Specifications include, but are not limited to: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND TO PROVIDE A NEW WEARING COURSE ON APPROXIMATELY 12.971 MILES OF HIGHWAY 65 IN DESHA AND DREW COUNTIES. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF FOUR PAVING ALTERNATES, THREE USING HOT-IN-PLACE ASPHALT CONCRETE WITH AN OVERLAY OF: 1) ACHM SURFACE COURSE (3/8"), OR 2) MICROSURFACING, OR 3) ULTRATHIN BONDED WEARING COURSE OR THE FOURTH ALTERNATE 4) MILL AND OVERLAY WITH ACHM SURFACE COURSE (1/2"). IN ADDITION TO THE ALTERNATE ITEMS, THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF AGGREGATE BASE COURSE, COLD MILLING ASPHALT PAVEMENT, ACHM PATCHING OF EXISTING ROADWAY, MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC, RUMBLE STRIPS, PAVEMENT MARKING, AND MISC. ITEMS.