CHAPTER 6

GRADING

 

6.00

GENERAL GRADING INSTRUCTIONS

6.01

ROAD CROSSING FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

6.02

GEOTECH TOOLS

6.10

SITE PREPARATION

6.11

CLEARING AND GRUBBING

 

Threatened and Endangered Bats

 

Emerald Ash Borer

 

Disposal of Waste

 

Area Clearing

 

Selective Clearing

 

Preliminary Estimate for Clearing Right of Way (Form 650014)

 

Method of Payment

6.12

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF OLD PAVEMENT

6.13

DISPOSAL OF HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT

6.14

DEMOLITION WASTE

6.20

TOPSOIL

6.21

STRIPPING, SALVAGING, AND SPREADING

 

Monitoring Topsoil Removal

 

Topsoil on Roadway Cuts and Embankments

 

Cultural Resource Protection

 

Payment for Topsoil

6.30

EXCAVATION

 

Class 10

 

Class 12

 

Class 13

 

Select Soils

6.31

PEAT EXCAVATION

 

Total Removal of Peat

 

Partial Removal of Peat

6.32

ROCK EXCAVATION

6.33

USE OF AND PAYMENT FOR WATER USED FOR EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT

6.34

ALTERNATE BORROW AREAS AND CONTRACTOR FURNISHED BORROW

 

Alternate Borrow

 

Contractor Furnished Borrow

6.35

PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES

 

Alternate Borrow Areas and Contractor Furnished Borrow

6.36

WASTE AREAS

6.40

EMBANKMENT

6.41

EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION

 

Equipment – Soil Compaction Roller

 

Site Preparation

 

Deposition of Embankment Material

 

Compaction

 

Special Compaction of Subgrade

 

Subgrade Treatment

 

Construction of Embankment Toe Berms

 

Construction of Bridge Approach Fills

 

Embankment in Place

 

Payment for Water for Embankment Construction

 

Finishing

6.42

OVERHAUL

6.43

SETTLEMENT PLATES

 

General

 

Guidelines for Installation and Monitoring of Settlement Plates

6.50

PIPE CULVERTS BY THE GRADING CONTRACTOR

6.51

MATERIAL

6.52

PIPE INSTALLATION

 

Excavation

 

Bedding

 

Joints

 

Backfilling

6.53

CULVERT ABANDONMENT

6.54

LOAD LIMITS OVER CULVERTS

6.55

DEFLECTION TESTING OF POLYETHLENE (PE) PIPES

6.60

SUBDRAINS

6.61

TILE RELOCATION

6.62

BACKSLOPE DRAINS

6.63

LONGITUDINAL DRAINS