STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF …

1 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON federal highway PROJECTS FP-14 Department of Transportation federal highway Administration federal Lands highway STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS for CONSTRUCTION of Roads and Bridges on federal highway Projects FP-14 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION federal highway Administration i PREFACE These STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS for the CONSTRUCTION of Roads and Bridges on federal highway Projects are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on federal highway projects under the direct administration of the federal highway Administration. These SPECIFICATIONS are cited as "FP-14" indicating " federal Project" STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS issued in 2014 and contain both United States Customary and Metric units of measure. When designated in a contract, the FP-14 becomes part of the contract and binding upon all parties to the contract.

2 CONSTRUCTION contracts of the federal highway Administration are also governed by the following regulations: federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Title 48, Code of federal Regulations, Chapter 1; and Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR), Title 48, Code of federal Regulations, Chapter 12. The FAR and TAR regulations are not included in the FP-14. A complete copy of the FAR is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Customary units of measure are used in the FP-14 as provided in the November 25, 2008 Memorandum from Jeffrey F. Paniati entitled Update on Metric Use Requirements for FHWA Documents. Metric units are noted in parentheses following the Customary Units. The references to Metric or Metric units apply only when the project or portion of the project expressly calls for Metric units of measure.

3 Ii METRIC TO CUSTOMARY CONVERSION FACTORS (approximate) Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol LENGTH m micrometers 10-5 inches in mm millimeters inches in m meters feet ft m meters yards yd km kilometers miles mi AREA mm2 square millimeters square inches in2 m2 square meters square feet ft2 m2 square meters square yards yd2 ha hectares acres ac km2 square kilometers square miles mi2 VOLUME mL milliliters fluid ounces fl oz L liters gallons gal m3 cubic meters cubic feet ft3 m3 cubic meters cubic yards yd3 MASS g grams ounces oz kg kilograms pounds lb Mg megagrams short tons T (or "t") (or "metric ton") (2000 lb) TEMPERATURE (exact) C Celsius temperature +32 Fahrenheit temperature F ILLUMINATION lx lux foot-candles fc cd/m2 candela/m2 foot-Lamberts fl MISCELLANEOUS J joule foot poundforce ft lbf N newtons poundforce lbf kPa kilopascals Poundforce per square inch lbf/in2 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION 100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

4 1 Section 101. TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS .. 2 Section 102. BID, AWARD, AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT .. 11 Section 103. SCOPE OF WORK .. 14 Section 104. CONTROL OF WORK .. 16 Section 105. CONTROL OF MATERIAL .. 22 Section 106. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK .. 25 Section 107. LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC .. 36 Section 108. PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 41 Section 109. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 45 DIVISION 150 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS .. 57 Section 151. MOBILIZATION .. 58 Section 152. CONSTRUCTION SURVEY AND STAKING .. 59 Section 153. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL .. 66 Section 154. CONTRACTOR SAMPLING AND TESTING .. 70 Section 155. SCHEDULES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS .. 72 Section 156. PUBLIC TRAFFIC .. 81 Section 157. SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL .. 85 Section 158. WATERING FOR DUST CONTROL .. 91 DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK .. 93 Section 201. CLEARING AND GRUBBING .. 94 Section 202. ADDITIONAL CLEARING AND 96 Section 203.

5 REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS .. 98 Section 204. EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT .. 102 Section 205. ROCK BLASTING .. 114 Section 206. RESERVED .. 123 Section 207. EARTHWORK GEOSYNTHETICS .. 124 Section 208. STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR SELECTED MAJOR STRUCTURES .. 128 Section 209. STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL .. 133 Section 210. RESERVED .. 138 Section 211. ROADWAY OBLITERATION .. 139 Section 212. LINEAR GRADING .. 141 Section 213. SUBGRADE STABILIZATION .. 143 iv DIVISION 250 SLOPE REINFORCEMENT AND RETAINING 149 Section 251. RIPRAP .. 150 Section 252. ROCKERY, SPECIAL ROCK EMBANKMENT, AND ROCK BUTTRESS .. 153 Section 253. GABIONS AND REVET MATTRESSES .. 158 Section 254. RESERVED .. 161 Section 255. MECHANICALLY-STABLILIZED EARTH WALLS .. 162 Section 256. PERMANENT GROUND ANCHORS .. 168 Section 257. CONTRACTOR-DESIGNED RETAINING WALLS .. 176 Section 258. REINFORCED CONCRETE RETAINING WALLS.

6 180 Section 259. SOIL NAIL RETAINING WALLS .. 182 Section 260. ROCK BOLTS AND DOWELS .. 192 Section 261. REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES .. 200 DIVISION 300 AGGREGATE AND BASE COURSES .. 203 Section 301. UNTREATED AGGREGATE COURSES .. 204 Section 302. MINOR CRUSHED AGGREGATE .. 212 Section 303. ROAD RECONDITIONING .. 215 Section 304. FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION .. 218 Section 305. FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION WITH CEMENT .. 221 Section 306. FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION WITH ASPHALT .. 227 Section 307. RESERVED .. 237 Section 308. RESERVED .. 237 Section 309. EMULSIFIED ASPHALT-TREATED BASE COURSE .. 238 Section 310. COLD IN-PLACE RECYCLED ASPHALT BASE COURSE .. 243 Section 311. STABILIZED AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE .. 252 Section 312. DUST PALLIATIVE .. 258 Section 313. AGGREGATE-TOPSOIL COURSE .. 260 Section 314. STOCKPILED AGGREGATES .. 262 DIVISION 400 ASPHALT PAVEMENTS AND SURFACE TREATMENTS .. 265 Section 401. ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT BY GYRATORY MIX DESIGN METHOD.

