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HL4 OBC<br />

location (project site vs. asphalt supplier’s terminal) shall be determined by the contractor and<br />

submitted to the Contract Administrator for review and approval within two weeks <strong>of</strong> contract<br />

award. <strong>Rubber</strong>ized asphalt binder produced through the selected method shall be a homogenous<br />

mixture <strong>of</strong> CRM and asphalt binder.<br />

Semi-wet process shall consist <strong>of</strong> HMA modified to include ultrafine CRM. The rubber shall be<br />

ground to pass the 600 μm sieve. The mix shall contain 1% CRM by mass <strong>of</strong> the RAC-O. The<br />

ultrafine ground CRM shall be proportioned into the mixer just prior to the addition <strong>of</strong> the<br />

asphalt cement during the mixing process. The CRM shall be added in a manner to ensure it is<br />

homogeneously distributed and mixed in the RAC-O without any clumping <strong>of</strong> the CRM. The<br />

Contractor shall take care during mixing to make appropriate adjustments for the low specific<br />

gravity <strong>of</strong> the CRM to ensure volumetrics are met.<br />

The gradation <strong>of</strong> HL4 OBC shall follow Table A.<br />

Mix design shall be as per ASTM D7064-04 or later revision.<br />

Aggregate properties shall meet the requirement for Superpave 19 except that the coarse aggregate<br />

shall consist <strong>of</strong> 100% particles with minimum one crushed face.<br />

Surface course over the HL4 OBC shall be placed within a minimum <strong>of</strong> 3 days <strong>of</strong> paving <strong>of</strong> the HL4<br />

OBC.<br />

Minimum allowable ambient temperature for paving OBC shall be 10C. If the ambient temperature<br />

is below 18C, the hauling truck shall be covered with a sound water-repellent tarpaulin.<br />

Only steel-wheeled rollers shall be used for compaction.<br />

Hot Mix<br />

<strong>Asphalt</strong><br />

Type<br />

Table A – Gradation Requirement for Trial <strong>Asphalt</strong> Mixes<br />

Percentage Passing by Dry Weight <strong>of</strong> Aggregate<br />

Sieve Size (mm)<br />

19.0 16.0 12.5 9.5 4.75 2.36 1.18 0.075<br />

OGFC 100 - 100 95-100 25-40 8-20 - 2-4<br />

RAC-O 100 - 100 90-100 29-36 7-18 0-10 0-3<br />

HL4 OBC 100 100 70-86 30-52 5-15 0-10 - 0-4<br />

In addition to the requirements specified elsewhere in the contract, the tack coat applied immediately<br />

prior to placement <strong>of</strong> OGFC, HL-4 OBC, and RAC-O shall be polymer modified with the exception<br />

that no tack coat shall be applied to the surface <strong>of</strong> the HL-4 OBC.<br />

Construction<br />

The work required for construction shall conform to OPSS 313, except as amended by the following.<br />

The Contractor shall provide a minimum <strong>of</strong> five (5) business days notice in writing to the Contract<br />

Administrator and also to the Ministry’s Contract Control Officer before paving the test sections.<br />

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