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1 I TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TENNESSEE Department of Transportation, Authorization No. 401093, 5,000 copies, January 2021. This public document was promulgated at a cost of $ per copy. January 1, 2021 ii TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The mission of the TENNESSEE Department of Transportation is to provide a safe and reliable transportation system that supports economic growth and quality of life. iii Table of Contents Part 1 General Provisions 0B SECTION 101 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS .. 2 SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS .. 12 SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

2 19 SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK .. 21 SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK .. 33 SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIALS .. 58 SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY .. 64 SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 79 SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 100 Part 2 Earthwork SECTION 201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING .. 124 SECTION 202 REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS .. 129 SECTION 203 EXCAVATION AND UNDERCUTTING .. 138 SECTION 204 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION FOUNDATION PREPARATION, AND BACKFILL .. 153 SECTION 205 EMBANKMENTS .. 174 SECTION 206 FINAL DRESSING .. 182 SECTION 207 SUBGRADE CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATION .. 183 SECTION 208 SHOULDERS AND DITCHES .. 188 SECTION 209 PROJECT EROSION PREVENTION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL.

3 191 iv Part 3 Base and Subgrade Treatments SECTION 302 SUBGRADE TREATMENT (LIME) .. 210 SECTION 303 MINERAL AGGREGATE BASE .. 220 SECTION 304 SOIL-CEMENT BASE .. 230 SECTION 306 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE BASE .. 238 SECTION 307 BITUMINOUS PLANT MIX BASE (HOT MIX) .. 242 SECTION 309 AGGREGATE-CEMENT BASE COURSE .. 252 SECTION 310 CONDITIONING MINERAL AGGREGATE BASE .. 259 SECTION 312 AGGREGATE-LIME-FLY ASH STABILIZED BASE COURSE .. 262 SECTION 313 TREATED PERMEABLE BASE .. 270 Part 4 Base and Subgrade Treatments SECTION 401 MINERAL AGGREGATE SURFACE .. 276 SECTION 402 PRIME COAT .. 279 SECTION 403 TACK COAT .. 284 SECTION 405 BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT .. 288 SECTION 407 BITUMINOUS PLANT MIX PAVEMENTS (GENERAL).

4 296 SECTION 410 BITUMINOUS PLANT MIX SURFACE COURSE (COLD MIX) .. 348 SECTION 411 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE SURFACE (HOT MIX) .. 352 SECTION 414 EMULSIFIED ASPHALT SLURRY SEAL AND MICRO-SURFACING .. 363 SECTION 415 COLD PLANING OF BITUMINOUS PLANT MIX PAVEMENTS .. 381 Part 5 Rigid Pavement SECTION 501 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT .. 386 v Part 6 Structures SECTION 601 TIMBER STRUCTURES .. 420 SECTION 602 STEEL STRUCTURES .. 427 SECTION 603 PAINTING .. 480 SECTION 604 CONCRETE STRUCTURES .. 498 SECTION 606 PILING .. 558 SECTION 607 PIPE CULVERTS AND STORM SEWERS .. 578 SECTION 608 SANITARY SEWERS .. 587 SECTION 609 PIPE REMOVED AND RELAID .. 592 SECTION 610 PIPE DRAINS.

5 596 SECTION 611 MANHOLES, CATCH BASINS, INLETS, AND PIPE END WALLS .. 600 SECTION 612 STONE MASONRY .. 605 SECTION 613 BRICK MASONRY .. 613 SECTION 615 PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE MEMBERS .. 618 SECTION 616 POST-TENSIONED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE .. 634 SECTION 617 BRIDGE DECK SEALANT .. 646 SECTION 619 POLYMER MODIFIED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK OVERLAY FOR NEW AND EXISTING BRIDGES .. 650 SECTION 620 BRIDGE RAILINGS .. 659 SECTION 621 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES .. 661 SECTION 622 SHOTCRETE .. 664 SECTION 623 BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS .. 671 vi Part 7 Incidental Construction and Services 59B SECTION 701 CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND MEDIAN PAVEMENT.

