The WVDOH announces its August Specifications Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 2 at 9:00 a.m. and will be held at the WVDOH Technical Support Division office at 1334 Smith Street, Charleston WV, in the lower-level Conference Room. For those unable to attend in person please join via Google Meet, details below.
A copy of the agenda and proposals will be posted online at the Specifications Committee Website at HERE. Comments are requested on these Specification changes and Project Specific Special Provisions and may be submitted directly to Steve Boggs, Specifications Engineer at the WVDOH at DOHSpecifications@wv.gov, to CAWV Specifications Committee Chairman, Chad Miller, at cmiller@jfallenco.com, or John Crane at jcrane@asphaltwv.com. Please share comments by July 28, 2023, so that they can be reviewed/discussed at the meeting.
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Returning items to Committee:
- SP601 - Super Air Meter Testing
o Updated to previously approved SP. Project Specific Special Provision (SP) for Super Air Meter Testing. The update revises AASHTO reference and testing requirements.
- SP900 – Railroad Protective Services – Norfolk Southern - Flagging Services
o Project Specific Special Provision for Norfolk Southern Flagging Services. Revision adds Methods of Measurement and Payment compared to previous revision
- 401.9.9Material Transfer Vehicle & SP401Material Transfer Vehicle
o Changes to Section 401 Asphalt Base, Wearing, and Patching and Leveling Courses adding Material Transfer Vehicle (MTV) requirements to equipment subsection of specifications. A special provision (SP) for when we want to specify the use of MTV.
- 636.11Flagger
o Specification Change to Section 636 Maintaining Traffic. The revision clarifies flagger requirements on Interstate and/or Expressways.
- SP642High Strength Silt Fence
o Project Specific Special Provision for high strength silt fence.
- SP697Bridge Safety Inspections
o Project Specific Special Provision for bridge inspection requirements on any temporary bridge or stage construction of a new bridge, to corelate with new federal bridge inspection requirements.
- SP601-GalvanicAnode Protection
o Project Specific Special Provision for galvanic anode protection. Updates the material requirements, installation requirements, and notes.
- 106.3.1-AcceptancePlans
o Specification change to Section 106-Control of Materials. The update removes subsection from Acceptance Plans, as the aggregate gradation/price information is included in various sections of spec book.
- 401.2-Materials
o Specification change to Section 401-Asphalt Base, Wearing, and Patching and Leveling Courses. The update removes a note (Note 1) in subsection 401.2 that conflicts with gradation requirements in Section 703 for friable particles.
- 501.3-Proportioning
o Specification change to Section 501-Portland Cement Concrete Pavement. The update gives Contractor option to use a reduce cement factor provided the aggregate used in those mix designs meet the requirements for optimized gradation of Section 601.2.4.1.Similar to Section 601.
- 502.5-Joints
o Specification change to Section 502-Approach Slabs. The update revises referenced subsection to appropriate location in Section 501 (to 501.16- Sealing Joints & not501.17-Protection of Pavement).
- 601.3.1-MixDesign Requirements
o Specification change to Section 601-Structural Concrete. The purpose of the change is to add the Nominal Aggregate Size of different aggregate size depending on Class of concrete.
- SP601-DistributedAnode System
o Project Specific Special Provision for distributed anode system.
- SP636-AutomatedFlagger Assistance Device
o Project Specific Special Provision for automated flagger assistance device.
- 702.1.5MortarStrength (Determined by MP 702.01.25)
o Specification change to Section 702-Fine Aggregate. The purpose of the change is reference to MP 702.01.25 and Type IL cement.
New Items to Committee:
- 101.2-Definations
o Specification change to Section 101-Definationof Terms. The revision updates holidays to align with the way they are listed in state code and added the Day after Thanksgiving Day to the list.
- Section 406 - High Friction Surface Treatment
o Proposed specification change adding High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) to the specifications. This item has traditionally been utilized via SP406.
- 606.2-Materials
o Specification change to Section 606-Underdrains.The update removes "Miscellaneous Concrete" from the material subsection as "Concrete for Miscellaneous Use" is also listed and both currently reference 715.12.
- 607.2-Materials
o Specification change to Section 607-Guardrail.The revision removes "Concrete for Footers" from the material subsection and clarifies "Concrete for Miscellaneous Use" and both currently reference 715.12.
- 636.24-Basis of Payment
o Specification change to Section 636-MaintainingTraffic. The revision updates payment of items after contract completion date.
- 636.19.3.3-Digital Speed Limit Sign | 636.23.22-PortableMessage Signs | 636.25-Pay Items
o Specification change to Section 636-MaintainingTraffic. The revision add digital speed limit sign item, for use on high speed, multi-lane highways, work areas.
- 709.46-Steel Posts, Post Braces and Gate Frames for Right-of Way Fence
o Specification change to Section 709-Metals. The revision adds MP reference.