WVDOH Specification Committee – July 7, 2026
Posted By: JCrane - 2026/06/25
| WVDOH July Specifications Committee Meeting | |||
| WVDOH announced their July Specifications Committee with details listed below. A copy of the agenda and proposed changes are attached and will be posted online at the Specifications Committee Website at HERE. Please Contact jcrane@asphaltwv.com with questions or comments, comments are due Friday prior to the meeting. |
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| Meeting Details | Discipline Links | Items Included | |
| Date: | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Asphalt / Pavement | 401 / 406 / 410 / 420 / 619 / 705 |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. | Concrete / Cement / Reinforcing | 506 / 601 / SP 601 / 603 / 679 / 701 / 709 |
| Location: | WVDOH MCS&T Division Conference Room |
Contract Administration / Bidding / Federal Requirements | SP 103 / SP 106 / Section 106 |
| Address: | 190 Dry Branch Drive Charleston, WV 25306 |
Stone / Earthwork / Erosion Control / Seeding | 651 / 652 / 642 / 715.25–715.32 |
| Meeting Link: | meet.google.com/rmu-cnjk-igh | Traffic / Work Zone / Lighting / Electrical / Coatings | SP 636 / 662 / 688 |
| Call-in / PIN: | 978-791-3620 709010636 |
Structures / Bridges / Steel | 615 / 619 / 679 / 697 / 709 |
| Previously Approved Items | 660.9 / 662.2.3.5 / 662.17 / 715.42.10 / SP 115 / SP 614 / SP 645 | ||
| Asphalt / Pavement Items | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| 401 Thickness / 401.13.4 |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Allows asphalt pavement thickness verification by MIT scanning / nondestructive testing in addition to cores. Requires nondestructive testing on PWL base layers, establishes a testing frequency of approximately one measurement per 1,000 feet per paving width, adds a testing request process, and revises acceptance and payment language. |
| 619 & 705 Waterproofing Materials |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Revises Section 705 asphalt material references to align with the new membrane waterproofing requirements and remove outdated language. |
| 401 & 410 Job Mix Formula |
New Business | Adds a 19 mm asphalt surface course requirement, including a minimum 47% passing the No. 4 sieve. Adds new subsections for the 19 mm surface mix and removes the unused 37.5 mm mix from the JMF tables. |
| 406 High Friction Surface Treatment |
New Business | Updates the referenced specification from AASHTO MP 41 to AASHTO M 354 for High Friction Surface Treatment using calcined bauxite. This is primarily a reference update and does not change the intent of the specification. |
| 410 Thickness / Bond Strength |
New Business | Updates MP references for asphalt thickness and bond strength testing. |
| 420 Micro Surfacing |
New Business | Adds standing water as a condition that must be removed before placement and increases the minimum placement temperature from 45°F to 50°F. |
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| Concrete / Cement / Reinforcing Items | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| 506 Concrete Pavement Repair |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Allows calcium sulfoaluminate cement / Section 701.5 cement to be used for concrete pavement repairs. |
| 601 Class P Concrete |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds Class P concrete for patching concrete elements where the substrate is Class B concrete, as an alternative to prepackaged concrete repair material. Updates proportioning tables, ASR prevention tables, and creates a new pay item. |
| 701 Portland Cement |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds Type III cement for Section 603, Section 506, and precast concrete applications when specified. |
| 709 Galvanized Reinforcing Steel |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds inspection requirements for galvanized reinforcing steel and clarifies ASTM A767 and ASTM A1094 requirements. |
| 679 PCC Bridge Deck Overlays |
Old Business | Incorporates Very Early Strength Latex Modified Concrete into Section 679 and updates related material, placement, curing, testing, surface preparation, defective concrete repair, and pay item requirements. WVDOH has scheduled additional internal review, with further revisions expected for the September meeting if needed. |
| 601 SAM Requirements |
New Business | Removes Class K and Class S concrete from Surface Air Meter requirements. |
| 601 Total Solids Ā / Optimized Aggregate Gradation |
New Business | Revises testing frequency and production thresholds for gradation and Total Solids Ā testing. Includes updated requirements for optimized aggregate gradation, moving averages, production stoppage triggers, and small-quantity work conditions. |
| 601 Compressive Strength Tests |
New Business | Removes references to 6” x 12” cylinders and MP 711.03.23, moving toward 4” x 8” specimens. |
| SP 601 Class H Lightweight Concrete |
New Business | Removes the RCP test requirement to align with the 2026 Supplemental Specifications and Surface Resistivity requirements. The provision also addresses oven-dry density, unit weight testing, field testing, rejection, price adjustments, and a Class H Lightweight Concrete pay item. |
| 603 Class S-P Concrete Mix Design Testing |
New Business | Updates the Class S-P concrete mix design testing table and removes the 6” x 12” cylinder option for compressive strength testing. |
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| Contract Administration / Bidding / Federal Requirements | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| SP 106 BABA De Minimis Standard |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds FHWA Build America, Buy America De Minimis language. Allows certain non-compliant construction materials and manufactured products if the total value does not exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or 5% of applicable project costs. Also references MP 106.10.51. |
