Common use of Transverse Joints Clause in Contracts

Transverse Joints. The roller shall pass over the unprotected end of freshly placed mixture only when placing of the course is discontinued or when delivery of mixture is interrupted to the extent that unrolled material may become cold. In all cases, the edge of the previously placed course shall be cut back to expose an even, vertical surface the full thickness of the course. In continuing placement of the strip, the mechanical spreader shall be positioned on the transverse joint so that sufficient hot mixture will be spread to obtain a joint after rolling which conforms to the required density and smoothness specified herein. A string line shall be used to set pavement elevations twenty-five feet after a beginning at a transverse joint or twenty-five feet before an ending at a transverse joint.