DESIGN MEMORANDUM NO. 2-01
TO:
DESIGN ENGINEERS
CHIEF DISTRICT ENGINEERS
ACTIVE CONSULTANTS
FROM: GARY W. SHARPE, DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF HIGHWAY DESIGN
DATE: JUNE 29, 2001
SUBJECT: ROADWAY SPECIAL NOTES,
SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL NOTES
THIS MEMORANDUM VOIDS AND SUPERSEDES DESIGN MEMORANDUM NO. 2-98 AND SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO.
ATTACHED TO THIS MEMORANDUM ARE (1) A CURRENT LISTING OF SPECIAL NOTES USED IN
ROADWAY PLANS AND THE WARRANTS FOR THEIR USE, (2) A CURRENT LISTING OF THE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND THE WARRANTS FOR THEIR USE, AND (3) ALL ROADWAY PLAN
STANDARD NOTES IN THE SAME FORMAT WITH THEIR WARRANTS.
USE THESE DOCUMENTS AS IN THE PAST. EACH OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING
THEIR OWN ROADWAY PLANS. IDENTIFY THE INTENDED GENERAL NOTES NEEDED BY CODE
NUMBER. CURRENT SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE ALSO ON THE COMPUTER. HANDLE THEM IN
THE SAME PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED MANNER.
CONTINUE SUPPLEMENTING YOUR PLANS WITH OTHER TYPES OF PLAN NOTES NOT COVERED
SUCH AS TRAFFIC NOTES, UTILITY NOTES, PHASE CONSTRUCTION NOTES, ETC. THE
DIVISION OF HIGHWAY DESIGN MAY INCLUDE THE SPECIAL NOTES ON THE PLANS OR IN THE
PROPOSAL. IDENTIFY A SERIES OF SHORT CONCISE NOTES AS PLAN NOTES AND IDENTIFY
LONG DESCRIPTIVE NOTES AS PROPOSAL NOTES.
PLEASE ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS TO THIS OFFICE.
GWS:BSE
ATTACHMENTS 9
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INDEX TO GENERAL NOTES
COMPUTER PLOTTING CODES
PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS SECTION CODE NO.
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SPECIAL NOTES..................................................2000 SERIES
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.............................................1000 SERIES
DIVISION 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
N.G.S. (U.S.G.S.) BENCH MARKS..................................160
BEFORE YOU DIG.................................................165
TRAFFIC NOTE...................................................180
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT AND
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION APPROVALS..........................190
DIVISION 200 - EARTHWORK
CLEARING AND GRUBBING (NO PAYMENT).............................200
DESIGN CHANGE (EARTHWORK ADJUSTMENTS)..........................231
EARTHWORK ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALTERNATE PAVEMENT DESIGNS...........233
ROADBED NOTES (SELECTED MATERIALS).............................244, 246, 248
EROSION CONTROL................................................261, 262
GRANULAR EMBANKMENT............................................270
CEMENT STABILIZED ROADBED......................................275
LIME STABILIZED ROADBED........................................276
GRADE AND DRAIN ONLY WITH CHEMICALLY STABILIZED ROADBED........278
DIVISION 400 - ASPHALT PAVEMENTS CODE NO.
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PATCHING REMOVAL...............................................435
ASPHALT PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY..................................444
OPEN-GRADED SURFACE COURSE.....................................445
COMPACTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES.................................447, 448
EDGE KEY.......................................................455
DIVISION 500 - PCC PAVEMENT AND NON-STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION
PCC PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY......................................555
DIVISION 600 - STRUCTURES AND CONCRETE
PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX SECTIONS.......................641
STANDARD DRAWINGS FOR HEADWALLS................................650
DIVISION 700 - DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING LANDSCAPE MATERIAL....................................730 9
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PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS SECTION 9
2
THE FOLLOWING HEADING IS AUTOMATIC AND IS NOT CODED ON THE CODING FORM. 9
2000
PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS 1
8
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN CALLING FOR VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS ON THE PLANS OR
WHEN SO INSTRUCTED. ALSO, INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES TO SPECIFY WHEN THE SIGNS
BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND/OR WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO SPECIFY
ONLY ONE TYPE OF SIGN. (MEMO FROM DUANE EVANS DATED 1-27-88) (REVISED 3-30-88
