3184DG1004 Specification Stat C Rev

N20 Sheen Upper to Killeens
Pavement Scheme
2018 High Speed Road Pavement

Renewals Framework
Works Requirements
Volume A (i) – Specification
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
May 2021
Works Requirements – Volume A (i)
N20 Sheen Upper to Killeens Pavement

Scheme
Works Requirements
Volume A (i) – Civil Specification
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
May 2021
Notice
This report was produced by Atkins for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for the specific purpose of the N20
Sheen Upper to Killeens Pavement Scheme.
This report may not be used by any person other than TII without TII’s express permission. In any event,
Atkins accepts no liability for any costs, liabilities or losses arising as a result of the use of or reliance upon the
contents of this report by any person other than TII.
Document History
JOB NUMBER: 3184/130 DOCUMENT REF:

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Contents
Section
SITE INFORMATION 4
WORKS INFORMATION 4
APPENDIX 0/1: Contract-Specific Additional, Substitute and Cancelled Clauses, Tables and Figures
Included in Contract 7
APPENDIX 0/2: Contract-Specific Minor Alterations to Existing Clauses, Tables and Figures
Included in the Contract 8
APPENDIX 0/3: List of Numbered Appendices Referred to in the Specification and Included in the
Contract 9
APPENDIX 0/4: List of Drawings Included in the Contract 16
APPENDIX 1/1: Accommodation and Equipment for the Employer’s Representative 18
APPENDIX 1/2: Vehicles for the Employer’s Personnel 20
APPENDIX 1/3: Communication System for the Employer’s Representative 21
APPENDIX 1/5: Testing to be Carried out by the Contractor 22
APPENDIX 1/6: Supply and Delivery of Samples to the Employer’s Representative 31
APPENDIX 1/7: Site Extent and Limitations on Use 32
APPENDIX 1/8: Operatives for the Employer’s Representative 34
APPENDIX 1/9: Control of Noise and Vibration 35
APPENDIX 1/12: Setting Out and Existing Ground Levels 39
APPENDIX 1/13: Programme of Works 41
APPENDIX 1/14: Monthly Statements 44
APPENDIX 1/16: Privately and Publicly Owned Services and Supplies 45
APPENDIX 1/17: Traffic Safety and Management 57
APPENDIX 1/18: Temporary Diversions for Traffic 70
APPENDIX 1/19: Routeing of Vehicles 71
APPENDIX 1/20: Recovery Vehicles for Breakdowns 73
APPENDIX 1/23: Substances Hazardous to Health 78
APPENDIX 1/24: Quality Management Schemes 80
APPENDIX 1/25: Product Certification Schemes 89
APPENDIX 1/26: Irish Agrément Board Roads and Bridges Certificates 95
APPENDIX 1/71: Safety File 96
APPENDIX 1/75: As Built Records 97
APPENDIX 2/3: Retention of Material Arising from Site Clearance 98
APPENDIX 2/5: Hazardous Materials 99
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APPENDIX 5/1: Drainage Requirements 100

APPENDIX 6/8: Topsoiling, Grass Seeding and Turfing 101
APPENDIX 7/1: Permitted Pavement Options 103
APPENDIX 7/4: Bituminous Sprays 116
APPENDIX 7/5: Road Pavement: TII Standard Construction Details 117
APPENDIX 7/9: Cold Milling (Planing) of Bituminous Bound Flexible Pavement 118
APPENDIX 11/1: Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas 119
APPENDIX 11/3: Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas: TII Standard Construction Details 120
APPENDIX 12/1: Traffic Signs: General 121
APPENDIX 12/3: Traffic Signs: Road Markings and Studs 123
APPENDIX 12/5: Traffic Signs: Traffic Signal and Detector Loops 127
APPENDIX 15/1: Motorway Communications 130
APPENDIX 23/1: Bridge Deck Expansion Joints Schedule 140
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SITE INFORMATION
1. The works will be undertaken on the N20 Dual Carriageway, between Marker Post 3.1 and 7.9,
inclusive of Blarney Interchange, Killeens Cross compact junction & North Point Business Park
junction, at the locations outlined in the contract drawings.
2. A location plan of the site is provided on drawing 3184/130/HW/0001.
WORKS INFORMATION
3. INTRODUCTION
3.1. Availability of Site
The limits of the lands made available for the works are indicated by the ‘Extent of Works’ line as
outlined on the contract drawings.
The Contractor shall note the Schedule of Stated Constraints outlined in Appendix 1/13 with regards
limitations on commencing works in certain sections of the scheme.
3.2. Scope of the Works

