMDOT
Lay er or lay ers of a Pavement Structure designed to accommodate the traffic load, the top layer of w hich resists skidding, traffic abrasion, and the disintegrating effects of climate.
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