FP-96 English Version - Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

Section 627.) SODDescription627.01 This work consists of furnishing and placing living sod of perennialturf-forming grasses.Sod placement is designated as solid, strip, or spot according to Subsection627.06.Material627.02 Conform to the following Subsections:Agricultural limestone 713.02Fertilizer 713.03Pegs for sod 713.11Sod 713.10Water 725.01Construction Requirements627.03 General. Move and lay sod during dry weather and on dry, unfrozenground.627.04 Inspecting and Delivering. Provide at least 3 days notice beforecutting sod. The CO will approve the sod in its original position before cutting.Do not deliver sod until the soil is prepared.627.05 Preparing the Soil. Clear and grade the area to be sodded. Cultivate,disk, harrow, or otherwise loosen the grade to a depth of not less than 4 inches.Remove stones larger than 2 inches in any diameter, sticks, stumps, and otherdebris that might interfere with the proper placement or subsequent growth.Topsoil according to Section 624.Apply fertilizer and agricultural limestone uniformly over the sodding area.Mechanical spreaders or blower equipment may be used. Disk or till the fertilizerand limestone into the soil to a depth of 4 inches.Moisten the prepared soil.620