ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 2018 EDITION FOREWORD This book has been prepared to provide a compilation of Standard Specifications for insertion by reference into ALABAMA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION construction contracts. Customary and Metric (SI) units of measurement are shown in this 2018 edition. Metric units of measurement are shown by the corresponding Customary units and are enclosed in braces { }. The units of measurement, either Customary or Metric, that are applicable to a construction project shall be those that are shown on the plans or in other contract documents.

2 The requirements given in these Specifications may be revised or amended by Supplemental Specifications and Special Provisions that are applicable to a specific contract. Copies of this Standard Specifications book may be purchased from: ALABAMA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION Office Engineer Assistant Bureau Chief, Plans and Proposals 1409 Coliseum Boulevard Montgomery, ALABAMA 36130-3050 Book Number _____ TABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION 100 GENERAL 1 SECTION 101 DEFINITION OF TERMS .. 1 SECTION 102 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS .. 11 SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

3 19 SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK .. 22 SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK .. 28 SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIALS .. 37 SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC .. 51 SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 64 SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 77 SECTION 110 CLAIMS .. 88 SECTION 111 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) .. 92 DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK .. 99 SECTION 201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING .. 99 SECTION 204 CLOSING WATER WELLS .. 102 SECTION 205 REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES .. 102 SECTION 206 REMOVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS EXISTING DRAINAGE AND OTHER FACILITIES .. 105 SECTION 208 REMOVAL AND REINTERMENT OF GRAVES.

4 108 SECTION 209 MAILBOX RESET .. 109 SECTION 210 EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT .. 110 SECTION 212 MACHINE GRADING SHOULDERS .. 118 SECTION 214 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR DRAINAGE AND MINOR STRUCTURES .. 120 SECTION 215 EXCAVATION FOR BRIDGES .. 123 SECTION 217 SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR ROCK SLOPES .. 127 SECTION 219 LANDSLIDE CORRECTIONS .. 130 SECTION 224 TREATMENT OF LIME SINKS .. 135 SECTION 230 ROADBED PROCESSING .. 136 SECTION 231 STABILIZED ROADBED .. 139 SECTION 232 LIME STABILIZED 141 SECTION 235 DETOUR BRIDGES .. 144 SECTION 243 GEOSYNTHETICS FOR SLOPE AND SOFT SOIL REINFORCEMENT .. 145 SECTION 250 REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AND CONTAMINATED SOIL.

5 147 SECTION 260 CEMENT MORTAR FLOWABLE BACKFILL .. 150 DIVISION 300 BASES .. 152 SECTION 301 SOIL, SOIL AGGREGATE, AND AGGREGATE, BASE AND SUBBASES .. 152 SECTION 302 FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION WITH PORTLAND CEMENT .. 162 SECTION 305 SOIL AND AGGREGATE MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS USE .. 166 SECTION 306 DENSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPACTION .. 167 SECTION 315 DRAINAGE PLANE 173 SECTION 327 PLANT MIX BITUMINOUS BASE AND PATB .. 174 DIVISION 400 SURFACING AND PAVEMENTS .. 177 SECTION 401 BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENTS .. 177 SECTION 402 SLURRY SEAL COAT .. 183 SECTION 403 MICRO-SURFACING SEAL COAT .. 186 SECTION 405 TACK COAT.

6 192 SECTION 407 JOINT SEALANT FOR HMA PAVEMENT .. 194 SECTION 408 PLANING (MILLING) OF EXISTING PAVEMENT .. 196 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 409 TRIPLE LAYER BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT .. 198 SECTION 410 ASPHALT PAVEMENTS .. 202 SECTION 420 POLYMER MODIFIED OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE .. 225 SECTION 423 STONE MATRIX ASPHALT (SMA) (FIBER STABILIZED ASPHALT CONCRETE) .. 228 SECTION 424 SUPERPAVE BITUMINOUS CONCRETE BASE, BINDER, AND WEARING SURFACE LAYERS .. 232 SECTION 428 SCORING BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT SURFACE .. 241 SECTION 430 SOIL OR AGGREGATE TYPE SURFACE .. 242 SECTION 450 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT .. 243 SECTION 452 SLABJACKING OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