WITHOUT MEMO) (REVISED BY DESIGN MEMO 18-88 AND MEMOS FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED
10-19-88 AND 1-3-91) (REVISED BY MEMO FROM MARCIE MATHEWS DATED 6-6-97)
(REVISED BY MEMO FROM DEXTER NEWMAN DATED 11-21-97) 1I 9
2010
SPECIAL NOTE FOR VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS (4-18-01) 9
2
USE CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS FOR RAPID REPAIRS TO HARDENED HYDRAULIC-CEMENT
CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND STRUCTURES CONFORMING TO ASTM C 928. 1K 9
2012
SPECIAL NOTE FOR PACKAGED, RAPID-HARDENING MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE REPAIRS
(1-1-00) 9
2
USE EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING FAST-SETTING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, OR APPROVED
EQUAL, FOR PERMANENT REPAIR OF HARDENED HYDRAULIC-CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND
STRUCTURES. 1N 9
2014
SPECIAL NOTE FOR PERMANENT, RAPID HARDENING CONCRETE PATCHING (1-1-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING PRECAST PC BOX BEAM, DESIGNATION OR WHEN CALLED FOR IN THE
PROPOSAL. 2CC 9
2016
SPECIAL NOTE FOR CALCIUM NITRATE CORROSION INHIBITORS (1-1-00) 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL INTERSTATE 4-R TYPE PROJECTS REQUIRING PAVEMENT
REMOVAL AND STABILIZATION AT BRIDGE ENDS. (MEMO FROM E. B. DRAKE DATED 10-6-83)
(REVISED BY MEMOS FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED 4-25-86 AND 3-12-90) (ALSO REFER TO
DESIGN MEMO 7-86) 2E 9
2018
SPECIAL NOTE FOR ROADBED STABILIZATION AT BRIDGE ENDS (1-1-00) 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN CALLED FOR BY THE PAVEMENT DESIGN. (MEMO FROM
P. D. GRAVELY DATED 3-27-96) 3M 9
2068
SPECIAL NOTE FOR WET BOTTOM BOILER SLAG (1-1-00) 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN CALLED FOR BY THE PAVEMENT DESIGN. (MEMO FROM C.S.
LAYSON DATED 8-2-91) (REVISED BY MEMO FROM P. D. GRAVELY DATED 4-2-96) 5X 9
2104
SPECIAL NOTE FOR ASPHALT PAVEMENT REINFORCEMENT (1-1-00) 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE AS AN ALTERNATE TO TYPE IV EPOXY, AS SPECIFIED IN SUB-
SECTION 826.02 OF SPEC. BOOK, FOR DOWELING DEFORMED REINFORCING BARS INTO
HARDENED CONCRETE. 6J 9
2106
SPECIAL NOTE FOR NON-EPOXY ADHESIVES 9
2
APPLY WHEN INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE PROPOSAL. 6U 9
2108
SPECIAL NOTE FOR STRUCTURAL MASS CONCRETE (9-18-00) 9
2
APPLY WHEN INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE PROPOSAL. 7N 9
2110
SPECIAL NOTE FOR GEOGRID REINFORCEMENT OF JOINTS AND CRACKS IN PCCP
(EXPERIMENTAL) (1-1-00) 9
2
APPLY WHEN INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE PROPOSAL. 7S 9
2114
SPECIAL NOTE FOR STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES WITH EXTENDED CONTACT TIME (1-1-00) 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN DIRECTED OR WHEN BIDDING CORROSION RESISTANT
GUARDRAIL. (MEMO FROM J. L. CARR DATED 5-16-94) 8N 9
2120
SPECIAL NOTE FOR CORROSION RESISTANT GUARDRAIL (1-1-00) 9
2
USE WHEN THE PROPOSAL LISTS THE BID ITEM 8160 STRUCTURAL STEEL. 8X 9
2130
SPECIAL NOTE FOR EDGE BLOCKS (1-1-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING DRY-LAID ROCK FENCE. 9T 9
2140
SPECIAL NOTE FOR DRY-LAID ROCK FENCE (1-1-00) 9
2
APPLY WHEN INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE PROPOSAL. 9V 9
2150
SPECIAL NOTE FOR ALUMINUM AND STEEL STRUCTURAL PLATE BOX CULVERT (1-1-00) 9
2
USE ON INTERSTATE OR PARKWAY PROJECTS WITH PAVED DRIVING LANES. 9Y 9
2160
SPECIAL NOTE FOR MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (1-1-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING MODIFIED OPEN-GRADED DRAINAGE COURSE. 9Z 9
2170
MODIFIED OPEN-GRADED DRAINAGE COURSE (1-20-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING TYPE 3 RUMBLE STRIPS, ITEM 2695. 10A 9
2180
TYPE 3 RUMBLE STRIPS (2-24-00) 9
2
USE WHEN INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE PROPOSAL. 10E 9
2182
QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE ACCEPTANCE 9
2
USE WHEN REQUESTED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL BRANCH. (PILOT PROJECTS) 10F 9
2184
SOIL EMBANKMENT AND SUBGRADE QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING AGGREGATE FOR SLURRY. 10G 9
2190
SLURRY SEAL (5-18-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING SAND SEAL SURFACE. 10H 9
2200
SAND SEAL SURFACE (5-18-00) 9
2
USE WHEN BIDDING ASPHALT SURFACE, SAND-TYPE I OR II. 10I 9
2210
SAND ASPHALT SURFACE (6-14-00) 9
1
9
2
THE FOLLOWING HEADING IS AUTOMATIC AND IS NOT CODED ON THE CODING FORM. 9
1000
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 8
2
WARRANTS FOR APPLICATION PRECEDE THEIR RESPECTIVE SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 9
2
THE DIVISION OF BRIDGES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS SPECIAL