The scope of the works involves everything that is contained within the Works Requirements. As a
guide, the project comprises, but is not limited to:
o Site clearance;
o Removal of existing road studs;
o Planing of existing bituminous materials;
o Application of bond coat;
o Laying of bituminous materials in accordance with Series 900 of the SRW;
o Provision of traffic signs, road markings and road studs in accordance with Series
1200 of the SRW;
o Provision of inductive loops for motorway communications and traffic signals;
o Provision of all necessary traffic management to complete the scheme safely;
o Other ancillary works;
o Any other works as described or inferred on the drawings.
3.3. Sectional Completion

Sectional completion will not be required in this Contract.
3.4. Site Information

The information provided on the location of existing services and utilities is based on best available
information on such existing services and utilities as provided by the relevant authorities and service
providers at the time of tender. Such information is believed to be true and is provided as bona fide
records of existing plant. There are, however, no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information.
The Contractor shall be required to re-confirm all such records with the relevant authorities and service
providers prior to commencement of the Works.
Details of existing pavement make up is provided for information purposes only and does not form part
of the Contract Documents. Please refer to Volume G Information Volume.
The Contractor shall be deemed to have inspected and examined the site and the surroundings and
to have satisfied himself before the date of the Contract as to the form and nature of the site, the
extent, nature and difficulty of the works and the materials necessary for the completion of the works,
the means of communication and the restrictions of access to the site, the accommodation he may
require, and in general to have obtained for himself all necessary information as to risk, contingencies
and all other circumstances influencing or affecting the Works. The Contractor shall not be entitled to
any extension of time or to any additional payment on the grounds of any misunderstanding or
misinterpretation of any such matter, nor shall the Contractor be released from any of the risks
accepted or obligations undertaken by him under the Contract or grounds that he did not or could not
have foreseen any matter which might affect or have affected the execution of the Works.
The Contractor must not use the site for any purpose other than carrying out the Works.
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4. ROADWAYS
4.1. Road Markings and Traffic Signs
All road markings are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/1201-1205. Existing road markings will be
removed during cold milling and shall be replaced with temporary road markings and road studs in
accordance with an approved Traffic Management Plan where traffic will be running on the planed
surface. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all traffic management associated with the works
and will hold a consultation meeting with the relevant personnel from TII and Cork City Council to
discuss their requirements prior to submission of Detailed Traffic Management Proposals in
accordance with Appendix 1/17.
5. STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS
The Contractor shall be responsible for locating, supporting and protecting all existing services where
necessary as detailed in Appendix 1/16. Details of existing services are based on preliminary
information from Statutory Undertakers. There is no guarantee as to the accuracy of this
information and the Contractor shall liaise with relevant stakeholders prior to undertaking any
works in connection with the services or utilities. The Contractor shall include in his price all costs
associated with the, location, identification, supporting and protection of all services and their effect
on the design and construction.
The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all Statutory Undertaking and Public Services works
including making all necessary arrangements, payment of all fees and charges, provision of builders
work and attendances as required, etc
6. HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Preliminary Health and Safety Plan is included in Volume F of the Project Documents.
Requirements for health and safety include but are not limited to those requirements given in
Numbered Appendices 1/17, and 1/23.
The Contractor’s attention is drawn to its obligations under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act
2005 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and
all subsequent revisions. The Contractor will also be appointed to the role of Project Supervisor for
the Construction Stage and the Contractor will note his obligations under the above legislation.
7. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR

All information shall be provided to the Contractor in PDF format only. Printed copies of drawings or
reports shall not be provided to the Contractor.
8. POSSESSION OF THE SITE

