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Only utilities or their contractors will be permitted to make permanent restorations of openings in pavements. The restored pavements shall be guaranteed from failure from the date of completion until such time as the street is resurfaced by the Township. Permanent restoration must be completed within 30 days of the initial cut. Any cuts made in the month of November through March shall be permanently restored within 30 days after hot asphalt becomes available. Any failure of restoration will be reported to the pertinent utility, and repairs by the utility will begin 24 hours after notification. Upon failure of the utility to repair the cut in a satisfactory manner, the Township shall have the option to do the work or to contract to complete the work and bill the utility for the cost plus 20 percent. In addition, penalties for noncompliance shall be levied against the utility or contractor.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 135; as amended by Ord. 2000-5, 7/13/2000; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 135)
1. Prior to the placement of the base course, the existing base and surface must be cut back to a minimum of 12 inches on each side of any pave cut or such greater amount as deemed necessary by the Municipal Engineer. The concrete base course shall be replaced with high early strength concrete when temperatures are below 40°F, for temperatures above 40°F, 3,000 pounds per square inch concrete shall be used for the full depth of the adjacent base or a minimum of eight inches to the bottom elevation of the existing asphalt wear course. After placement, the concrete shall be cured in accordance with Penn Dot Form 408. Following the concrete curing a tack coat of bituminous material Type E-l will be applied. Restoration of flexible base pavements shall consist of BCBC for the full depth of the adjacent permanent base. The wearing course shall be placed at a minimum depth of two inches and rolled to conform with the existing road, and the edges sealed. Surface treatments, such as sand or chip seals, are prohibited. On long cuts, surface finishing must be rolled with not less than a six-ton roller. Small cuts may be finished with a mechanical tamper or vibrator. All openings, regardless of size, must be permanently restored.
2. Any pave cut which exceeds 100 feet in length shall require complete restoration of the entire road for the entire length of the pavement cut. Restoration shall include replacing pavement markings, milling and returning of the road to its original pitch and crown.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 136; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 136)
The permanent restoration of special type pavements, such as concrete, brick, Belgian block, cobblestone gutters or tiles, shall consist of relaying the original wearing course in accordance with the original installation specifications in such a manner as to prevent settlement or other deterioration.
(Ord. 8/24/1988)
1. The Township Street Inspector may inspect all cuts having an area of five square yards or more, and an inspection fee shall be charged. Such inspection fees shall constitute acceptance and approval of work performed by the utility or its contractor, but it is understood that such acceptance and approval does not relieve the utility of any responsibility under this Part throughout the guarantee period.
2. Inspection of small cuts having an area of five square yards or less shall not require visual observation when the work is in progress, but may be approved or rejected through subsequent examinations and/or testing.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 137)
Upon notification from the office of the Township Engineer of a planned street resurface or reconstruction, all utilities will be required to test their lines and services and to schedule necessary capital improvements and service connections prior to resurfacing or reconstruction. Thereafter, cuts will be permitted in the new pavement only in an emergency. Pave cuts made in new pavement shall be subject to a penalty. (See Fee Schedule.) Essential services for new building construction will be exempt from this penalty. New construction shall not include the addition of an alternate or secondary source of fuel, water, heat or other service not included in the original construction or regarded as essential to the original construction. Pavement shall be considered new for a period of five years, from the date of plan.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 138)
No linestone or monument in the Township of Plains may be removed, altered or buried at any time. When pave cuts or road construction, require the temporary removal of a linestone or monument, it must be preserved at the site and reset at the direction of the Engineer. All costs incident thereto, including surveys, shall be charged to the utility or contractor. A penalty shall be imposed for failure to report the removal or alteration of a linestone or monument. Burial or paving over a limestone or monument shall carry a penalty for each stone or monument covered. In addition, all cost incidental to exposing and/or resetting a limestone or monument shall be charged to the utility or contractor, and a 20 percent penalty shall be added to their costs.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 139; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 139)
All test holes and borings shall require restoration. Restoration of bore holes shall follow immediately after testing with the application of asphalt or other water resistant plugs. A penalty will be charged for each test hole found unplugged. (See Fee Schedule.)
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 141)
The utility and/or its contractor must replace, in kind, all pavement markings damaged or removed by pave cuts and work incident thereto. All markings must be replaced within five days after permanent restoration. Should the contractor fail to replace the same, the municipality shall contract to have the necessary repairs made and bill the utility for the cost of the work plus 20 percent penalty.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 142; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 142)
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