7 266 Section 402. ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT BY HVEEM OR MARSHALL MIX DESIGN METHOD .. 294 Section 403. ASPHALT CONCRETE .. 309 Section 404. RESERVED .. 313 Section 405. OPEN-GRADED ASPHALT FRICTION COURSE .. 314 Section 406. FOG SEAL .. 321 v Section 407. CHIP SEAL .. 324 Section 408. RESERVED .. 332 Section 409. MICRO SURFACING .. 333 Section 410. SLURRY SEAL .. 339 Section 411. ASPHALT PRIME COAT .. 344 Section 412. ASPHALT TACK COAT .. 346 Section 413. ASPHALT PAVEMENT MILLING .. 348 Section 414. ASPHALT PAVEMENT CRACK SEALING AND FILLING .. 350 Section 415. PAVING GEOTEXTILES .. 353 Section 416. RESERVED .. 355 Section 417. RESERVED .. 355 Section 418. ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT PATCHING .. 356 DIVISION 500 RIGID PAVEMENTS .. 359 Section 501. MINOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT .. 360 Section 502. CONCRETE PAVEMENT RESTORATION .. 370 DIVISION 550 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION .. 381 Section 551. DRIVEN PILES.

8 382 Section 552. STRUCTURAL CONCRETE .. 395 Section 553. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE .. 419 Section 554. REINFORCING STEEL .. 433 Section 555. STEEL STRUCTURES .. 436 Section 556. BRIDGE RAILING .. 453 Section 557. TIMBER STRUCTURES .. 456 Section 558. DAMPPROOFING .. 461 Section 559. WATERPROOFING .. 462 Section 560. REMOVAL OF CONCRETE BY HYDRODEMOLITION .. 467 Section 561. STRUCTURAL CONCRETE INJECTION AND CRACK REPAIR .. 470 Section 562. TEMPORARY WORKS .. 474 Section 563. PAINTING .. 479 Section 564. BEARING DEVICES .. 488 Section 565. DRILLED SHAFTS .. 491 Section 566. SHOTCRETE .. 502 Section 567. MICROPILES .. 511 Section 568. HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE .. 519 Section 569. CONCRETE OVERLAYS FOR BRIDGE DECKS .. 528 vi DIVISION 600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION .. 543 Section 601. MINOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES .. 544 Section 602. CULVERTS AND DRAINS .. 547 Section 603. STRUCTURAL PLATE STRUCTURES.

9 550 Section 604. MANHOLES, INLETS, AND CATCH BASINS .. 552 Section 605. UNDERDRAINS, SHEET DRAINS, AND PAVEMENT EDGE DRAINS .. 555 Section 606. CORRUGATED METAL SPILLWAYS .. 560 Section 607. CLEANING, RELAYING, AND REPAIRING EXISTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES .. 561 Section 608. PAVED WATERWAYS .. 562 Section 609. CURB AND GUTTER .. 566 Section 610. HORIZONTAL DRAINS .. 571 Section 611. WATER SYSTEMS .. 573 Section 612. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS .. 575 Section 613. SIMULATED STONE MASONRY SURFACE .. 577 Section 614. LEAN CONCRETE BACKFILL .. 580 Section 615. SIDEWALKS, PADS, AND PAVED MEDIANS .. 582 Section 616. SLOPE PAVING .. 585 Section 617. GUARDRAIL .. 588 Section 618. CONCRETE BARRIERS AND PRECAST GUARDWALLS .. 592 Section 619. FENCES, GATES, CATTLE GUARDS AND BOLLARD POSTS .. 595 Section 620. STONE MASONRY .. 601 Section 621. MONUMENTS AND MARKERS .. 608 Section 622. RENTAL EQUIPMENT .. 609 Section 623.

10 GENERAL LABOR .. 610 Section 624. TOPSOIL .. 611 Section 625. TURF ESTABLISHMENT .. 613 Section 626. PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, AND GROUNDCOVERS .. 616 Section 627. SOD .. 620 Section 628. RESERVED .. 622 Section 629. ROLLED EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS AND CELLULAR CONFINEMENT SYSTEMS .. 623 Section 630. RESERVED .. 626 Section 631. RESERVED .. 626 Section 632. RESERVED .. 626 Section 633. PERMANENT TRAFFIC CONTROL .. 627 vii Section 634. PERMANENT PAVEMENT MARKINGS .. 630 Section 635. TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL .. 634 Section 636. TRAFFIC SIGNAL, TRAFFIC COUNTER, LIGHTING, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS .. 640 Section 637. FACILITIES AND SERVICES .. 644 DIVISION 700 MATERIAL .. 649 Section 701. CEMENT .. 650 Hydraulic Cement .. 650 Masonry and Mortar Cement .. 650 Section 702. ASPHALT MATERIAL .. 651 Asphalt Binder .. 651 Material for Dampproofing and Waterproofing Concrete and Masonry Surfaces.