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COLD PLANE ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Existing asphalt concrete pavement shall be cold planed at the locations shown or specified

in the Contract and in accordance with these Specifications, unless directed otherwise by the

Cold planing machines shall have a cutter head not less than thirty inches (30”) in width and

shall be operated so as not to produce fumes or smoke. The cold planing machine shall be

capable of planing the pavement without requiring the use of a heating device to soften the

pavement during or prior to the planing operation.

The depth, width and shape of the cut shall be as shown or specified in the Contract or as

directed by the Agency. The final cut shall result in a uniform surface conforming to the details

shown or specified in the Contract. The outside lines of the planed area shall be neat and

The Contractor shall remove existing asphalt concrete from the top of the gutter pan and

from the face of gutter lip as directed by the Agency. The Contractor shall not damage the

surfacing to remain in place or the gutter lips during the planing operation. The Contractor shall

replace damaged gutter lips with spalls in excess of one inch (1”) deep by five inches (5”) long

at the Contractor’s expense.

Streets being planed shall be swept with a mechanical type pickup machine throughout the

course of planing operations and shall be left clean of all planing debris at the end of each

Working Day. Planing debris shall not be spilled into drain inlets and rail tracks, and the

Contractor shall clean up any spillage immediately. All vegetation shall be removed from the

gutter lip and other street areas to be resurfaced.

The planed material shall remain the property of the Contractor, unless otherwise specified

in the Special Provisions. If specified, the Contractor shall transport the material to the

Agency’s stockpile location, located at the County yard at the intersection of Roseville Road and

Watt Avenue. The Contractor shall coordinate deliveries of the material to the County’s

stockpile location through the Agency. The Contractor shall notify the Agency a minimum of two

(2) Working Days prior to the proposed transport and delivery of material to the County’s

At the option of the Contractor, planed material may be used as fill material within the

balance of the project and shall be considered as included in the price paid for Imported Borrow.

26-2 PAVEMENT KEYCUTTING

Pavement keycutting shall consist of cold planing asphalt concrete pavement adjacent to the

lip of gutters and across street intersections, as shown on the Plans. Cold planing for pavement

keycutting shall be to a minimum depth of one and one-half inches (1-1/2”) adjacent to the

gutter lip and shall be tapered to the existing pavement grade over a distance of approximately

twelve feet (12’) from the gutter lip, as shown or specified in the Contract or as otherwise

directed by the Agency.

At cross-streets within the limits of the Work, pavement keycutting shall continue in a

straight line from curb line to curb line parallel to the direction of work. Elevation differences

between the pavement keycutting and cross-streets shall be lessened with temporary asphalt

concrete tapers. The slope of the temporary asphalt concrete tapers shall not be greater than

one inch (1”) vertical in twelve inches (12”) horizontal. Asphalt concrete for tapers shall be

commercial quality and may be spread and compacted by any method that will produce a