2014 English Special Specifications to Items 3000 - 3999 Surface Courses/Pavements (Statewide & Districtwide, Current)


2014 English Special Specifications by Item (Statewide & Districtwide, Current)
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SS3096  PDF  RTF  Asphalts, Oils, and Emulsions - Provide asphalt cements, cutback and emulsified asphalts, performance-graded asphalt binders, and other miscellaneous asphalt materials as specified on the plans. Replaces Standard Specification 300, effective April 2022 letting. Statewide Use. Special Provisions exist.
SS3089  PDF  RTF  Full-Depth Reclamation Using Asphalt Emulsion (Road-Mixed) - Perform full depth reclamation (FDR) using an in-place mixing process to obtain a homogenous mixture of the existing surface and the underlying base material (with or without new material and additive added) using an emulsified asphalt. Required for all projects using full depth reclamation using asphalt emulsion treatment (road -mixed) beginning with the June 2020 letting. Replaces SS3003 SS3052 SS3058 . Statewide Use.
SS3088  PDF  RTF  Full-Depth Reclamation Using Foamed Asphalt (Road-Mixed) - Perform full depth reclamation (FDR) using an in-place mixing process to obtain a homogenous mixture of the existing surface and the underlying base material (with or without new material and additive added) using a foamed asphalt. Required for all projects using full-depth reclamation using foamed asphalt (road-mixed) beginning with the June 2020 letting. Replaces SS3063 . Statewide Use.
SS3085  PDF  RTF  Underseal Course - Provides for the construction of an underseal course where sealing of the underlying surface is needed using a TRAIL,a Spray Applied Underseal Membrane,a single layer of Seal Coat, applied prior to the placement of a new hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement. Replaces SS3041 SS3067 SS3071 . Statewide Use.
SS3084  PDF  RTF  Bonding Course - Provides for the construction of a bonding course where improved bonding is needed using a Tracking-Resistant Asphalt Interlayer (TRAIL) or a Spray Applied Underseal Membrane, applied prior to the placement of a new hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement. Replaces SS3042 SS3066 SS3073 . Statewide Use.
SS3082  PDF  RTF  Thin Bonded Friction Courses - Provides for constructing a hot-mix asphalt surface course composed of a warm spray-applied polymer modified emulsion membrane followed immediately with a compacted permeable mixture of aggregate, asphalt binder, and additives mixed hot in a mixing plant. Required for all projects using Thin Bonded Friction Courses beginning with the April 2022 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3081  PDF  RTF  Thin Overlay Mixtures (TOM)  - This Special Specification provides for constructing a thin surface course composed of a compacted mixture of aggregate and asphalt binder mixed hot in a mixing plant Required for all projects using Thin Overlay Mixtures beginning with the April 2022 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3080  PDF  RTF  Stone-Mix Asphalt  - Provides for constructing a hot-mix asphalt pavement layer composed of compacted stone-matrix asphalt or stone-matrix asphalt rubber mixture of aggregate, asphalt binder, and additives mixed hot in a mixing plant. Required for all projects using Stone-Matrix Asphalt beginning with the April 2022 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3079  PDF  RTF  Permeable Friction Course (PFC)  - This Special Specification replaces Item 342 and provides for constructing a hot-mix asphalt surface course composed of a compacted permeable mixture of aggregate, asphalt binder, and additives mixed hot in a mixing plant. Required for all projects using Permeable Friction Course beginning with the April 2022 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3077  PDF  RTF  Superpave Mixtures - This special specification will replace Item 344 in the 2014 Standard Specifications. Required for all projects using superpave mixtures beginning with the February 2020 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3076  PDF  RTF  Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt - This special specification will replace Item 341 in the 2014 Standard Specifications. Required for all projects using dense-graded hot-mix asphalt beginning with the February 2020 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3037  PDF  RTF  High Friction Surface Treatment - Provides for the construction of a high friction surface treatment (HFST) consisting of one application of a single layer of a binder resin system covered with a single layer of calcined bauxite aggregate. Required for all projects using High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) beginning with the January 2018 Letting.NOTE: This application is for horizontal curves only to improve safety and reduce crash frequency. Replaces SS3014 . Statewide Use.
SS3008  PDF  RTF  Injection of Latex into Asphalt Binder - Provides a quality assurance mechanism for binder produced by injection of latex at the point of use. This requires a detailed binder design, reporting of metered volumes and inventories, and jobsite sampling. Optional for all projects beginning with the January 2015 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3004  PDF  RTF  Diamond Grinding and Grooving Pavement - Allows for diamond grinding of existing pavement surfaces and the removal of resulting residue. (2004 SS 3213). Optional for all projects beginning with the September 2010 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3002  PDF  RTF  Spray Applied Underseal Membrane - Provides for a membrane seal application ahead of a subsequent mix application in a single pass of the paving machine. (2004 SS3233) Required for all projects using Item 3002 beginning with the October 2011 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3001  PDF  RTF  Injection of Latex into Asphalt Binder - Provides a quality assurance mechanism for binder produced by injection of latex at the point of use. This requires a detailed binder design, reporting of metered volumes and inventories, and jobsite sampling. (2004 SS3214) Optional for all projects beginning with the September 2010 letting. Statewide Use.
SS3000  PDF  RTF  Crack Attenuating Mixture - Provides for a pavement layer composed of a compacted mixture of aggregate and asphalt binder mixed hot in a mixing plant. (2004 SS 3165) Statewide Use.

