NRA Specification for Road Works Series 900 …

1 NRA Specification for road Works Series 900 road Pavements bituminous Materials DN-PAV-03058 December 2014 design Technical DN Withdrawn TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IRELAND (TII) PUBLICATIONS About TII Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is responsible for managing and improving the country s national road and light rail networks. About TII Publications TII maintains an online suite of technical publications, which is managed through the TII Publications website. The contents of TII Publications is clearly split into Standards and Technical documentation. All documentation for implementation on TII schemes is collectively referred to as TII Publications (Standards), and all other documentation within the system is collectively referred to as TII Publications (Technical).

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3 Document Attributes TII Publication Title NRA Specification for road Works Series 900 road Pavements bituminous Materials TII Publication Number DN-PAV-03058 Activity design (DN) Document Set Technical Stream pavement (PAV) Publication Date December 2014 Document Number 03058 Historical Reference NRA IAN 10/14 NRA DMRB and MCDRW References For all documents that existed within the NRA DMRB or the NRA MCDRW prior to the launch of TII Publications, the NRA document reference used previously is listed above under historical reference . The TII Publication Number also shown above now supersedes this historical reference. All historical references within this document are deemed to be replaced by the TII Publication Number.

4 For the equivalent TII Publication Number for all other historical references contained within this document, please refer to the TII Publications website. NRA Interim Advice Note 10/14 NRA Specification for road Works Series 900 road Pavements bituminous Materials December 2014 St. Martin s House, Waterloo road , Dublin 4 Tel: +353 1 660 2511 Fax +353 1 668 0009 Email: Web: Summary: This NRA Interim Advice Note 10/14 (NRA IAN 10/14) sets out requirements for an updated Series 900 road Pavements bituminous Materials of the NRA Specification for road Works . It is intended that the requirements set out in this NRA IAN 10/14, together with associated requirements, advice and guidance on both Specification and design of bituminous materials, will replace the current requirements in the NRA DMRB and NRA MCDRW by 15th April 2015.

5 Published by National Roads Authority, Dublin 2014 NRA INTERIM ADVICE NOTE 10/14 Specification FOR road Works Series 900 December 2014 1 NRA Interim Advice Note 10/14 NRA Specification for road Works Series 900 road Pavements bituminous Materials Contents Chapters 1. General Requirements and Definitions 2. Preparatory Work 3. Asphalt Concrete Products 4. Hot Rolled Asphalt Products 5. Stone Mastic Asphalt Products 6. Porous Asphalt Products 7. Surface Treatments 8. Miscellaneous Products and Processes 9. Reclaimed Asphalt 10. Works 11. Tables 12. Enquiries NRA INTERIM ADVICE NOTE 10/14 Specification FOR road Works Series 900 December 2014 2 1.

6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS General This Series gives general requirements for the properties of the aggregates and bitumen used in plant-produced bituminous mixtures and of the required minimum properties and procedures for surface treatments and ancillary road construction products and processes. Construction Products Regulation The Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR), which came into effect from 1 July 2013, requires all construction products covered by a harmonised European product standard (hEN) to have a Declaration of Performance (DoP) and a CE mark in order for them to be placed on the market in the EU. The NRA has prepared this Specification so as to comply with the CPR in respect of road construction products for use on National Roads in Ireland.

7 Harmonised Technical Specifications Harmonised technical specifications are either harmonised European product standards (hENs) or European Assessment Documents (EADs). The harmonised technical Specification for a product defines the methods of assessing and declaring the essential characteristics required by regulations in any Member State which affect the ability of construction products to meet Basic Requirements for Construction Works . Harmonised European Standards (hEN) Harmonised European Standards provide assessment methods and performance requirements for construction products. The specific product requirements listed in this Specification are derived from the following hENs where applicable.

8 IS EN 13108-1 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications Asphalt Concrete IS EN 13108-4 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications- Hot Rolled Asphalt IS EN 13108-5 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications -Stone Mastic Asphalt IS EN 13108-6 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications -Mastic Asphalt IS EN 13108-7 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications- Porous Asphalt IS EN 13108-8 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications -Reclaimed Asphalt IS EN 13108-20 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications- Type Testing IS EN 13108-21 bituminous Mixtures - material Specifications- Factory Production Control IS EN 12591 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Specifications for paving grade bitumens IS EN 14023 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Specification framework for polymer modified bitumens IS EN 13808 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Framework for specifying cationic bituminous emulsions IS EN 13043 Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas IS EN 12271 Surface dressing - Requirements IS EN 12273 Slurry Surfacing - Requirements IS EN 14188-1 Joint fillers and sealants - Part 1: Specifications for hot applied sealants IS EN 14188-3 Joint fillers and sealants - Part 3.

9 Specifications for preformed joint seals NRA INTERIM ADVICE NOTE 10/14 Specification FOR road Works Series 900 December 2014 3 IS EN 15381 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in pavements and asphalt overlays Note: Where hEN s refer to Construction Product Directive 89/106/EEC the provisions of Construction Product Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 prevail over any conflicting provisions of the hENs. To assist in understanding the different terminology that exists between the Directive and the Regulation, Clause contains the equivalent terms. European Assessment Documents (EAD) Where a product is not covered by a hEN, a manufacturer has an alternative approval system available called a European Assessment Document (EAD) where a CE Mark can still be affixed based on a specific European Technical Assessment (ETA).

10 Further information on EADs can be found at Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) The AVCP is the method for assessing the conformity of construction products to the harmonised technical specifications including the amount of involvement from a notified body. The two systems relevant to Series 900 are: 2+ where the manufacturer and the notified body have responsibilities 4 where the manufacturer has sole responsibility The system in place for a particular product is given in Annex of the respective hEN; a selection of these is as follows: System 2+ shall apply to all bituminous mixtures, bituminous binders, aggregate with a declared PSV of 50+, microsurfacing, surface dressing and geotextiles.