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Minimum Road Specifications

MINIMUM ROAD SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING A ROAD TO BE CONSIDERED FOR TAKEOVER BY THE TOWN OF CANDOR

(1) The road right-of-way shall be a minimum of fifty feet.

(2) The width of the actual road driving lanes shall be eighteen feet.

(3) There shall be three foot wide shoulders on each side of the road.

(4) a. AIl crossover drainage pipes will be of adequate size to handle the maximum water flow as determined by the Highway Superintendent. New galvanized corrugated steel pipe with a minimum 16 gauge thickness shall be used.

b. All sod and topsoil will be cut off all roadway areas before gravel lifts.

(5) Roadway will be built up higher than surrounding land areas when it is possible to do so. All ditches will be one and one-half feet minimum depth from the highest point of roadway which will be the center line of the road. This will be checked by the Highway Superintendent.

(6) Any cut back roadside banks shall be sloped and seeded to prevent soil erosion.

(7) a. The road base shall consist of these minimum specifications: Gravely or sandy soil that is well drained, twelve inches of gravel installed in two separate lifts. The first lift to be bank run six inches deep compacted. The second lift six inches compacted processed gravel with a maximum size of one and one-half inches. Average clay soil, eighteen inches of gravel installed in three separate lifts. The first two lifts of bank run six inches deep compacted. The third six inches of compacted processed gravel with a maximum stone size of one and one-half inches. Heavy wet clay soil, twenty-four inches of gravel installed in four separate lifts. The first three lifts of bank run. Each lift six inches compacted. The fourth lift six inches of compacted processed gravel with a maximum stone size of one and one-half inches. Each lift shall be inspected by the Highway Superintendent as they are completed.

b. After the road has been completed, the road surface must stand up to nine months or one winter season to be sure there are no bad spots

(8) a. If any part of the roadway is a dead end, turn arounds shall be constructed of adequate size to turn around a tandem axle plow and wing equipped town truck.

b. The road surface will be given a liquid asphalt stone top of three courses. One course of HFMS2 and #1st stone with a rate of five/tenths gallons per square yard of asphalt. Second course of HFMS2 and #1st stone with a rate of five/tenths gallons per square yard ofliquid asphalt. Between each course a waiting period of two or three days will be required. Each course must be rolled with a metal drum roller. The third course of HFMS2 applied at the rate of four/tenths gallons per square yard with 1A stone. All 1st stone will be applied at the rate of 25 lbs. per square yard. All 1A stone will be applied at the rate of 20 lbs. per square yard.

(9) Proof of construction technique consisting of documented site visits by the Highway Superintendent and Supervisor or Highway Committee Chairman during each stage of construction shall be required.

These specifications are minimum requirements for road construction. Any decision for takeover of the road rests solely with the Town Board. A legal agreement must be agreed upon by the owner of the property where the road will be built and the Town Board stating these specifications will be met. If the road is built to these specifications and approved by the Highway Superintendent the Town Board will then agree to take over the road and maintain it.

Building permits must be obtained for each house and all building code and fire code regulations must be met.