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STANDARDSPECIFICATIONSFOR CONSTRUCTION OFROADS AND BRIDGESON FEDERAL HIGHWAYPROJECTSFP-03U.S. Customary UnitsU.S. Departmentof TransportationFederal HighwayAdministrationFederalLands Highway

Standard Specificationsfor Construction ofRoads and Bridges onFederal Highway ProjectsFP-03U.S. Customary UnitsU.S. DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATIONFederal HighwayAdministrationi

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PREFACEThese Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on FederalHighway Projects are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on FederalHighway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration.These specifications are cited as "FP-03 U.S. Customary Units" indicating “FederalProject” Standard Specifications issued in 2003 and converted to United States customarymeasure units. U.S customary units were previously referred to as English units and arethe units of measurement customarily used in the U.S. today.When designated in a contract, the FP-03 becomes part of the contract and binding uponall parties to the contract. All construction contracts of the Federal HighwayAdministration 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 FederalRegulations, Chapter 12.The FAR and TAR regulations are not included in the FP-03. A complete copy of theFAR is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.U.S. customary measure units are used in the FP-03 U.S. Customary Units as authorizedby the Waiver Request of DOT Metric Policy approved on May 5, 1999.iii

SI (1) (METRIC) TO U .S. CUSTOMARY CONVERSION FACTORS (approximate)SymbolWhen You KnowMultiply ByTo FindSymbolLENGTHµmmicrometers3.9 x A2square millimeters0.0016square inchesin22msquare meters10.764square feetft2m2square meters1.195square yardsyd2hahectares2.47acresacsquare kilometers0.386square milesmi2mm2kmVOLUMEmLmilliliters0.034fluid ouncesfl ozLliters0.264gallonsgal3mcubic meters35.31cubic feetft3m3cubic meters1.308cubic bMgmegagrams1.1023short tonsT(or "t")(or "metric ton")MASS(2000 lb)TEMPERATURE (exact)ºCCelsius1.8C 145poundforcelbf/in2per square inch(1) SI is the symbol for the International System of Units.Appropriate rounding should be made to comply with Section 4 of ASTM E 380.iv

TABLE OF CONTENTSDIVISION 100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTSPageSection 101101.01101.02101.03101.04TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONSMeaning of Terms.2Specifications Format .2Abbreviations .2Definitions .6Section 102102.01102.02102.03102.04102.05102.06BID, AWARD, AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACTAcquisition Regulations .12Preparation of Bids .12Bid Guarantee.13Individual Surety.13Public Opening of Bids.14Performance and Payment Bonds.14Section 103103.01103.02103.03103.04103.05SCOPE OF WORKIntent of Contract .15Disputes .15Value Engineering .15Contractor Records .15Partnering .15Section 104104.01104.02104.03104.04104.05CONTROL OF WORKAuthority of the Contracting Officer (CO).17Authority of Inspectors.17Specifications and Drawings.17Coordination of Contract Documents.19Load Restrictions .19Section 105105.01105.02105.03105.04105.05CONTROL OF MATERIALSource of Supply and Quality Requirements.20Material Sources .20Material Source Management .21Storing and Handling Material.21Use of Material Found in the Work.21v

PageACCEPTANCE OF WORKConformity with Contract Requirements . 22Visual Inspection. 23Certification . 23Measured or Tested Conformance . 24Statistical Evaluation of Work and Determinationof Pay Factor (Value of Work). 24106.06 Inspection at the Plant. 32106.07 Partial and Final Acceptance . 32Section 106106.01106.02106.03106.04106.05Section 8107.09107.10107.11LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLICLaws to be Observed. 33Protection and Restoration of Property and Landscape. 33Bulletin Board . 34Railroad Protection. 34Responsibility for Damage Claims . 36Contractor's Responsibility for Work . 36Furnishing Right-of-Way . 37Sanitation, Health, and Safety . 37Legal Relationship of the Parties . 37Environmental Protection . 37Protection of Forests, Parks, and Public Lands. 38Section 108108.01108.02108.03108.04108.05PROSECUTION AND PROGRESSCommencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work. 39Subcontracting. 39Determination and Extension of Contract Time . 39Failure to Complete Work on Time . 40Stop Order. 41Section 8109.09MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENTMeasurement of Work . 42Measurement Terms and Definitions. 43Weighing Procedures and Devices . 45Receiving Procedures. 47Scope of Payment. 47Pricing of Adjustments . 48Eliminated Work . 50Progress Payments . 50Final Payment. 52vi

