THE PROPOSED ASPHALT PAVEMENT SHALL CONSIST OF THE SUBGRADE COURSE (AS SPECIFIED) BASE COURSE, BITUMINOUS CONCRETE BINDER COURSE, AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE COURSE, OF THE THICKNESS AND MATERIALS AS SPECIFIED ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS. PRIME COAT MATERIAL SHALL BE BITUMINOUS M.C. - 30. UNLESS SHOWN AS A BID ITEM, PRIME COAT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS INCIDENTAL TO THE COST OF THE CONTRACT. ALL PAVEMENT MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE I.D.O.T. "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION," AND SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS, LATEST EDITIONS. ALL DAMAGED AREAS IN THE BINDER, BASE OR CURB AND GUTTER SHALL BE REPAIRED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ENGINEER AND MUNICIPALITY PRIOR TO LAYING THE SURFACE COURSE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE WHATEVER EQUIPMENT AND MANPOWER NECESSARY INCLUDING THE USE OF POWER BROOMS IF REQUIRED BY THE ENGINEER TO PREPARE THE PAVEMENT FOR APPLICATION OF THE SURFACE COURSE. EQUIPMENT AND MANPOWER FOR CLEANING SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS INCIDENTAL TO THE COST OF THE CONTRACT. PRIME COAT FOR THE BINDER COURSE SHALL ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS INCIDENTAL TO THE COST OF THE CONTRACT AND SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE BINDER AT A RATE OF 0.3 GALLONS PER SQUARE YARD. CONCRETE CURBS (& GUTTERS): A. ALL CURB AND GUTTER SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH IDOT CLASS "SI" CONCRETE WITH A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3,500 PSI AT 14 DAYS. ALL CONCRETE SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF 650 PSI. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE BROOM FINISHED. CONTRACTION JOINTS SHALL BE SAW-CUT AT 20 FOOT INTERVALS AND CAULKED WITH JOINT SEALANT. C. PREFORMED FIBER BOARD EXPANSION JOINTS, 3/4 INCH THICK, SHALL BE PLACED FIVE FEET EITHER SIDE OF STORM STRUCTURES IN CURB AND GUTTER, AT CURB RETURNS AND AT POINTS OF CURVATURE, AT ALL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEW AND EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER, AND AT 40 FOOT INTERVALS ON TANGENTS. 2-#5 DOWELS, 2 FEET LONG, SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL EXPANSION JOINTS AND AT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EXISTING AND NEW CURB AND GUTTER. DOWELS SHALL BE CENTERED ON THE JOINT, (DRILLED INTO EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER), AND SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH GREASE CAPS ON ONE SIDE. THE PROPOSED CURB AND GUTTER AND PAVEMENT SHALL BE OF THE TYPE AND THICKNESS AS SPECIFIED IN THESE DRAWINGS, AND CONSTRUCTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE IDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOVERNING MUNICIPALITY. DEPRESSED CURB SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR HANDICAPPED RAMPS LOCATIONS. G. ALL JOINTS SHALL BE SEALED WITH CONCRETE JOINT SEALANT PER NOTE 6 BELOW. CONCRETE SIDEWALK (INCLUDING CURB RAMPS): ALL SIDEWALK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH IDOT CLASS "SI" CONCRETE WITH A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3,500 PSI AT 14 DAYS. ALL CONCRETE SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF 650 PSI. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE LIGHTLY BROOM FINISHED. TOOLED CONTRACTION JOINTS SHALL CONSTRUCTED AT EVERY #5', OR AS SHOWN ON PLANS. TOOLED CONTRACTION JOINTS SHALL EXTEND TO 1/4 THE DEPTH OF THE SIDEWALK AND SHALL BE 1/4 INCH IN WIDTH.