7 260 SECTION 453 PRESSURE GROUTING AND REPAIR OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE 264 SECTION 454 CLEANING AND SEALING JOINTS AND CRACKS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT .. 271 SECTION 455 GRINDING CONCRETE PAVEMENT SURFACES .. 273 SECTION 490 BRIDGE DECK THIN POLYMER OVERLAY .. 275 DIVISION 500 STRUCTURES .. 280 SECTION 501 STRUCTURAL PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE .. 280 SECTION 502 STEEL REINFORCEMENT .. 302 SECTION 503 STRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS .. 306 SECTION 504 STEEL PILING ENCASEMENT .. 310 SECTION 505 PILING .. 312 SECTION 506 DRILLED SHAFT CONSTRUCTION .. 327 SECTION 507 ABUTMENT AND BULKHEAD ANCHORS .. 345 SECTION 508 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND MISCELLANEOUS METALS.

8 346 SECTION 509 TIMBER .. 357 SECTION 510 BRIDGES .. 358 SECTION 511 ELASTOMERIC 365 SECTION 512 PRECAST NON-PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE MEMBERS .. 366 SECTION 513 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE MEMBERS .. 372 SECTION 515 WATERPROOFING AND DAMPPROOFING .. 378 SECTION 517 BRIDGE AND SIDEWALK HANDRAIL .. 382 SECTION 520 REPAIR OR RAISING EXISTING BRIDGES .. 383 SECTION 521 STEEL BRIDGE COATING .. 384 SECTION 522 BRIDGE JOINT SEALS .. 391 SECTION 524 REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX CULVERTS .. 393 SECTION 529 RETAINING WALL .. 396 SECTION 530 ROADWAY PIPE CULVERTS .. 399 SECTION 531 CORRUGATED METAL STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE, ARCH PIPE, AND ARCH CULVERTS.

9 405 SECTION 532 SLOTTED DRAINS .. 406 SECTION 533 STORM SEWERS .. 408 SECTION 534 CLEANING EXISTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES .. 411 SECTION 535 SIDE DRAIN PIPE .. 412 SECTION 536 RELAID PIPE .. 414 SECTION 538 ROADWAY PIPE REHABILITATION .. 415 SECTION 539 TRENCH DRAINS .. 418 SECTION 546 MICROPILES .. 420 SECTION 570 SOIL NAIL RETAINING WALL .. 427 SECTION 571 SHOTCRETE .. 446 SECTION 572 SOLDIER PILE RETAINING WALL .. 451 SECTION 573 AGGREGATE FOUNDATIONS .. 462 DIVISION 600 INCIDENTALS .. 466 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 600 MOBILIZATION .. 466 SECTION 601 FIELD LABORATORIES .. 467 SECTION 602 RIGHT OF WAY AND LAND SURVEY MARKERS.

10 469 SECTION 603 ENGINEER'S FIELD OFFICE .. 469 SECTION 604 GEOTEXTILES IN PERMEABLE ASPHALT TREATED BASE APPLICATION .. 474 SECTION 605 PAVEMENT AND SPECIAL UNDERDRAIN .. 475 SECTION 606 PIPE UNDERDRAIN .. 478 SECTION 607 PAVING GEOTEXTILES .. 480 SECTION 608 GEOTEXTILES IN SEPARATION APPLICATIONS .. 483 SECTION 609 AGGREGATE SLOPE PROTECTION .. 484 SECTION 610 RIPRAP .. 486 SECTION 611 MORTAR FOR MASONRY .. 489 SECTION 612 RUBBLE MASONRY .. 490 SECTION 613 BRICK AND CONCRETE BLOCK 492 SECTION 614 SLOPE PAVING .. 493 SECTION 615 GROUTED RUBBLE SLOPE DRAIN .. 494 SECTION 616 SOIL CEMENT FLUMES .. 495 SECTION 617 BITUMINOUS TREATED GLASS FIBER 497 SECTION 618 CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.