DIVISION 150 PROJECT REQUIREMENTSSection ction Survey and Staking .57Contractor Quality Control.63Contractor Sampling and Testing.66Schedules for Construction Contracts .68Public Traffic .73Accommodation Traffic During WorkMaintaining Roadways During WorkMaintaining Roadways During Non-Work PeriodsLimitations on Construction OperationsNighttime OperationsTraffic and Safety SupervisorSoil Erosion Control .77Watering for Dust Control.82DIVISION 200 EARTHWORKSection 201202203204205206207208209210211212213Clearing and Grubbing.86Additional Clearing and Grubbing .88Removal of Structures and Obstructions.90Excavation and Embankment .93Rock Blasting.105Reserved.112Earthwork Geotextiles .113Structure Excavation and Backfill for SelectedMajor Structures .115Structure Excavation and Backfill.121Reserved.127Roadway Obliteration.128Linear Grading.130Subgrade Stabilization .132DIVISION 250 SLOPE REINFORCEMENT AND RETAINING WALLSSection 251252253254255256257258259260261Riprap.138Special Rock Embankment and Rock Buttress.141Gabions and Revet Mattresses .143Crib Walls .146Mechanically-Stabilized Earth Walls.148Permanent Ground Anchors .152Alternate Retaining Walls .161Reinforced Concrete Retaining Walls.165Soil Nail Retaining Walls .167Rock Bolts.178Rock Dowels.181vii

DIVISION 300 AGGREGATE COURSESSection 301302303304305306307308309PageUntreated Aggregate Courses. 184Treated Aggregate Courses .190Road Reconditioning .196Aggregate Stabilization .199Aggregate-Topsoil Course .206Dust Palliative.209Reserved .211Minor Crushed Aggregate.212Emulsified Asphalt Treated Base Course .215DIVISION 400 ASPHALT PAVEMENTS AND SURFACE TREATMENTSSection 7Superpave Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement. 220Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement By Hveemor Marshall Mix Design Method.241Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement .251Minor Hot Asphalt Concrete .256Open-Graded Asphalt Friction Course .259Reserved .263Reserved .263Cold Recycled Asphalt Base Course .264Asphalt Surface Treatment.268Slurry Seal .277Asphalt Prime Coat.282Asphalt Tack Coat .284Asphalt Pavement Milling.286Asphalt Pavement Crack and Joint Sealing .288Paving Geotextiles.291Continuous Cold Recycled Asphalt Base Course.293Minor Cold Asphalt Mix .299DIVISION 500 RIGID PAVEMENTSSection 501502Rigid Pavement. 302Rigid Pavement Restoration.317DIVISION 550 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONSection 551552553554555556557Driven Piles. 330Structural Concrete.345Prestressed Concrete.374Reinforcing Steel .390Steel Structures .394Bridge Railing.416Timber Structures .419viii

.424Waterproofing.426Removal of Concrete by Hydrodemolition .429Reserved.431Temporary Works.432Painting .438Bearing Devices.447Drilled Shafts .452Shotcrete .464DIVISION 600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTIONSection 7618619620621622623624625626627628629630631Minor Concrete Structures.472Culverts and Drains .476Structural Plate Structures .479Manholes, Inlets, and Catch Basins .481Underdrains, Sheet Drains, and Pavement Edge Drains.484Corrugated Metal Spillways .489Cleaning, Reconditioning, and RepairingExisting Drainage Structures.491Paved Waterways.493Curb and Gutter .497Horizontal Drains.501Water Systems .503Sanitary Sewer Systems.505Simulated Stone Masonry Surface .507Lean Concrete Backfill.511Sidewalks, Drive Pads, and Paved Medians .513Slope Paving .517Guardrail .521Concrete Barriers and Precast Guardwalls.525Fences, Gates, and Cattle Guards.529Stone Masonry .537Monuments and Markers .545Rental Equipment .547General Labor .548Topsoil .549Turf Establishment.551Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Groundcovers .554Sod.559Reserved.562Rolled Erosion Control Products andCellular Confinement Systems .563Reserved.567Reserved.567ix