6 681 SECTION 702 CEMENT CONCRETE CURB, GUTTER, AND COMBINED CURB AND GUTTER .. 687 SECTION 703 CEMENT CONCRETE DITCH PAVING .. 692 SECTION 705 GUARDRAIL .. 696 SECTION 706 GUARDRAIL ADJUSTED, REMOVED AND RESET .. 701 SECTION 707 FENCES .. 705 SECTION 708 MONUMENTS AND MARKERS .. 710 SECTION 709 RIPRAP AND SLOPE 714 SECTION 710 UNDERDRAINS .. 722 SECTION 711 CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER .. 728 SECTION 712 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL .. 731 SECTION 713 HIGHWAY SIGNING .. 748 SECTION 714 ROADWAY AND STRUCTURE LIGHTING .. 756 SECTION 715 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE CURB (HOT MIX) .. 780 SECTION 716 PAVEMENT MARKINGS .. 784 SECTION 717 MOBILIZATION OF FORCES, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

7 799 SECTION 722 FIELD OFFICE .. 801 SECTION 730 TRAFFIC SIGNALS .. 807 SECTION 740 GEOSYNTHETICS .. 866 Part 8 Roadside Development SECTION 801 SEEDING .. 869 SECTION 802 LANDSCAPE 876 SECTION 803 SODDING .. 887 SECTION 805 EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS .. 893 SECTION 806 ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE .. 896 vii Part 9 Materials SECTION 901 HYDRAULIC CEMENT .. 900 SECTION 903 AGGREGATES .. 901 SECTION 904 BITUMINOUS MATERIALS .. 930 SECTION 905 JOINT MATERIALS .. 936 SECTION 906 DAMPPROOFING AND WATERPROOFING MATERIALS .. 940 SECTION 907 CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT .. 943 SECTION 908 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND APPURTENANT MATERIALS .. 946 SECTION 909 FENCE, GUARD RAIL AND BARRIER.

8 956 SECTION 910 PAINT .. 966 SECTION 911 LUMBER, TIMBERS, AND TIMBER PILES .. 971 SECTION 912 BRICK .. 974 SECTION 913 CEMENT CONCRETE CURING MATERIALS .. 976 SECTION 914 NON-METALLIC PIPE .. 977 SECTION 915 METALLIC PIPE .. 980 SECTION 916 HIGHWAY SIGNING MATERIALS .. 982 SECTION 917 ROADWAY AND STRUCTURE LIGHTING MATERIALS .. 991 SECTION 918 LANDSCAPING MATERIALS .. 1002 SECTION 919 PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIAL AND MARKERS .. 1006 SECTION 920 EROSION CONTROL MATERIALS .. 1014 SECTION 921 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS .. 1015 Part 1 1 PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 101 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS .. 2 SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS .. 12 SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

9 19 SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK .. 21 SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK .. 33 SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIALS .. 58 SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY .. 64 SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 79 SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 100 2 SECTION 101 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS General .. 2 Abbreviations .. 3 Terms .. 4 General These STANDARD Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction apply to the bidder, before the award of the Contract, and to the Contractor after award. The sentences that direct the Contractor to perform work are written in the active voice/imperative mood. These directions to the Contractor are written as commands. For example, a requirement to provide cold weather protection could be expressed as: Passive Voice / Indicative Mood: Cold weather protection for concrete shall be provided by the Contractor.

10 Active Voice / Indicative Mood: The Contractor shall provide cold weather protection for concrete. Active Voice / Imperative Mood: Provide cold-weather protection for concrete. As shown in the above examples, in the active voice/imperative mood, the subject the bidder or the Contractor is understood. In these Specifications, this implied subject is typically the Contractor, although in certain situations, the subject may also be a vendor, fabricator, or manufacturer engaged by the Contractor to supply material, products, or equipment for use on the Project. Sentences defining the actions or responsibility of the Department or its representative are generally written in active voice/indicative mood.