2924-25 Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 20 Sections 1.1 et seq.- Revised 04292025 (002).pdf

Township of West Orange, NJ 8 unless it would constitute a hardship to the permittee or where the size of the excavation makes it impossible to backfill at the end of each working day, in which a waiver may be granted by the Township Engineer. In the event that a waiver is granted, the contractor or owner shall cover the excavation with heavy one-inch-thick plates secured to the pavement to prevent rattles and movement, and erect appropriate barriers and lights around the entire excavation and arrange to provide appropriate security protection, if such security is necessary, at his own cost and such other safeguards as may be needed to protect the public from an open excavation. If plates are placed for over a weekend or for an extended period, all edges are to be macadam sealed and sloped. In no event shall an excavation be left open for more than 72 hours, unless an emergency exists and permission has been secured from the West Orange Police Department, the Township Engineer, or their designated representative. Plates left in the roadway between November 15 and April 1 shall be recessed to allow for snowplowing, should it be necessary. f. Paving. No road opening shall be permanently paved until a final inspection has been madeby the Township Engineer or his representative and final approval given. For all openings: 1. All water valves, gas valves, storm and sanitary sewer castings are to be reset to grade prior to paving operations in accordance with sections 602.03.03- Set Casting, Reset Casting and Reconstructed Inlet and Manhole, 651.03.07-Reset Water Valve Box, 652.03.07-Reset Manhole Sanitary Sewer, and 653.03.04-Reset Gas Valve Box of the latest version of NJDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. 2. The paved roadway surfaces shall be saw cut or blade cut vertically on a straight line before excavating. 3. The material excavated from the trench opening shall not be replaced as backfill. 4. Excavated materials must be removed from the work site on the day of excavation. 5. The backfill will be comprised of Dense Graded Aggregate (DGA) or other material approved by the Township Engineer. 6. All backfill shall be placed in twelve-inch horizontal layers, with each layer thoroughly compacted by mechanical means to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Engineer reserves the right to require a compaction test to be performed by an

inch horizontal layers, with each layer thoroughly compacted by mechanical means to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Engineer reserves the right to require a compaction test to be performed by an independent laboratory at the expense of the permittee. 7. After proper settlement and cutback, for any portion of the road, the entire width of the trench, plus a four-inch overlap, shall be overlaid with a two-inch minimum thickness of bituminous concrete surface course (9.5M64 or 12.5M64 as designated by the Municipal