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§ 153.043 MATERIALS FOR RIGID PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION.
   If selecting rigid pavement, all streets and alleys shall be constructed, solely at the expense of the subdivider/developer, in conformance with the requirements set forth in Table 153.044, with the provisions outlined herein, and with the standard specification plan sheets.
   (A)   Revised pavement design. Should the City Engineer or Administrator of this code determine that the city's minimum pavement standards are not adequate for a given condition, including vehicle volume, size of loads, truck volume, subgrade support or drainage, a revised pavement design shall be proposed by the developer's engineer, subject to all provisions and procedures of the current pavement design which remain applicable, and subject to the review of the City Engineer.
   (B)   Conformance to standards. If required, the revised pavement design shall be according to Section 44-4 of the IDOT "Bureau of Local Roads and Street Manual".
   (C)   Concrete admixtures. Concrete admixtures shall conform to Section 1021 - Concrete Admixtures of the IDOT Standard Specifications; provided, however, that chloride based accelerators shall not exceed 0.3% by mass.
   (D)   Concrete haul time. The maximum haul time for concrete transported in truck mixers or truck agitators shall be in accordance with the following:
 
TABLE 153.043(D): CONCRETE HAUL TIME
Concrete Temperature at Point of Discharge
Maximum Haul Time
50–64°F
1 hour, 30 minutes
65–90°F
1 hour (without retarder)
65–90°F
1 hour, 30 minutes (with retarder)
 
   (E)   Portland cement specifications. Portland cement concrete shall be Class PV as specified in Section 1020 - Portland Cement Concrete of the IDOT Standard Specifications.
   (F)   Pavement reinforcement. For those street classifications in Table 153.044 for which standard reinforcement: wire mesh is required, the subdivider/developer shall use welded wire fabric conforming to AASHTO M 55.
      (1)   The wire fabric shall be six inches by 12 inches with W4 wire transversely and W6.5 fabric longitudinally.
      (2)   The fabric shall be lapped 12 inches on the transverse laps and six inches on the longitudinal laps.
      (3)   Reinforcement shall be placed on the subgrade and supported by proper chairs and spacers prior to paving.
   (G)   Membrane curing compound.
      (1)   After the concrete has been finished and immediately after the water sheen has disappeared from the surface of the concrete, the surface shall be sealed with membrane curing compound as approved by IDOT.
      (2)   Under no circumstances shall polyethylene sheeting be placed on the pavement prior to initial set that would cause marking on the pavement surface.
   (H)   Load transfer devices.
      (1)   Dowel bars shall be smooth, plain, round bars conforming to the requirements of AASHTO M-227 grades 70 through 80.
      (2)   Tie bars (deformed) shall conform to the requirements of AASHTO M-31 Grade 40.
   (I)   Joint sealer. Joint filling compound shall be rubberized asphalt conforming to the requirements of AASHTO M-173.
   (J)   Underlayment. When required, underlayment shall be of one-fourth inch thick fabric such as “bidmin,” “Petromat” or equal.
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-3-19, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016)