PROVISION ON THEIR PLANS AND/OR SKETCH MAP PROJECTS. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO
REPEAT THAT LISTING ON THE ROADWAY PLANS. 9
1004
4 WELDING STEEL BRIDGES (1-1-00) 8
2
USE WHEN CRASH CUSHIONS ARE A BID ITEM. 9
1013
13 CRASH CUSHIONS (4-5-00) 8
2
USE ON ALL PROJECTS HAVING A BID ITEM FOR METAL SOUND BARRIER. 9
1049
49 METAL SOUND BARRIER (1-1-00) 8
2
USE ON ALL PROJECTS HAVING A BID ITEM FOR WOOD SOUND BARRIER. 9
1059
59 WOOD SOUND BARRIER (1-1-00) 8
2
USE ON ALL PROJECTS HAVING A BID ITEM FOR CONCRETE SOUND BARRIER. 9
1060
60 CONCRETE SOUND BARRIER (1-1-00) 8
2
USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLAN NOTE NO. 270 ON ALL PROJECTS WHICH REQUIRE THE USE
OF GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE AND/OR THE BID ITEM, "2231-STRUCTURE
GRANULAR BACKFILL". 9
1069
69 EMBANKMENT AT BRIDGE END BENT STRUCTURES (1-1-00) 8
2
USE WHEN DIRECTED. 9
1076
76 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR (1-1-00) 8
2
USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIAL PROVISION NO. 70 FOR POLYMER-ASPHALT EMULSIONS
FOR SEAL COAT APPLICATIONS WHEN CALLED FOR BY THE PAVEMENT DESIGN. 9
1079
79 STRESS ABSORBING MEMBRANE INTERLAYER (SAMI) (8-21-00) 8
2
USE ONLY ON HIGHLY COMPLEX PROJECTS. THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER'S STAFF
SELECTS THESE PROJECTS. THE BID ITEM, PROJECT CPM SCHEDULE, IS REQUIRED WHEN
SPECIFYING THE SPECIAL PROVISION. (MEMO FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED 2-26-90) 9
1082
82 GENERAL PROGRESS SCHEDULE (1-1-00) 8
1
DIVISION 100 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON PROJECTS INVOLVING N.G.S. (U.S.G.S.) BENCH MARKS. 9
160
N.G.S. (U.S.G.S.) BENCH MARKS 1
DO NOT DISTURB N.G.S. (U.S.G.S.) BENCH MARKS IN ANY MANNER UNLESS DIRECTED BY
THE ENGINEER. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL PROJECTS. (DESIGN MEMO 1A-86) 9
165
BEFORE YOU DIG 1
CALL 1-800-752-6007 TOLL FREE A MINIMUM OF TWO AND NO MORE THAN TEN BUSINESS
DAYS PRIOR TO EXCAVATION FOR INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION OF EXISTING UNDER-
GROUND UTILITIES WHICH SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEFORE-U-DIG (BUD) SERVICE. COORDINATE
EXCAVATION WITH ALL UTILITY OWNERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO
BUD. SHOW ALL UTILITIES AND A CONTACT PERSON FOR EACH COMPANY ON SHEET NO. 3
OF THE PLANS. 9
2
BE SURE THAT ALL PROJECTS HAVE AN APPROVED TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN (TCP) AND USE
THE FOLLOWING GENERAL NOTE WHEN APPLICABLE. 9
180
TRAFFIC NOTE 1
SEE PROPOSAL FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC NOTES. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL PROJECTS, EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY
THE PERMITS COORDINATOR. (DESIGN MEMO 3A-84) (REVISED BY MEMO FROM RICKY
YOUNG DATED 5-12-93) 9
190
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT AND WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION APPROVALS 1
A DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (DA) PERMIT, WHICH MAY REQUIRE APPROVAL OF A STATE
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION FROM THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF WATER, REGULATES THIS
PROJECT AT ONE OR MORE LOCATIONS. PERFORM ALL APPLICABLE WORK IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THE DA PERMIT AND THE APPROVED WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATION. POST A COPY OF THE DA PERMIT AND THE WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATION IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT THE PROJECT SITE. IF A DA PERMIT OR
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION APPROVAL IS PENDING, DO NOT WORK IN OR DISTURB THE
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DESIGNATED AREA(S) UNTIL OBTAINING THE APPROPRIATE APPROVAL(S). REFER TO
NOTICE(S) CONTAINED IN THE CONTRACT BID PROPOSAL FOR DESIGNATED AREA(S) WHERE
WORK IS PROHIBITED BY THE ABSENCE OF APPROVAL. 9
1
DIVISION 200 -- EARTHWORK 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON PROJECTS WHERE WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE PAYING FOR
"CLEARING AND GRUBBING". 9
200
CLEARING AND GRUBBING 1
CONTRARY TO SECTION 202 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, NO DIRECT PAYMENT
WILL BE ALLOWED FOR CLEARING AND GRUBBING ON THIS PROJECT. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL PROJECTS WHICH REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO EARTHWORK
QUANTITIES BECAUSE OF CHANGING THE PAVEMENT THICKNESS. ALSO, SHOW THE AMOUNT
OF THE ADJUSTMENT SEPARATELY IN THE EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS. (RPR MEMO 1-83) 9
231
DESIGN CHANGE 1
CROSS-SECTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT WERE DEVELOPED FOR A PAVEMENT THICKNESS OF ?