  FORT WORTH - DISTRICT 2
SS3090  PDF  RTF  Frictional Asphaltic Surface Preservation Treatment - Provides for the application of a surface preservation treatment consisting of one or more applications of a single layer of asphaltic and aggregate material. Required for FTW District. Districtwide Use.

  BEAUMONT - DISTRICT 20
SS3086  PDF  RTF  Soil Densification and Raising Concrete Slabs with High Density Polyurethane Foam (HDPF) - Soil densification to strengthen base and sub-base soils under concrete pavement by furnishing and injecting a two-part 1:1 by volume, water resistant High Density Polyurethane Foam (HDPF) into the foundation soils. Also approved for 0065-01-062, 0521-06-138, 0739-02-140, 2562-01-020, 6353-04-001, 6410-41-001. Districtwide Use.

  HOUSTON - DISTRICT 12
SS3061  PDF  RTF  Raising and Undersealing Concrete Slabs with Foam Systems - Raise and underseal concrete slabs at locations shown on the plans and as directed Approve for CSJ: 6317-64-001, 6336-08-001 Districtwide Use.

  BEAUMONT - DISTRICT 20
SS3039  PDF  RTF  Dowel Bar Retrofit - Furnish and install dowel bars in an existing concrete pavement including the bar supports where required. Approved CSJs: 0065-01-062, 0306-02-069, 2562-01-020, 6392-99-001, and 6410-41-001. Districtwide Use.

  LUBBOCK - DISTRICT 5
SS3032  PDF  RTF  Reinforced Paving Mat for Asphalt Pavement Overlays - Furnish and place a high strength paving mat within the pavement structure as a moisture barrier and stress relieving interlayer. Also approved for CSJ's 0052-07-070, 0068-01-069, 0168-01-029, 0227-06-026, 0453-02-018, 0461-08-023, 0698-03-099, 0783-02-088 and 0380-06-019. Districtwide Use. Special Provisions exist.

  HOUSTON - DISTRICT 12
SS3025  PDF  RTF  Raising and Undersealing Concrete Slabs with Foam Systems - Raise and underseal concrete slabs at locations shown on the plans and as directed. Also approved for 0047-01-069,0440-06-017,0440-06-018,0912-37-226,2266-02-086,6297-46-001,6298-86-001,6299-08-001,6299-82-001,6301-91-001,6301-93-001,6312-60-001,6313-48-001,6316-18-001,6317-64-001,6326-38-001,6332-20-001,0905-06-098,6391-93-001, Districtwide Use.
SS3021  PDF  RTF  Concrete Pavement Wide Flange Terminals  - Provides for the construction of wide flange terminals for concrete pavement. Approved for CSJ:0535-02-048, 0271-02-055, 0271-02-049, 0018-06-136, 0086-14-084, 3510-10-022 Districtwide Use.

  LAREDO - DISTRICT 22
SS3006  PDF  RTF  Reinforcement Grid for Asphalt Pavement Overlays - Governs the sampling, testing, material requirements, and construction methods for reinforcement grid for asphalt pavement reinforcement in accordance with the details shown on the plans and the requirements of this specification.(2004 3231 DW) Approved for CSJ: 0016-05-109. Districtwide Use. Special Provisions exist.

  LUBBOCK - DISTRICT 5
SS3006  PDF  RTF  Reinforcement Grid for Asphalt Pavement Overlays - Governs the sampling, testing, material requirements, and construction methods for reinforcement grid for asphalt pavement reinforcement in accordance with the details shown on the plans and the requirements of this specification.(2004 3231 DW) Approved for CSJ: 0016-05-109. Districtwide Use. Special Provisions exist.

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