The Contractor is to be given possession of the site as defined in the Contract.
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PREAMBLE TO THE SPECIFICATION
1. The Specification referred to in the Contract shall be the Specification for Works (SPW) in TII
Publications (Standards) published by TII as a collective group of documents under the Construction
and Commissioning activity within the online TII Publications system (http://www.tiipublications.ie/),
current on the date 10 working days prior to the tender returns date or, if applicable, the extended
tender returns date and incorporating all amendments current on that date and as extended by the
following:-
(i) Appendix 0/1: Contract-specific Additional, Substitute and Cancelled Clauses, Tables and
Figures;
(ii) Appendix 0/2: Contract-specific minor alterations to existing Clauses, Tables and Figures;
(iii) The Numbered Appendices listed in Appendix 0/3;
(iv) Appendix 0/4 containing a list of the drawings referred to in the Specification.
2. An Additional Clause as indicated by a suffix 'AR' in Appendix 0/1 is a Contract-specific alteration.

3. A Substitute Clause as indicated by a suffix 'SR' in Appendix 0/1 is a Contract-specific alteration.
4. A Cancelled Clause indicated by a suffix 'CR' in Appendix 0/1 is a Contract-specific alteration.
5. Insofar as any of the Numbered Appendices may conflict or be inconsistent with any provision of the
SPW the Numbered Appendices shall always prevail.
6. Any reference in the Contract to a part of the SPW or Appendix shall be deemed to refer to the
corresponding Substitute part of the SPW or Appendix listed in Appendix 0/1 or 0/2.
7. Where a part of the SPW is altered, any original Table/Figure referred to in the part of the SPW shall
apply unless the Table/Figure is also altered. Where a Table/Figure is altered, any reference in a
part of the SPW to the original Table/Figure shall apply to the altered Table/Figure.
8. Where a part of the SPW relates to work goods or materials that are not required for the Works it
shall be deemed not to apply.
9. Any Appendix referred to in the SPW that is not used shall be deemed not to apply.
10. References in the SPW to “NRA Road Construction Details” shall be taken to refer to Standard
Construction Details (SCD) in TII Publications (Standards) published by TII as a collective group of
documents under the Construction and Commissioning activity within the online TII Publications
system (http://www.tiipublications.ie/), current on the date 10 working days prior to the tender returns
date or, if applicable, the extended tender returns date.
11. Text shown in grey highlight applies only to Contracts where the applicable Conditions of Contract
is the Public Works Contract for Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer, the Public
Works Contract for Minor Building and Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer.
12. Text shown in square brackets immediately following text shown in grey highlight, if any, is deemed
to replace the text in grey highlight for Contracts where the applicable Conditions of Contract is the
Public Works Contract for Civil Engineering Work Designed by the Contractor.
13. Throughout the the SPW and Appendices to the SPW, the following interpretations shall apply:
“Base Course” shall mean “Binder Course”
“Roadbase” shall mean “Base”
“Wearing Course” shall mean “Surface Course”
“UK Department of Transport” shall mean “Highways England”.
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APPENDIX 0/1: Contract-Specific Additional, Substitute

and Cancelled Clauses, Tables and Figures
Included in Contract
Substitute Clauses, Tables and Figures
Table 7/1 SR – Tolerances in Surface Levels of Pavement Courses
Road Surfaces
Surface Course
- General ± 6mm
- Adjacent to a surface water channel** + 10 – 0mm

Binder Course ± 6mm
Top surface of roadbase in pavements without binder course* ± 8mm
Roadbase other than above* ± 15mm
Sub-base under concrete pavement surface slabs laid full thickness in one operation ± 10mm
by machines with surface compaction
Sub-bases other than the above +10 – 30mm
* The lower layer of base or binder course laid in more than one layer shall comply with the tolerance for base
or binder course as appropriate.
** Where a surface water channel is laid before the adjacent road pavement layer the top of that layer,
measured from the top of the adjacent edge of the surface water channel, shall be to the tolerances given in
Table 7/1 SR.

