The contractor shall protect the pavement against all damage prior to final acceptance of the work. Traffic shall be excluded from the pavement by erecting and maintaining barricades and signs until the concrete is at least seven days old or has attained a compressive strength of 3,500 pounds per square inch and/or 550 pounds per square inch flexural strength. This traffic restriction shall apply to the contractor's construction equipment and vehicles as well as general traffic. As soon as curing and sealing are completed, the contractor shall clean up the pavement free from all debris and construction equipment.
(Ord. 1971-2, passed 4-6-71)