Appendix 1 FSSS 842.pdf

842 – Roadside Brushing

842.01 Service Required.

Remove vegetation, including trees, on roadway surfaces and roadsides.

842.02 Performance Standard.

Roadway vegetation maintenance is complete when the vegetation has been removed from the designated treatment area which interferes with traffic, obscures signs, impedes the flow of water or diverts water from drainage structures.

• Method A Treatment Area: From 5 ft. slope distance beyond toe of ditch to 10 ft. slope distance on fill slope.

• Method B Treatment Area: From toe of ditch to 5 ft. slope distance on fill slope.

• General Notes: Cut all brush within treatment area which is less than or equal to 6 inches in diameter measured 6 inches above the ground.

Cut all brush within 5 feet of culvert inlets.

Cut brush to provide overhead clearance of 14 feet on road surface.

Remove debris from road surface, ditches, and cut slope above the road. Scatter to fill slopes below the road, no debris piles allowed at culvert outlets.

Clean culvert inlets and outlets of debris a minimum of 2 culvert diameters.

Cut brush to provide sufficient site distance on the inside of sharp curves to eliminate blind corners and intersections.

842.03 Location of Work.

As specified on roads listed on the Road List, shown on the Plans, or as ordered by the Contracting Officer.

842.04 Measurement.

Measurement under this Section will be made by the total number of units for each item listed in the Schedule of Items completed and accepted.

A. Work activity will be measured along the centerline of the road regardless of the number of lanes. One mile of road includes treatment on both sides of the road.

842.05 Payment.

The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for the Section 842 pay items listed in the schedule of items. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section.

842.06 Acceptable Quality Levels

Description

Standard

Maximum Allowable Deviation from Standard

Corrective Action for Work Exceeding Standard

Tree Damage

No Unnecessary Damage to a tree bole greater than 6” in diameter

Unnecessary damage resulting in more than 30% of the tree bole that is greater than 6” in diameter

Remove or Treat

Slope Distance Clearance

Vegetation cleared to the specified distance from road edge on each side of road

None

Rework

Vertical Clearance

Vegetation cleared to a specified distance of 14 feet from road surface elevation

Height Above Ground Surface

Vegetation shall be removed to a maximum height of 6 inches above the nearby ground surface

Drainage

Vegetation shall be removed from drainage structures or ditches that impede flow or divert water

Oversized Material

Material greater than 3” in diameter and 24” in length remaining on the roadway surface and/or roadways drainages or has the potential to move into drainages

Concentrations

Any concentration that affect sight distance or drainage

Work Area Management

Following approved safety plan which may include signs and other temporary traffic control measures

Suspend work until in compliance

842 – Roadside Brushing