INCHES. THE PAVEMENT DESIGN WAS LATER REVISED. TYPICAL SECTIONS WERE AND
EARTHWORK QUANTITIES WERE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. HOWEVER, CROSS-
SECTIONS WERE NOT REVISED AND, IN THIS CASE, TYPICAL SECTIONS GOVERN OVER
CROSS-SECTIONS. MAKE FINAL PAYMENT ON ADJUSTED QUANTITIES. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL GRADE, DRAIN AND SURFACING PROJECTS REQUIRING
ADJUSTMENTS TO EARTHWORK QUANTITIES FOR ALTERNATE PAVEMENT DESIGNS. DO NOT USE
PLAN NOTE NO. 231 FOR THIS PURPOSE. ALSO, SHOW THE AMOUNT ADJUSTED SEPARATELY
IN THE EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS. (RPR MEMO 2-90) 9
233
EARTHWORK ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALTERNATE PAVEMENT DESIGNS 1
CROSS-SECTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT WERE DEVELOPED FOR A PAVEMENT THICKNESS OF ?
INCHES (MM). INCLUDED IS TYPICAL SECTIONS FOR ALTERNATE PAVEMENT DESIGNS AND
ADJUSTED EARTHWORK QUANTITIES TO REFLECT THESE ALTERNATES. HOWEVER, THERE IS
NO DEVELOPED CROSS-SECTIONS FOR ALL ALTERNATIVES SO TYPICAL SECTIONS GOVERN
OVER CROSS-SECTIONS. MAKE FINAL PAYMENT ON ADJUSTED QUANTITIES. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN:
(1) SPECIFYING SOIL ROADBED AND REQUIRING A C.B.R. VALUE.
(2) ALL AVAILABLE SOILS MEET THE REQUIRED C.B.R..
(3) SOILS PROFILE IS IN PLANS. 9
244
SOILS ROADBED NOTE 1
ALL SOILS SHOWN ON THE SOIL PROFILE ARE SUITABLE IN THE TOP 12 INCHES (300 MM)
OF THE ROADBED IN CUT AND FILL SECTIONS AND SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM C.B.R. VALUE
OF ? OR GREATER. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN:
(1) SPECIFYING BANK GRAVEL ROADBED DUE TO ITS ABUNDANCE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA.
(2) SOILS PROFILE IS IN PLANS. 9
246
SELECTED BANK GRAVEL ROADBED NOTE 1
CONSTRUCT THE TOP 12 INCHES (300 MM) OF THE ENTIRE ROADBED, AND SHOULDER
PORTION INDICATED ON THE TYPICAL SECTION, OF ROADWAY EXCAVATION
AND/OR BORROW EXCAVATION COMPOSED OF BANK GRAVEL THAT CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN
35% MATERIAL RETAINED ON THE 4.75 MM (NO. 4) SIEVE. WHEN ENCOUNTERING THIS
MATERIAL AT ROADBED ELEVATION, DO NOT UNDERCUT BUT COMPACT IN PLACE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN:
(1) SPECIFYING "EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE".
(2) SPECIFYING A C.B.R. VALUE (MATERIALS MEMO).
(3) LONGER PROJECTS, MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A SOILS PROFILE.
BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PAVEMENT DESIGN SECTION WHEN THERE IS AN APPARENT
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ROADBED NOTE ISSUED WITH THE PAVEMENT DESIGN AND THE
WARRANTS DESCRIBED HEREIN FOR NOTES (241) THROUGH (248). 9
248
ROADBED NOTE, EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE 1
USE EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE WITH A MINIMUM C.B.R. VALUE OF ? OR GREATER IN THE TOP
12 INCHES (300 MM) OF ROADBED IN CUT AND FILL SECTIONS. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTES WHEN INDICATED ON THE EROSION CONTROL QUANTITIES SHEET
FURNISHED BY ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT. 9
261
EROSION CONTROL 1
USE SEED MIXTURE NO. I. 9
262
EROSION CONTROL 1
USE SEED MIXTURE NO. II. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIAL PROVISION NO. 69 ON ALL
PROJECTS USING GRANULAR EMBANKMENT MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE AND/OR THE BID
ITEM, "2223 - "GRANULAR EMB". 9
270
GRANULAR EMBANKMENT 1
ANY REFERENCE TO SELECT GRANULAR MATERIAL OR SELECT GRANULAR EMBANKMENT IN THE
PLANS MEANS ROADWAY FILL-GRANULAR EMBANKMENT OR STRUCTURE GRANULAR BACKFILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIAL PROVISION NO. 69. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTES, AS APPLICABLE, WHEN THE PAVEMENT DESIGN SPECIFIES.
