Section 2315. Driveway Surfacing.

2315.01 DESCRIPTION.
This work shall consist of furnishing and placing gravel or crushed stone on earth or gravel surfaced intersecting roads, driveways, and turnouts, as directed by the Engineer in accordance with the following provisions.

2315.02 MATERIALS.
When there is a contract item for granular surfacing of shoulders, aggregate for that work shall be used for driveway surfacing. When there is no contract item for that work, one of the following materials shall be used:

A. Class C Gravel.
Class C gravel meeting requirements of Article 4120.03, except the percent passing the No. 200 (75 µm) sieve shall not be less than 5 or more than 12.

B. Class A Crushed Stone.
Class A crushed stone meeting requirements of Article 4120.04 and if specifically designated, Class B crushed stone meeting requirements of Article 4120.05.

C. Other Aggregate.
Other aggregate meeting requirements of Section 4127, and 100% shall pass the 1 inch (25 mm) sieve.

2315.03 CONSTRUCTION.
Before surfacing material is placed, the Contractor shall excavate as necessary to prepare a uniform subgrade, to provide for a finished surface at the general elevation of the shoulder, and to ensure drainage away from the roadbed. The surfacing material shall be spread to a uniform thickness.

The areas to be surfaced for various types of surfacing under contract are described as follows:

A. For Flexible Base and Bituminous Surface Construction.
The contract documents for flexible base may require construction of wedge shaped fillets at intersecting earth or granular surfaced roads and at driveways to homesteads and commercial establishments. The contract documents for bituminous surface construction may require surfacing these fillets with the corresponding type of surfacing.

The remaining areas of earth or granular surfaced intersecting roads and driveways within the right-of-way and all turnouts for mail boxes shall be surfaced with materials specified.

B. For Portland Cement Concrete Pavement.
Entrances, turnouts for mail boxes, and the unpaved areas of intersections along roads surfaced with PCC shall be surfaced with one of the materials specified in Article 2315.02.

2315.04 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT.
Surfacing material placed as directed by the Engineer will be measured in tons (megagrams), to the nearest 0.1 ton (0.1 Mg); or in cubic yards (cubic meters), to the nearest 0.1 cubic yard (0.1 m3), as indicated in the contract documents and in accordance with Article 2312.08, A.

2315.05 BASIS OF PAYMENT.
For the quantity of driveway surfacing material placed, as measured above, the Contractor will be paid the contract unit price per ton (megagram).