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SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

Capola Mountain Crossing

102.1 (12/86)

Delete “Pipe” from the definition of “Arch Pipe”.

GWJ 103.1 (8/01)

Add the following paragraph:

“The contractor shall call MISS UTILITY at 1-800-552-7001 at least 72 hours prior to all excavation so that all underground utility lines can be located. All damage to existing lines shall be repaired at the contractor’s expense.”

GWJ104.1 (4/09)

104.01 Add the following:

Roads to Be

Constructed “The existing road, FSR 255, shall be closed to public traffic during construction.

The contractor shall install and maintain a ROAD CLOSED sign near the intersection of FSR 255 and FSR 173.

Prior to closing the road, the contractor shall submit to the engineer for approval a plan and schedule for road closure. This plan shall be submitted at least 7 days prior to the planned closure of the road. All signs shall be maintained by the contractor for the life of the contract.”

105.1 (7/85)

105.03 In the first paragraph, delete Sentences 3 and 4.

Sampling and

Testing

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GWJ105.1 (6/08)

105.03 First paragraph, change the first sentence to read:

Sampling

& Testing "For the contractor-furnished source(s) listed below, the contractor shall submit weight tickets which state Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) gradation and are in compliance with same Quality Assurance Program. This requirement constitutes aggregate source certification for sampling and testing in accordance with AASHTO requirements through the VDOT sampling and testing program. However, the VDOT quality assurance program shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for furnishing material which conforms to the specifications and may be rejected as non-compliant in whole or part.

GWJ106.1 (1/87)

106.02 Add: "The tonnage for aggregate weighed for payment may be reduced, if

Determination moisture content in excess of 12 percent.

of Quantities

GWJ201.a (8/82)

201.02 Delete the second paragraph and add the following:

Clearing &

Grubbing “Roots over 1” in diameter protruding from the excavated slope shall be cut flush with the excavated slope surface.”

GWJ202.1 (4/09)

202.03 Add: "Existing culverts to be removed shall become the

Removal of property of the contractor and shall be removed from the project and National

Bridges, Culverts, Forest land.”

& Other Structures

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203.4 (11/85)

203.16 Add the following paragraph:

Construction

Tolerances "Deviations in grade or alignment will not be permitted at bridge ends or other structures which control roadbed location or grade. Deviations which have an adverse effect on designed or existing drainage will not be permitted."

GWJ204.1 (5/09)

MATERIALS

204.02 Add the following:

Requirements “Geotextile fabric used for soil erosion and pollution control shall be a woven type with a minimum puncture strength of 90 lbs. and a maximum water flow rate of 5 gal. per min., or as approved otherwise by the engineer.

206A.1 (10/85)

206A.06 Delete and add:

Bedding, Backfill, "Bedding, backfill, and embankment for pipe culverts shall

& Embank- be in accordance with Sections 603A, 603B, 617, or 617A ment for as applicable."

Pipe Culverts

206A.2 (7/90)

206A.05 Delete the last sentence and add the following:

Backfill &

Embankments for "Excessively wet material that is otherwise suitable, shall

Minor Structures be field drained and dried before placement. Each layer

Other Than Pipe shall be compacted with mechanical equipment designed for

Culverts this purpose. Compaction shall continue until visual displacement of each layer ceases."

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602.1 (7/85)

602.03 Method A. Delete the first sentence.

Concrete

Composition

602.2 (8/85)

602.05 Add, at the end of the second paragraph, the following

Placing requirements.

Concrete

“No concrete shall be placed when the concrete temperature

Reaches 90 degrees F.”

602.06 (b) Unformed Surfaces

Finishing

Change “traveling” to “troweling”.

GWJ617.1 (4/09)

617.03 Delete paragraphs 6 and 7, and add the following:

Excavation

Bedding, & Backfill “Backfill shall be readily compactable material free from frozen lumps and chunks of highly plastic clay or other objectionable material. No rocks larger than 3 inches in greatest dimension shall be used within 1 foot of the structure.

Backfill material shall be placed at or near optimum moisture content in layers not exceeding 8 inches prior to compaction. Each layer shall be compacted with mechanical equipment designed for this purpose. Compaction shall continue until visual displacement of each layer ceases.

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GWJ619.3 (7/01)

619.02 Add: “Stones may be obtained from within the road construction limits or other

Hand-Placed locations approved by the Engineer. Virginia Department of Transportation

Machine (VDOT) graded riprap is acceptable in accordance with the following table:

Placed, &

Dumped Riprap Forest Service Grade VDOT Grade

Class IV Dry Riprap Class I

Class VI Dry Riprap Class II

Class VIII Dry Riprap Class III

Class IX Dumped Riprap Type I

619.4 (7/88)

619.02 Delete Paragraphs 1 and 2, add the following:

Hand-Placed, Machine-Placed, "Rock used for riprap shall be sound, durable, free from

& Dumped Riprap seams, cracks and be resistant to the action of air and water. Shale and stone with shale seams are not acceptable."

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GWJ625.1 (1/98)

625.03 In the second sentence, after the word "frozen" add the words "or snow

Seeding covered."

Seasons

Add the following: "All disturbed areas shall be seeded and mulched either temporarily or permanently within 7 months of disturbance. The Contractor shall notify the COR at least 24 hours prior to all seeding."

625.05 Add: "The seed mixture shall be uniformly applied as follows:

Application

Methods for

Seed, Fertilizer, & Limestone Seed Mixture

Material Quantity/Acre

Grand Slam Perennial

Rygrass (turf type)

50 lb.

Pennlawn Red Fescue 10 lb.

Creeping Red Fescue 20 lb.

Annual Ryegrass 15 lb.

Fertilizer (10-10-10) 1500 lb.

Agricultural Lime 3000 lb.

Mulch

Wood or Cellulose Fiber or Recycled Paper or

Hay or Straw

2000 lb.

4000 lb.

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When seeding from October 15 to March 1, 50 lb/acre of Cereal Rye (Abruzzi) shall be added to the mixture.

(b) Dry Method. Delete the entire subsection and add the following:

“Mechanical seeders, seed drills,landscape seeders, cultipacker seeders, fertilizer spreaders, and hand operated seeding devices shall be used to uniformly apply the seed, fertilizer, and agricultural lime in the amounts and mixtures specified.”

625.06 (b) Dry Method. Add the following: “Straw and mulch shall be uniformly

Application applied by hand spreading.”

of Mulch

GWJ633.1 (6/09)

633.04 Add the following:

Fabrication of

Sign Panels “Sign panels shall be aluminum or wood, fabricated in accordance with

Details shown on Attachments A,B,C, and D, contained within these

Special project specifications. The overall width of the sign panels shall

Be 42 inches.”

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GWJ703.1 (5/07)

703.06 (d) Crushed Aggregate. After the first paragraph, add the following:

Aggregate for Base or Surface Courses “Weight tickets from sources approved under special project specification

GWJ105.1 shall constitute a certificate of compliance for quality requirements.”

shall be added to the mixture."

Delete Table 703-4 and add the following:

“Aggregate shall meet Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) grading requirements for the gradation of aggregate shown on the drawings”