APPENDIX 0/2: Contract-Specific Minor Alterations to

Existing Clauses, Tables and Figures
Included in the Contract
List of Altered Clauses
Clause No. Alterations to be made

117 Traffic Safety and Management
1 Insert at end of Sub Clause 1
“and the Traffic Signs Manual as published by the Department of Transport.”
201 Clearing
3 On the fourth line, delete “To permit free drainage” and insert “Disused chambers located under
the road pavement, verge or central reserve shall be demolished to a depth of 0.5 metres below
formation, properly cleaned out, and filled or capped to meet the requirements of the relevant
roads authority”.

APPENDIX 0/3: List of Numbered Appendices Referred to

in the Specification and Included in the
Contract
This Appendix 0/3 is comprised of a list of the Numbered Appendices referred to in the Specification and
included in this Contract.
Responsibility for the compilation/completion of the appendices is indicated by the following symbols:
E Employer compiles
C Contractor to compile and submit to the Employer’s Representative
E/C Employer partially compiles and Contractor completes and submits to the Employer’s Representative
T/C Tenderer compiles and returns with his Tender. Post award of Contract the Contractor reviews and
submits to the Employer’s Representative
(P) The symbol ‘P’ indicates the appendix is a national pro-forma and the format must not be altered.
Where a Contractor or Tenderer is required to compile or complete an Appendix, they shall do so in accordance
with the Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Road Works, and providing information like that stated in
the sample appendices as a minimum.
Appendix 0/3 is comprised of two lists, A and B, of numbered Appendices as follows.
List ‘A’ is a complete list of the Numbered Appendices referred to in the Specification for Road Works with
those not adopted marked “Not Used”. Those identified by the letters ‘T’ or ‘C’ shall be compiled by the
Tenderer or the Contractor respectively.
List ‘B’ gives a list of Contract-specific Numbered Appendices devised for this Contract.
List ‘A’: List of Numbered Appendices Referred to in the Specification for Road Works
Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
Volume Compiled/ Appendix Title
No. Completed By No.
INTRODUCTION
A(i) E 0/1 Contract-specific Additional, Substitute and Cancelled
Clauses, Tables and Figures included in the Contract.
A(i) E 0/2 Contract-Specific Minor Alterations to Existing Clauses,
Tables and Figures included in the Contract.
A(i) E 0/3 List of Numbered Appendices Referred to in the
Specification and Included in the Contract.
A(i) E 0/4 List of Drawings Included in the Works Requirements.
PRELIMINARIES
A(i) E 1/1 Accommodation and Equipment for The Employer’s
Representative.
A(i) E 1/2 Vehicles for the Employer’s Personnel
A(i) E 1/3 Communication System for the Employer’s
Representative.
Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) Not Used 1/4 Working and Fabrication Drawings

A(i) E 1/5 Testing to be Carried Out by the Contractor.
A(i) E 1/6 Supply and Delivery of Samples to the Employer’s
Representative.
A(i) E 1/7 Site Extent and Limitations on Use.
A(i) E 1/8 Operatives for the Employer’s Representative.
A(i) E 1/9 Control of Noise and Vibration.
A(i) Not Used 1/10 Principle structures to be designed by the Contractor
A(i) Not Used 1/11 Structural Elements and other Features designed by the
Contractor
A(i) E 1/12 Setting Out and Existing Ground Levels.
A(i) E 1/13 Programme of Works.
A(i) E 1/14 Monthly Statements
A(i) Not Used 1/15 Accommodation Works
A(i) E 1/16 Privately and Publicly owned Services and Supplies.
A(i) E 1/17 Traffic Safety and Management
A(i) E 1/18 Temporary Diversions for Traffic
A(i) E 1/19 Routeing of Vehicles
A(i) E 1/20 Recovery Vehicles for Breakdowns
A(i) Not Used 1/21 Information Boards.
A(i) Not Used 1/22 Progress Photographs
A(i) E 1/23 Substances Hazardous to Health.
A(i) E 1/24 Quality Management Schemes
A(i) E 1/25 Product Certification Schemes
A(i) E 1/26 Irish Agrèment Board Roads and Bridges Certificates
SITE CLEARANCE
A(i) Not Used 2/1 List of Buildings, etc, to be Demolished
A(i) Not Used 2/2 Filling of Trenches and Pipes
A(i) E 2/3 Retention of Material Arising from Site Clearance.
A(i) Not Used 2/4 Explosives and Blasting
A(i) E 2/5 Hazardous Materials
FENCING AND ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE BARRIERS

