STANDARD HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS VOLUME II of II

1 STANDARD HIGHWAYSPECIFICATIONSVOLUME II of IINovember 1, 2010 THE CITY OF NEW YORKDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONINFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STANDARDSDDC Publications INTRODUCTION This publication has been prepared by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC) to provide a compilation of STANDARD requirements, called SPECIFICATIONS , used by the New York City Department of Transportation for street construction contracts. These SPECIFICATIONS define the Contractor s responsibility in meeting each specification , enumerate the Department s expectations and how they are going to measure and pay, and explain what the Contractor is expected to provide.

2 When this publication, entitled STANDARD HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS and dated November 1, 2010, is incorporated by reference into the Department s construction contracts, it is made a part of that document. (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) NYC DDC HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS i 11/01/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II of II DIVISION VI - SUPPLEMENTAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS .. 293 SECTION - Clearing and Grubbing .. 295 SECTION - Unclassified Excavation .. 297 SECTION XHEC - Incremental Cost for Modifying Work Methods Near (Within 3 Feet of) Transit Facilities and Building 300 SECTION XSCW - Incremental Cost for Using Special Care Work Methods Near (from 3 Feet to 50 Feet) Transit Facilities.

3 302 SECTION - Stripping of Pavement Surfaces .. 303 SECTION Granite Block Wearing Course .. 305 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 309 SECTION - Granite Block and Concrete Paver 309 SECTION - Bluestone Flags .. 313 SECTION - Concrete Curb, Re-used Steel 316 SECTION - Concrete 317 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 319 SECTION - Picket 319 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 322 SECTION - Broken Stone Ballast .. 322 SECTION - Hydrants, 323 SECTION - Additional Hardware .. 325 SECTION - Fire Department Facilities .. 326 SECTION - Asphaltic Concrete 341 SECTION - Temporary Signs .. 342 SECTION - Timber Curb.

4 344 SECTION - Demolition of Structures .. 345 SECTION A - Timber Barricades .. 349 SECTION B - Type III Breakaway Barricades (Alternate A or Alternate B) .. 350 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 352 SECTION - Beam Type Guide Rail and Mall 352 SECTION - Precast Concrete Wheel Stops .. 356 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 357 SECTION - Steel Faced Mall Nosings .. 358 SECTION - Chain Link Fence .. 358 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 360 SECTION - Structural Repair and Adjustment of (City Owned) Utility Structures .. 360 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 362 SECTION - Mobilization .. 362 SECTION - Engineer s Field Office .. 363 SECTION TFS - Transportation for the 370 SECTION - Line-and-Grade 372 SECTION - Beam Barriers for Dead-End Streets.

5 374 SECTION - Photographs .. 376 SECTION - White and Yellow Thermoplastic Reflectorized Pavement Markings .. 377 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 384 SECTION - Dense-Graded Stone Base .. 384 NYC DDC HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS ii 11/01/2010 SECTION - Interlocking Concrete 386 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 389 SECTION - Temporary Pavement 389 SECTION - Cleaning of Drainage 393 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 393 SECTION - Uniformed Full-Time Flagperson .. 393 SECTION - Remove Existing Lane Markings .. 397 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 397 SECTION - Sawcutting Existing Pavement .. 397 SECTIONS AND (NO TEXT) .. 398 SECTION - Tack 398 SECTION - Concrete 401 SECTION P - Temporary Concrete 403 SECTION - Asphalt Block 405 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).

6 410 SECTION - Brick 410 SECTION - Subbase Course, Select Granular Material .. 414 SECTION - Subbase Course, Milled Asphaltic Concrete 419 SECTION - Plastic Filter 421 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 422 SECTION - Maintenance and Protection of Traffic .. 422 SECTIONS AND (NO TEXT) .. 441 SECTION - Removing, Furnishing and Installing Parking Meter Posts .. 441 SECTION - Steel Plate at Tree Wells .. 442 SECTION - Grinding Existing Asphaltic Concrete Wearing Course .. 444 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT) .. 448 SECTION - Removing Existing Traffic and Street Name Signs and Sign Posts .. 448 SECTION - Furnishing and Installing Traffic Signs and Posts.

7 449 SECTION Lollipop Type Bus Stop Signs .. 457 SECTION - Traffic Enforcement Agents .. 458 SECTION - Furnishing and Installing Street Name Signs and Posts .. 459 SECTION - Plastic Barrels .. 464 SECTIONS THROUGH (NO TEXT) .. 465 SECTION - Reflective Cracking Membrane (18 Wide) .. 466 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT) .. 467 SECTION - Cast Iron Under-Sidewalk 467 SECTION - Stabilization of 468 SECTIONS AND (NO TEXT) .. 470 SECTION - Audio/Video Documentation 470 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 472 SECTION - Subway Sidewalk Frames and Gratings .. 472 SECTION - Epoxy Mortar 474 SECTION (NO TEXT).

8 475 SECTION - Painting Handrailing .. 476 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT) .. 476 SECTION - Soil Density Testing .. 476 SECTION - Maintenance of Site .. 479 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 486 SECTION - Temporary Wooden Steps .. 487 SECTION - Test Pits .. 488 SECTION (NO TEXT) .. 490 SECTION - Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) .. 490 NYC DDC HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS iii 11/01/2010 SECTION - Load Transfer 494 SECTION - Reset Basement Access .. 495 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 497 SECTION - Slope 497 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 498 SECTION - Removal of Tracks .. 499 SECTION - Demolition of Roadway Vaults and Truss Blocks.

9 500 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 501 SECTION - Tow Truck Service .. 501 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 502 SECTION - Pedestrian Steel Barricades .. 502 SECTIONS AND (NO TEXT) .. 504 SECTION - Rodent and Waterbug Pest Control .. 504 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 508 SECTION - Anti-Graffiti Coating .. 508 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 511 SECTION Special Modification of Work for Installation of New Curb and Sidewalks .. 511 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 514 SECTION - Temporary Aluminum Pedestrian 514 SECTION - Variable Message Boards .. 515 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 517 SECTION - Survey 517 SECTION - Survey Monuments.

10 523 SECTION (NO TEXT).. 528 SECTION - Temporary Retaining Wall .. 528 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 532 SECTION - Three Ply Membrane 532 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 537 SECTION - Exploratory Test Pits .. 537 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 539 SECTION - Allowance for Anti-freeze Additive in 539 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 539 SECTION - Storm Water Pollution 539 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 544 SECTION - Dimensioned Granite 544 SECTIONS THRU (NO TEXT).. 546 SECTION - Flashing Arrow 547 APPENDIX 550 APPENDIX 552 APPENDIX 554 APPENDIX 555 APPENDIX 558 APPENDIX E .. 560 APPENDIX F.