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BMP C105: Stabilized Construction Entrance / Exit <br />Purpose Stabilized Construction entrances are established to reduce the amount of <br />sediment transported onto paved roads by vehicles or equipment. This is <br />done by constructing a stabilized pad of quarry spalls at entrances and <br />exits for construction sites. <br />Conditions of Use Construction entrances shall be stabilized wherever traffic will be entering <br />or leaving a construction site if paved roads or other paved areas are <br />within 1,000 feet of the site. <br />For residential construction provide stabilized construction entrances for <br />each residence, rather than only at the main subdivision entrance. <br />Stabilized surfaces shall be of sufficient length/width to provide vehicle <br />access/parking, based on lot size/configuration. <br />On large commercial, highway, and road projects, the designer should <br />include enough extra materials in the contract to allow for additional <br />stabilized entrances not shown in the initial Construction SWPPP. It is <br />difficult to determine exactly where access to these projects will take <br />place; additional materials will enable the contractor to install them where <br />needed. <br />Design and See Figure 4.1.1 for details. Note: the 100' minimum length of the <br />• Installation entrance shall be reduced to the maximum practicable size when the size <br />Specifications or configuration of the site does not allow the full length (100'). <br />Construct stabilized construction entrances with a 12-inch thick pad of 4- <br />inch to 8-inch quarry spalls, a 4-inch course of asphalt treated base <br />(ATB), or use existing pavement. Do not use crushed concrete, cement, <br />or calcium chloride for construction entrance stabilization because these <br />products raise pH levels in stormwater and concrete discharge to surface <br />waters of the State is prohibited. <br />A separation geotextile shall be placed under the spalls to prevent fine <br />sediment from pumping up into the rock pad. The geotextile shall meet <br />the following standards: <br />Grab Tensile Strength (ASTM D4751) <br />200 psi min. <br />Grab Tensile Elongation (ASTM <br />30% max. <br />D4632) <br />Mullen Burst Strength (ASTM <br />400 psi min. <br />D3786-80a) <br />AOS (ASTM D4751) <br />20-45 (U.S. standard sieve <br />size) <br />• Consider early installation of the first lift of asphalt in areas that will <br />paved; this can be used as a stabilized entrance. Also consider the <br />installation of excess concrete as a stabilized entrance. During large <br />concrete pours, excess concrete is often available for this purpose. <br />Volume II — Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention - August 2012 <br />4-7 <br />