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2026 Pavement Maintenance Overlay Special Provisions <br />PW# 3860 SP - 65 March 5, 2026 <br />1 <br />2 5-04.3(10)A HMA Compaction General Compaction Requirements <br />3 Compaction shall take place when the mixture is in the proper condition so that no undue <br />4 displacement, cracking, or shoving occurs. Areas inaccessible to large compaction <br />5 equipment shall be compacted by other mechanical means. Any HMA that becomes <br />6 loose, broken, contaminated, shows an excess or deficiency of asphalt, or is in any way <br />7 defective, shall be removed and replaced with new hot mix that shall be immediately <br />8 compacted to conform to the surrounding area. <br />9 <br />10 The type of rollers to be used and their relative position in the compaction sequence shall <br />11 generally be the Contractors option, provided the specified densities are attained. Unless <br />12 the Engineer has approved otherwise, rollers shall only be operated in the static mode <br />13 when the internal temperature of the mix is less than 175F. Regardless of mix <br />14 temperature, a roller shall not be operated in a mode that results in checking or cracking <br />15 of the mat. Rollers shall only be operated in static mode on bridge decks. <br />16 <br />17 5-04.3(10)B HMA Compaction - Cyclic Density <br />18 Low cyclic density areas are defined as spots or streaks in the pavement that are less <br />19 than 90 percent of the theoretical maximum density. At the Engineers discretion, the <br />20 Engineer may evaluate the HMA pavement for low cyclic density, and when doing so will <br />21 follow WSDOT SOP 733. A $1500 Cyclic Density Price Adjustment will be assessed for <br />22 any 500-foot section with two or more density readings below 90 percent of the theoretical <br />23 maximum density. <br />24 <br />25 5-04.3(10)C Vacant <br />26 <br />27 5-04.3(10)D HMA Nonstatistical Compaction <br />28 <br />29 5-04.3(10)D1 HMA Nonstatistical Compaction - Lots and Sublots <br />30 HMA compaction which is accepted by nonstatistical evaluation will be based on <br />31 acceptance testing performed by the Contracting Agency dividing the project into <br />32 compaction lots. <br />33 <br />34 A lot is represented by randomly selected samples of the same mix design that will be <br />35 tested for acceptance. A lot is defined as the total quantity of material or work produced <br />36 for each Job Mix Formula placed. Only one lot per JMF is expected. A sublot shall be <br />37 equal to one days production or 400 tons, whichever is less except that the final sublot <br />38 will be a minimum of 200 tons and may be increased to 800 tons. Testing for compaction <br />39 will be at the rate of 5 tests per sublot per WSDOT T 738. <br />40 <br />41 The sublot locations within each density lot will be determined by the Engineer. For a lot <br />42 in progress with a CPF less than 0.75, a new lot will begin at the Contractors request <br />43 after the Engineer is satisfied that material conforming to the Specifications can be <br />44 produced. <br />45 <br />46 HMA mixture accepted by commercial evaluation and HMA constructed under conditions <br />47 other than those listed above shall be compacted on the basis of a test point evaluation