(A) Standards for the provision and installation of sidewalks shall be in accordance with the table below.
Basic Improvement Requirements for Street Pavements, Curbs, Sidewalks and Shoulders
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Type of Street | |||
Arterial | Collector | Local | |
Pavement width and type | 40 ft.-A | 36 ft.-A | 33 ft.-A |
Curb type required | B | B | B |
Shoulder width (each side) | - | - | - |
Sidewalk width and type | 5 ft.-C | 5 ft.-C | 5 ft.-C |
(B) The letters in the table above (A through C) refer to the following proposed construction standards:
A. Street pavement. All street pavement work and materials shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Commonwealth’s Department of Transportation Publication 408 Specifications, as amended. The borough hereby specifies that in the event the Commonwealth, Department of Transportation or any other agency of the Commonwealth or federal government adopts new standards concerning the design, composition, thickness or method or manner of application, after the date of this chapter, such new standards are hereby adopted by the borough without the need to amend the provisions of this chapter. The new standards shall be implemented by resolution adopted by the borough which references the new standards promulgated by the Commonwealth, Department of Transportation or other agency of the Commonwealth or the federal government.
Pavement design and course thickness shall be per the following table:
Type of Pavement | Pavement Courses | Minimum Depth (In Inches) | |
Functional Classification | |||
Arterials/ Collectors | Local Roads/ Alleys | ||
Flexible* | Superpave 9.5 MM wearing | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Superpave 19.0 MM binder | 2 | - | |
Superpave 25.0 MM base | 4 | 4.5 | |
2A Aggregate subbase | 6 | 6 | |
*Flexible pavement notes:
1. All flexible pavement shall be superpave asphalt mixture design.
2. The minimum superpave mixture design shall be based on the following criteria:
a. For arterial/collector roads:
1) 0.0 to 0.3 million ESALs (0 to 40 (1) ESAL trucks/day);
2) PG grade determination, PG64-22; and
3) SRL-L (skid resistance level - wearing course, ADT 1000 and below).
b. For local roads/alleys:
1) 0.0 to 0.3 million ESALs (0 to 40 (1) ESAL trucks/day);
2) PG grade determination, PG64-22; and
3) SRL-L (skid resistance level - wearing course, ADT 1000 and below).
3. All curbs, joints, catchbasins, manhole rim areas, and other utilities shall be sealed with PG64-22 sealant.
B. Curb types. Plain cement concrete curb; 8 inches at the top, nine inches at the bottom and 24 inches in height with the slope to the street side.
C. Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalk, minimum P.S.I. of 2,500 pounds, four inches in thickness, placed on four inch cinder or crushed stone base.
(Prior Code, Ch. 22, § 604) (Ord. 173, passed 10-5-1970, § 604; Ord. 4-2006, passed 7-17-2006, § 1; Ord. 3-2017, passed 3-20-2017)