INSERT THE SPECIFIED ROADBED THICKNESS, THE C.B.R. VALUE, THE REQUIRED
PERCENTAGE OF STABILIZATION MATERIAL AND THE AVERAGE DRY DENSITY IN THE
PROVIDED BLANKS. (RPR MEMOS 2-87 AND 1-90) (REVISED BY G. W. SHARPE
9-17-91 TO INCLUDE C.B.R. VALUE) 9
275
CEMENT STABILIZED ROADBED 1
STABILIZE THE TOP ? INCHES (MM) OF THE FINISHED ROADBED WITH PORTLAND CEMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 208 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. USE SELECTED
SOILS, WITH A MINIMUM CBR VALUE OF ? , FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE PORTLAND CEMENT CONTENT IS ? PERCENT BY WEIGHT, AND THE ESTIMATED PLAN
QUANTITY USES AN AVERAGE DRY DENSITY OF ? LBS/CUBIC FEET (KG/CUBIC METER).
HOWEVER, ADJUST THE QUANTITY AFTER CONSTRUCTING THE ROADBED AND SUBMITTING THE
SAMPLES FOR TESTING. THIS TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. 9
276
LIME STABILIZED ROADBED 1
STABILIZE THE TOP ? INCHES (MM) OF THE FINISHED ROADBED WITH LIME IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 208 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. USE SELECTED
SOILS, HAVING A MINIMUM C.B.R. VALUE OF ? FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE LIME CONTENT IS ? PERCENT BY WEIGHT, AND THE ESTIMATED PLAN QUANTITY USES
AN AVERAGE DRY DENSITY OF ? LBS/CUBIC FEET (KG/CUBIC METER). HOWEVER, ADJUST
THE QUANTITY AFTER CONSTRUCTING THE ROADBED AND SUBMITTING THE SAMPLES FOR
TESTING. THIS TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON GRADE AND DRAIN PROJECTS WITH A CHEMICALLY
STABILIZED ROADBED AND WHEN THE SURFACE IS CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF A SEPARATE
CONTRACT. (GEOTECH.-STEVEN HENDERSON 5/01) 9
278
GRADE AND DRAIN ONLY WITH CHEMICALLY STABILIZED ROADBED 1
THIS CONTRACT IS FOR GRADE AND DRAIN CONSTRUCTION ONLY, BUT THE SURFACE
CONTRACT WILL REQUIRE A CHEMICALLY STABILIZED ROADBED. PREPARE THE SUBGRADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION 208.03 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.
CONSTRUCT ROADBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION 208.03 OF THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS. 9
1
DIVISION 400 -- ASPHALT PAVEMENTS 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL PROJECTS WITH A BID ITEM FOR "BREAKING AND
SEATING PAVEMENT". (RPR MEMO 3-88) 9
435
PATCHING REMOVAL 1
REMOVE ALL ASPHALT PATCHING MATERIAL PRIOR TO BREAKING AND SEATING. THE
MATERIALS REMOVED SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE CONTRACTOR. THE COST OF
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF PATCHING MATERIALS IS INCIDENTAL TO "BREAKING AND
SEATING PAVEMENT". 9
2
USE PLAN NOTE 555 ON PROJECTS WITH RIGID (PCC) PAVEMENTS.
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON PROJECTS WITH ASPHALT PAVEMENTS MEETING THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA:
1. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH A POSTED SPEED EXPECTED TO BE
45 MPH OR GREATER, AND WITH AT LEAST 0.6 MILE (1.0 KM) OF SURFACING
UNINTERRUPTED BY BRIDGES OR STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS.
2. ALL INTERSTATE OR TOLL ROAD ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECTS.
3. ANY OTHER SURFACING PROJECTS ON HIGH-TYPE, HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS WHICH
INCLUDE MILLING OR LEVELING PLUS AT LEAST TWO COURSES OF ASPHALT.
4. OTHER HIGH-TYPE, HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS WHEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE
EXISTING PAVEMENT, OR OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, MAKE APPLICATION
OF PCC PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS REQUIREMENTS FEASIBLE OR DESIRABLE.