Section632633634635636637PageReserved .567Permanent Traffic Control .568Permanent Pavement Markings.571Temporary Traffic Control.577Signal, Lighting, and Electrical Systems .584Facilities and Services .588DIVISION 700 MATERIALSection 701Cement701.01 Hydraulic Cement.594701.02 Masonry and Mortar Cement .594Section 8702.09702.10Asphalt MaterialAsphalt Binder.595Cut-Back Asphalt .595Emulsified Asphalt .595Application Temperatures .595Material for Dampproofing and WaterproofingConcrete and Masonry Surfaces .596Recycling Agent .597Asphalt Mastic.597Antistrip Additive.597Evaluation Procedures for Asphalt.597Cold Asphalt Mix .598Section 03.17703.18703.19AggregateFine Aggregate for Concrete .599Coarse Aggregate for Concrete .599Granular Backfill .599Permeable Backfill .599Subbase, Base, and Surface Course Aggregate .600Crushed Aggregate .602Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement Aggregate .602Open-Graded Asphalt Friction Course Aggregate .604Reserved .604Asphalt Surface Treatment Aggregate.604Slurry Seal and Micro-Surfacing Aggregate .606Choker Aggregate.607Blotter .607Aggregate for Aggregate-Topsoil Course.608Sand .608Aggregate for Lean Concrete Backfill .608Superpave Asphalt Concrete Pavement Aggregate .608Shotcrete Aggregate .610Recycled Asphalt Pavement.611x

Section 8704.09704.10704.11704.12PageSoilFoundation Fill.612Bedding Material .612Backfill Material .612Structural Backfill.612Topping .613Unclassified Borrow .613Select Borrow .613Select Topping .613Bed Course.614Select Granular Backfill .614Reserved.615Crib Wall Backfill.615Section 705705.01705.02705.03705.04705.05705.06RockGabion and Revet Mattress Rock.616Riprap Rock .616Rock for Masonry Structures.618Rock for Special Rock Embankment .620Rock for Buttresses.620Stone Curbing .621Section 8Concrete And Plastic PipeNon-Reinforced Concrete Pipe .622Reinforced Concrete Pipe.622Perforated Concrete Pipe .622Reinforced Arch-Shaped Concrete Pipe .622Reinforced Elliptically-Shaped Concrete Pipe .622Reinforced D-Load Concrete Pipe .622Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections.622Plastic Pipe.622Section 8707.09707.10707.11Metal PipeDuctile Iron Culvert Pipe.624Metallic-Coated Corrugated Steel Pipe.624Aluminum-Alloy Corrugated Pipe .624Asphalt-Coated Pipe .624Steel Structural Plate Structures .624Aluminum-Alloy Structural Plate Structures.624Asphalt-Coated Structural Plate Structures.624Polymer-Coated Steel Pipe.625Fiber-Bonded Asphalt Coated Steel Pipe.625Slotted Drain Pipe.625Metallic-Coated Spiral Rib Pipe.625xi

SectionPage707.12 Aluminum-Alloy Spiral Rib Pipe.625707.13 Concrete-Lined Corrugated Steel Pipe .625707.14 Invert-Paved Corrugated Steel Pipe .625Section aint for Timber Structures .627Paint for Concrete and Masonry Block Structures .627Paint for Steel Structures.627Penetrating Stain.627Section 709709.01709.02709.03Reinforcing Steel And Wire RopeReinforcing Steel .628Wire Rope or Wire Cable.629Prestressing Steel.629Section 8710.09710.10710.11Fence And GuardrailBarbed Wire.631Woven Wire.631Chain Link Fence .631Fence Posts and Bollards.631Fence Gates.631Metal Beam Rail.631Box Beam Rail.632Steel-Backed Timber Rail .632Guardrail Posts .632Guardrail Hardware .632Temporary Plastic Fence .633Section 711711.01711.02711.03711.04711.05Concrete Curing Material And AdmixturesCuring Material.634Air-Entraining Admixtures .634Chemical Admixtures.634Latex Modifier.634Concrete Coloring Agent.634Section 712712.01712.02712.03712.04712.05Joint MaterialSealants, Fillers, Seals, and Sleeves.635Joint Mortar .637Watertight Gaskets .637R

These specifications are cited as "FP-03 U.S. Customary Units" indicating “Federal Project” Standard Specifications issued in 2003 and converted to United States customary measure units. U.S customary units were previ