Common use of Intermediate Rolling Clause in Contracts

Intermediate Rolling. The rubber tired roller shall be close behind the break down roller after the mat has cooled a few degrees. The rubber tired roller shall roll the same pattern making the same coverage as the breakdown. The rubber tired roller should stay the thickness of the lift from the free edge. S-1.12.2.2 Longitudinal Joint Break Down Rolling of Paving Lanes Succeeding Initial Lanes The break down roller in the vibratory mode shall lap over the tucked joint approximately six inches (6”) on to the previously placed compacted lane. As part of the break-down rolling and immediately after the break-down roller completes its first passes, the longitudinal joint shall be pinched to ensure compaction with the pneumatic-tired roller. The rubber tired roller shall make at least one complete pass (forward and backward) operated on the hot lane with the outside tire pinching the joint. After the rubber tired roller rolls the joint, it shall make at least one pass over the rest of the mat and then drop back to its intermediate rolling. The steel drum roller in static mode shall immediately smooth out the rubber tired marks.