| SP 106 & 106 BABA 2026 Manufactured Products |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds definitions for the 55% Requirement, iron/steel products, kits, and “predominantly iron or steel.” Requires manufactured products and final assembly to occur in America for applicable Federal-aid projects obligated on or after October 1, 2026. |
| SP 103 Alternate Design and Alternative Bidding |
New Business | Updates ADAB language to reference WVDOH’s Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Report, Design Directive 648, and the use of Life-Cycle Cost Factors in bid evaluation. |
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| Stone / Earthwork / Erosion Control / Seeding | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| 651 / 652 / 715 Topsoil / Seeding / Mulching / Related Materials |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Rewrites the requirements for topsoil, seeding, mulching, and related growth materials. Includes changes to organic matter testing, biological growth stimulants, seeding seasons, soil testing, seedbed preparation, seed mixtures, hydraulic erosion control products, rolled erosion control products, fertilizer/lime requirements, maintenance, re-application, spot application, material requirements, measurement, and pay items. |
| 642 Silt Fence |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Rewrites silt fence requirements. Establishes height range, embedment, post depth, overlap/wrap requirements, contour placement, upslope end treatment, inspection/maintenance requirements, sediment removal, standard vs high-performance fence, ASTM D6461 material requirements, post spacing tables, maximum slope lengths, and revised pay items. |
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| Traffic / Work Zone / Lighting / Electrical / Coatings | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| SP 636 Temporary Pavement Markings / Orange |
Old Business | Creates an experimental special provision for temporary orange pavement markings in active work zones. Markings are 4-inch paint lines and are to be used with existing white and/or yellow markings, not as stand-alone markings. |
| 662 Lighting Supports |
New Business | Updates anchor bolt installation, tightening, and testing references and clarifies lighting support alignment and placement. |
| 688 Small Quantity Field Painting Exemption |
New Business | Allows small quantity field painting without SSPC QP-1 and SSPC QP-2 certification when incidental touch-up, repair, or localized zone cleaning does not exceed 1,000 square feet per structure. |
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| Structures / Bridges / Steel | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| 615 Steel Structures / Bolted Connections |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Revises high-strength bolt installation language. Removes references to impact and air-supplied tools, clarifies wrench capacity, allows bolt rotation while restraining the nut, and coordinates the turn-of-nut method with new DTI provisions. |
| 619 Membrane Waterproofing |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Completely rewrites Section 619 to reflect current waterproofing practices. Adds requirements for preformed sheet and liquid-applied membrane systems, submittals, surface preparation, environmental conditions, installation, protection systems, measurement, and pay items. |
| 697 Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges During Construction |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Converts a previously approved Special Provision into a Supplemental Specification. Updates inspection terminology, changes report submittal timeframes from 60 days to 45 days, and revises pay item language for bridge safety inspections. |
| 709 Direct Tension Indicators |
Old Business Up for Vote |
Adds new Subsection 709.24.4.3 for DTIs. Requires DTIs to conform to ASTM F959 and clarifies requirements when DTIs are used with the turn-of-nut tightening method. |
| 679 PCC Bridge Deck Overlays |
Old Business | Adds very early strength latex modified concrete as a specialized overlay option and updates materials, mix design, testing, surface resistivity, removal of existing deck surface, surface preparation, curing, loading limitations, defective concrete repairs, blast cleaning, and pay items. Additional WVDOH review is scheduled before the September meeting. |
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| Previously Approved Items | ||
| Item / Topic | Status | Summary of Change |
| 660.9 Loop Traffic Detectors |
Previously Approved | Adds Subsection 660.9.1 for loop traffic sealant, updating requirements to ensure sealants are tested to ASTM D2240 and properly applied to the roadway surface. |
| 662.2.3.5 / 662.17 Electrical Conduit / Pay Items |
Previously Approved | Adds Type PR PVC-coated rigid galvanized steel conduit, also referred to as PVC-RGS, and adds a related pay item. |
| 715.42.10 Electrical Conduit |
Previously Approved | Converts a previously approved Special Provision from March 2025 into a Supplemental Specification replacing the current subsection. |
| SP 115 Job Order Contracting |
Previously Approved | Establishes Job Order Contracting as a contracting method for WVDOH. |
| SP 614 Piling Walls |
Previously Approved | Tied to the Job Order Contracting provision and requires steel piles to be classified by HCSI as determined by the Division’s Geotechnical Engineer. |
| SP 645 Reinforced Soil Slopes / EPS |
Previously Approved | Establishes requirements for standard expanded polystyrene, including properties, testing, performance, geotextile separation fabric, and related provisions for semi-integral abutments. |
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Posted By: JCrane | 2026/06/25
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