COORDINATE THE APPLICATION OF THIS NOTE, ESPECIALLY IN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
WITH THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF. (MEMO FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED 3-26-84)
(WARRANTS FOR APPLICATION BY MEMO FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED 5-24-85) (REVISED BY
MEMO FROM C. S. LAYSON DATED 3-30-87) (RPR MEMO 1-88)(RE-ACTIVATED 8-14-96). 9
444
ASPHALT PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY 1
PAVEMENT RIDEABILITY REQUIREMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 410 OF THE
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, SHALL APPLY ON THIS PROJECT. 9
2
ON PROJECTS HAVING ASPHALT OPEN-GRADED FRICTION COURSE (OGFC) SURFACE WITH
PAVED SHOULDERS, CONSTRUCT THE MAINLINE SURFACE COURSE ABOVE FINISHED GRADE AND
TAPERED 6" TO 12" (150 MM TO 300 MM) ONTO THE SHOULDER. SHOW A DETAIL OF THIS
TAPER ON THE TYPICAL SECTION SHEET AND CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE FOLLOWING NOTE
ON THE COMPUTER-PLOTTED GENERAL NOTES SHEET. (SEE E. B. DRAKE'S MEMO DATED
7-14-77.) (DETAIL REVISED BY RPR MEMO 4-82) (REVISED BY RPR MEMO 1-85) 9
445
OPEN-GRADED SURFACE COURSE 1
COMPLETE THE PAVED SHOULDER PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF THE OPEN- GRADED
SURFACE COURSE ON THE ROADWAY. CONSTRUCT THE OPEN-GRADED SURFACE COURSE ABOVE
FINISHED GRADE.
ACCOMPLISH THE 6 INCH TO 12 INCH (150 MM TO 300 MM) TAPER AT THE EDGE OF
PAVEMENT BY USING AN EXTENSION ATTACHED TO THE PAVER IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO
TAPER THE OPEN-GRADED SURFACE FROM 3/4 INCH (19 MM) DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 1/4
INCH (6 MM) THICKNESS AT THE TAPERED EDGE AS DETAILED ELSEWHERE IN THE PLANS.
COMPACTION OF THE OGFC WEDGE EXTENDING ONTO THE SHOULDER SHALL BE THE MINIMUM
NECESSARY FOR CONSOLIDATION. EXCESSIVE COMPACTION WHICH CRUSHES AGGREGATE
PARTICLES OR DENSIFIES THE SHOULDER WEDGE PREVENTING WATER DRAINAGE IS NOT
PERMITTED. MAY USE LIGHTER WEIGHT COMPACTION EQUIPMENT ON THE SHOULDER WEDGE
TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE COMPACTION. 9
2
USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES AS DIRECTED BY THE PAVEMENT DESIGN. 9
447
COMPACTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES 1
WILL ACCEPT THE COMPACTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES FURNISHED FOR MAINLINE USAGE AT
ONE INCH (25 MM) OR GREATER ON THIS PROJECT BY OPTION A ACCORDING TO
SUBSECTIONS 402.03.02 AND 403.03.10 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. WILL
ACCEPT THE COMPACTION OF ALL OTHER ASPHALT MIXTURES BY OPTION B. 9
448
COMPACTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES 1
WILL ACCEPT THE COMPACTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES FURNISHED ON THIS PROJECT BY
OPTION B ACCORDING TO SUBSECTIONS 402.03.02 AND 403.03.10 OF THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS. 9
2
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A DETAIL ON PROJECTS HAVING THE BID
ITEM OF "EDGE KEY". (RPR MEMO 1-84) 9
455
EDGE KEY 1
THIS WORK INCLUDES CUTTING OUT THE EXISTING ASPHALT SURFACE TO A MINIMUM DEPTH
AND WIDTH AS DETAILED ELSEWHERE IN THE PLANS SO THAT THE NEW SURFACE MAY HEEL
INTO THE EXISTING SURFACE. THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE BID LINEAR FOOT (PER METER)
FOR "EDGE KEY" INCLUDES ALL NECESSARY MATERIALS, LABOR AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY
TO PERFORM THE WORK AND DISPOSE OF THE REMOVED ASPHALT MATERIAL. 9
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DIVISION 500 - PCC PAVEMENT AND NON-STRUCTURAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 9
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USE PLAN NOTE 444 ON PROJECTS WITH ASPHALT PAVEMENTS.
USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON PROJECTS WITH RIGID (PCC) PAVEMENTS MEETING THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
1. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH AN EXPECTED POSTED SPEED OF 45 MPH
OR GREATER, AND WITH AT LEAST 0.6 MILE (1.0 KM) OF SURFACING
UNINTERRUPTED BY BRIDGES OR STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS.
2. ALL INTERSTATE OR TOLL ROAD PROJECTS.
3. OTHER HIGH-TYPE, HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS WHEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE
EXISTING PAVEMENT, OR OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, MAKE APPLICATION
OF PCC PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS REQUIREMENTS FEASIBLE OR DESIRABLE.
