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GENERAL NOTES:                         2018 SPECIFICATIONS
                                       EFFECTIVE:    01-16-2018
                                       REVISED:      

GRADING AND SURFACING OR RESURFACING AND WIDENING:  

         THE GRADE LINES SHOWN DENOTE THE FINISHED ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED 
         SURFACING AT GRADE POINTS SHOWN ON THE TYPICAL SECTIONS.  WHERE NO GRADE LINES 
         ARE SHOWN, THE PROFILES SHOWN DENOTE THE TOP ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING PAVEMENT 
         ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SURVEY ON WHICH THE PROPOSED RESURFACING WILL BE 
         PLACED.  GRADE LINES MAY BE ADJUSTED BY THE ENGINEER IN ORDER TO SECURE A 
         PROPER TIE-IN.  

CLEARING:  

         CLEARING ON THIS PROJECT SHALL BE PERFORMED TO THE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY 
         METHOD II.

SUPERELEVATION:  

         ALL CURVES ON THIS PROJECT SHALL BE SUPERELEVATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
         STD. NO. 225.05 USING THE RATE OF SUPERELEVATION AND RUNOFF SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
         SUPERELEVATION IS TO BE REVOLVED ABOUT THE GRADE POINTS SHOWN ON THE TYPICAL 
         SECTIONS.  

SHOULDER CONSTRUCTION:  

         ASPHALT, EARTH, AND CONCRETE SHOULDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGH SIDE OF
         SUPERELEVATED CURVES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STD. NO. 560.02

SIDE ROADS:  

         THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO ALL NECESSARY WORK TO PROVIDE 
         SUITABLE CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ROADS, STREETS, AND DRIVES ENTERING THIS PROJECT.  
         THIS WORK WILL BE PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE FOR THE PARTICULAR ITEMS 
         INVOLVED.  

SUBSURFACE DRAINS:

         SUBSURFACE DRAINS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STD. NO. 815.02 AT 
         LOCATIONS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.  

DRIVEWAYS:  

         DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STD. 848.02
         USING 3 FOOT RADII OR RADII AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.  LOCATIONS OF DRIVES
         WILL BE AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS OR AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.  

STREET TURNOUT:  

         STREET RETURNS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STD. NO. 848.04 USING 
         THE RADII NOTED ON PLANS.  

GUARDRAIL:  

         THE GUARDRAIL LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLANS MAY BE ADJUSTED DURING 
         CONSTRUCTION AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.  THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD CONSULT
         WITH THE ENGINEER PRIOR TO ORDERING GUARDRAIL MATERIAL.

TEMPORARY SHORING:  

         SHORING REQUIRED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS 
         WILL BE PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT PRICE FOR "TEMPORARY SHORING".
           

END BENTS:  

         THE ENGINEER SHALL CHECK THE STRUCTURE END BENT PLANS, DETAILS, AND CROSS-
         SECTION PRIOR TO SETTING OF THE SLOPE STAKES FOR THE EMBANKMENT OR EXCAVATION 
         APPROACHING A BRIDGE.  

UTILITIES:  

         UTILITY OWNERS ON THIS PROJECT ARE  Power: Duke Energy; Water: City of Winston-Salem;  Sewer: City of Winston-Salem;

         ANY RELOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OTHERS, EXCEPT 
         AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.  

RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS:  

         ALL RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS ON THIS PROJECT SHALL BE PLACED BY CONTRACT.  

CURB RAMPS

        CURB RAMPS ARE SHOWN ON THE PLANS AT APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS.
        CONSTRUCT ALL CURB RAMPS ACCORDANCE WITH STD 848.05 and/or 848.06.
     
