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§ 153.042 EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT.
   (A)   Hot-mix asphalt pavement shall be laid with a self-propelled paver as specified in Section 407 of the IDOT Standard Specifications to the following thicknesses:
TABLE 153.042: STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION - FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
TABLE 153.042: STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION - FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
Arterial
   Overall thickness
13 inch minimum design based on traffic estimates
Collector (Commercial)
   Overall thickness
10 inch minimum design based on traffic estimates
Collector (Residential)
   Overall thickness
9 inch minimum design based on traffic estimates
Local (Commercial)
   Overall thickness
8 inch minimum design based on traffic estimates
Local (Residential)
   Overall thickness
8 inch minimum
Local (Residential - R-1E)
 
Overall thickness
8 inch minimum
Alley
   Overall thickness
6 inch minimum
 
   (B)   The minimum width of any single pass of the spreader/ paver shall be capable of producing a lane width equivalent to Y2 of the roadway width, with no single pass being less than 15 foot-wide in variable width areas such as cul-de-sacs.
   (C)   The final surface course shall be placed so that following compaction the roadway surface is above the gutter flag by 1/4-inch.
      (1)   Care shall be taken to assure that the final surface course properly meets drainage grates, manhole frames and valve boxes.
      (2)   The final surface shall be neat and uniform in appearance.
(Ord. 2009-21, §18.5-3-18, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016; Am. Ord. 2020-15, passed 6-15-2020)