COORDINATE THE APPLICATION OF THIS NOTE, ESPECIALLY IN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
WITH THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF. (MEMO FROM E. B. DRAKE DATED 1-27-87) 9
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PCC PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY 1
APPLY PCC PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS REQUIREMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
501.03.19 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, ON THIS PROJECT. 9
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DIVISION 600 -- STRUCTURES AND CONCRETE 9
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USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WHEN SPECIFYING PRECAST BOX CULVERTS WITH NO CAST-IN-
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PLACE ALTERNATE. ALSO, INCLUDE A QUANTITY FOR "STRUCTURE EXCAVATION". (G.C.D.
MEMO DATED 3-12-91) 9
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PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX SECTIONS 1
CONTRARY TO STANDARD DRAWING NO. RDI-100, ASSOCIATE HS 25 LOADING WITH TABLES
1-1 AND 1-4. MODIFY THE REQUIRED STEEL TO REFLECT THE GREATER LIVE LOADING.
SEE THE APPENDICES IN ASTM C789 AND ASTM C850. THE CALCULATIONS FOR THIS
GREATER LIVE LOAD MAY CHANGE THE TABLE NO. DEPICTED ON THE DESIGN PLANS. 9
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USE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON ALL PROJECTS WITH CONCRETE HEADWALLS.
(DESIGN MEMO 3-83) 9
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STANDARD DRAWINGS FOR HEADWALLS 1
STANDARD DRAWINGS FOR HEADWALLS (RDH SERIES) ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THESE PLANS
BUT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE STANDARD DRAWING BOOK, WHICH MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF POLICY & BUDGET DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS IN FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY AT A COST OF $5.00 PER COPY. 9
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DIVISION 700 -- DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION 9
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PLACE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON PREVIOUSLY LANDSCAPED PROJECTS. 9
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EXISTING LANDSCAPE MATERIAL 1
DO NOT DISTURB LANDSCAPE PLANTS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
DO NOT TO DISTURB ANY PLANTS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT ENGINEER.
THE PROJECT ENGINEER SHALL NOTIFY THE DISTRICT AGRONOMIST FOR POSSIBLE
DEPARTMENT SALVAGE OF ANY PLANTS NEEDING REMOVAL. 9
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INDEX TO NOTES
NOT CODED FOR THE COMPUTER
DIVISION 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
NOTE NO.
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MOBILIZATION AND DEOMOBILIZATION......................................1
DIVISION 200 - EARTHWORK
CLEARING AND GRUBBING..............................................1, 2
EMBANKMENT BENCH QUANTITIES........................................3, 4
SHRINK AND SWELL FACTORS..............................................5
REMOVAL ITEMS (WITH SALVAGE VALUE TO THE DEPARTMENT)..................6
TYPICAL SECTION NOTE..................................................7
WATER.................................................................8
DIVISION 300 - AGGREGATE BASE COURSES
ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT QUANTITIES (ROCK ROADBED)......................1, 2
DIVISION 700 - DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION
GUARDRAIL..........................................................1, 2
DIVISION 400 - ASPHALT PAVEMENTS
ASPHALT BASE (SLAG)................................................1, 2
DIVISION 700 - DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION
ADJUSTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES.........................................1
GUARDRAIL..........................................................2, 3 9
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UNCODED NOTES FOR PLOTTING
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THE FOLLOWING NOTES ARE EITHER FOR SPECIALIZED APPLICATION, REFERENCE NOTES,
OR RARE NOTES, INCONVENIENT FOR PLOTTING.
DIVISION 100 - GENERAL PROVISION
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MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION
BID DEMOBILIZATION ON ALL PROJECTS. BID MOBILIZATION ON ALL PROJECTS WITH AN
ESTABLISHED CONSTRUCTION COST IN EXCESS OF $2,000,000. (SPECIAL PROVISION NO.
114 ISSUED BY DESIGN MEMO 4-11-75)
WHEN COMBINING TWO OR MORE SETS OF PLANS IN THE PROPOSAL INTO ONE CONTRACT, OR
WHEN COMBINING TWO OR MORE FEDERAL PROJECTS INTO ONE SET OF PLANS, BID
"MOBILIZATION" AND "DEMOBILIZATION" ON THE LARGER SET OF PLANS (OR PROJECT) AND
REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING NOTE:
(1) "THE LUMP SUM BID ON THIS PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE PAYMENT IN FULL FOR
MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION ON (COMPANION PROJECTS)."
DIVISION 200 - EARTHWORK
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CLEARING AND GRUBBING
WHEN "CLEARING AND GRUBBING" IS BID LUMP SUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES TO THE BID ITEM:
(1) "APPROXIMATELY ______ ACRES."
OR
(2) "APPROXIMATELY ______ HECTARES."
EMBANKMENT BENCH QUANTITIES
ON PROJECTS WITH EMBANKMENT BENCHING, SHOW THE QUANTITIES IN THE SHEET TOTALS.
BRING THE QUANTITIES TO THE GENERAL SUMMARY AND INCLUDE THEM IN THE ROADWAY
EXCAVATION OR EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE QUANTITIES, AS APPLICABLE. REFERENCE THE
TOTALS AND/OR SUB-TOTALS WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES:
(3) "INCLUDES ______ CUBIC METERS FOR EMBANKMENT BENCHING."
OR
(4) "INCLUDES ______ CUBIC YARDS FOR EMBANKMENT BENCHING."
SHRINKAGE AND SWELL FACTORS
PLACE THE FOLLOWING NOTE WITH EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS ON ALL PROJECTS:
(5) "ESTIMATE FOR EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS FOR DESIGN ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR IS
ADVISED THAT THE EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS SHOWN ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
ASSUMPTIONS FOR SHRINKAGE AND SWELL FACTORS ARE THE CONTRACTOR'S
RESPONSIBILITY."
REMOVAL ITEMS
(WITH SALVAGE VALUE TO THE DEPARTMENT)
REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING NOTE TO THE BID ITEM WHEN SALVAGING REMOVAL ITEMS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT'S USE:
(6) "DISMANTLE, SALVAGE, AND STOCKPILE ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AS DIRECTED BY THE
ENGINEER. SALVAGED ITEMS SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS".
TYPICAL SECTION NOTE
PLACE THE FOLLOWING NOTE ON THE TYPICAL SECTION SHEETS ON ALL PROJECTS:
(7) "SEE CROSS-SECTIONS FOR SLOPES OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE SHOULDER."
WATER
WHEN BIDDING WATER FOR CONTROLLING DUST CAUSED BY MAINTAINING TRAFFIC, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION 107.01.04 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE
THE BID ITEM TO THE FOLLOWING NOTE (REVOSED AS DIRECTED BY C.D. POWERS
(11-29-89):
(8) "FOR CONTROLLING DUST CAUSED BY MAINTAINING TRAFFIC ONLY."
SEE DESIGN MEMO 10-72 (DATED 5-4-72) FOR METHOD OF ESTIMATING WATER FOR DUST
CONTROL.
DIVISION 300 - AGGREGATE BASE COURSES
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ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT QUANTITIES
(ROCK ROADBED)
ON PROJECTS WITH ROCK ROADBED, ADD 10% TO THE BOTTOM 4" (100 MM) OF THE
PAVEMENT DESIGN AND REFERENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES TO THE ADJUSTED
QUANTITIES:
(1) "INCLUDES 10% ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM 4" OF THE PAVEMENT
DESIGN AS A CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCE ON ROCK SUBGRADE."
OR
(2) "INCLUDES 10% ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM 100 MM OF THE PAVEMENT
DESIGN AS A CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCE ON ROCK SUBGRADE."
DIVISION 400 - ASPHALT PAVEMENTS
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ASPHALT BASE (SLAG)
ON PROJECTS IN THE FOUR SLAG COUNTIES (BOYD, GREENUP, LAWRENCE AND LEWIS) WITH
THE BID ITEM ASPHALT BASE AND/OR ASPHALT BINDER, USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
REFERENCE NOTES:
(1) "MAY UTILIZE BLAST FURNACE SLAG IN AN AGGREGRATE BLEND IN THIS ITEM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MIX DESIGNS AND CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS.
ESTIMATED AT 12.23 LBS/SQUARE FOOT PER IN OF DEPTH."
OR
(2) "MAY UTILIZE BLAST FURNACE SLAG IN AN AGGREGRATE BLEND IN THIS ITEM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MIX DESIGNS AND CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS.
ESTIMATED AT 110 LBS/SQUARE YARD PER IN OF DEPTH." (DESIGN MEMO 8-89)
DIVISION 700 - DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION
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ADJUSTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES
WHEN SPECIFYING THE ADJUSTING RING METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN HEIGHT WITHIN THE
LIMITATIONS OF THIS METHOD, 1 1/2" TO 3" (38 TO 75 MM), THE PLAN SHALL SHOW
THE FOLLOWING:
BID ITEM: "ADJUSTING (NAME OF STRUCTURE, SIZE AND TYPE)"
REFERENCE THE BID ITEM AND SHOW THE FOLLOWING NOTE:
(1) "RAISE CASTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADJUSTING RING METHOD DESCRIBED
IN SUBSECTION 710.03.03 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS."
GUARDRAIL
REFERENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES TO THE TYPICAL SECTION ON PROJECTS WHERE
USING GUARDRAIL:
(2) "WIDEN SHOULDER TWO FEET WHERE INSTALLING GUARDRAIL."
(3) "WIDEN SHOULDER 0.6 METERS WHERE INSTALLING GUARDRAIL." 9