A(i) Not Used 3/1 Fencing, Gates and Stiles
A(i) Not Used 3/2 Fencing:
TII Standard Construction Details
SAFETY BARRIERS AND PEDESTRIAN
GUARDRAILS

Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) Not Used 4/1 Safety Barriers
A(i) Not Used 4/2 Pedestrian Guardrails
A(i) Not Used 4/3 Safety Barrier Terminals
A(i) Not Used 4/4 Safety Barrier Maintenance
A(i) Not Used 4/5 Anti-Glare Screens
A(i) Not Used 4/6 Safety Barriers: TII Standard Construction Details
A(i) Not Used 4/7 Vehicle Parapet Systems
DRAINAGE AND SERVICE DUCTS
A(i) E 5/1 Drainage Requirements.
A(i) Not Used 5/2 Service Duct Requirements.
A(i) Not Used 5/3 Surface Water Channels and Drainage Channel Blocks
A(i) Not Used 5/4 Fin Drains and Narrow Filter Drains and Geotextiles for
Filter Drains
A(i) Not Used 5/5 Combined Drainage and Kerb Systems
A(i) Not Used 5/6 Linear Drainage Channel Systems
A(i) 5/7 Drainage and Service Ducts: TII Standard Construction
Not Used
Details
A(i) Not Used 5/8 Thermoplastic Structural Wall Pipes and Fittings
A(i) Not Used 5/9 Attenuation
EARTHWORKS
A(i) 6/1 Requirements for Acceptability and Testing of
Not Used
Earthworks Materials
A(i) 6/2 Requirements for Dealing with Class U2 Unacceptable
Not Used
Material
A(i) 6/3 Requirements for Excavation, Deposition, Compaction
Not Used
(other than Dynamic Compaction)
A(i) Not Used 6/5 Geotextiles Used to Separate Earthworks Materials
A(i) Not Used 6/6 Fill to Structures and Fill Above Structural Foundations
A(i) 6/7 Sub-Formation & Capping & Preparation & Surface
Not Used
Treatment of Formation
A(i) E 6/8 Top soiling, Grass Seeding and Turfing
A(i) 6/9 Earthwork Environmental Bunds, Landscape Areas,
Not Used
Screening Mounds, Strengthened Embankments.
A(i) 6/11 Swallow Holes and other Naturally Occurring Cavities
Not Used
and Disused Mine Workings
A(i) Not Used 6/12 Instrumentation & Monitoring
A(i) Not Used 6/13 Ground Improvement
ROAD PAVEMENTS – GENERAL
A(i) E 7/1 Permitted Pavement Options

Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) Not Used 7/2 Excavation & Reinstatement of Existing Surfaces
A(i) Not Used 7/3 Surface Dressing
A(i) E 7/4 Bituminous Sprays
A(i) E 7/5 Road Pavement: TII Standard Construction Details
A(i) Not Used 7/6 Breaking Up or Perforation of Existing Pavement
A(i) E 7/9 Cold Milling (Planing) of Bituminous Bound Flexible
Pavement
A(i) Not Used 7/10 Surface Course for Flat Top Ramps
A(i) Not Used 7/11 High Friction Surfacing
KERBS, FOOTWAYS AND PAVED AREAS
A(i) E 11/1 Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas
A(i) Not Used 11/2 Access Steps
A(i) E 11/3 Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas: TII Standard
Construction Details
TRAFFIC SIGNS
A(i) E 12/1 Traffic Signs: General
A(i) Not Used 12/2 Traffic Signs: Permanent Bollards, Delineator posts &
Reflective Markers
A(i) E 12/3 Traffic Signs: Road Markings and Studs
A(i) Not Used 12/4 Traffic Signs: Cones, Cylinders, FTDs & Other Traffic
Delineators
A(i) E 12/5 Traffic Signs: Traffic Signal and Detector Loops
A(i) Not Used 12/6 Traffic Signs: Special Sign Requirements on Gantries
A(i) Not Used 12/7 Traffic Signs: Preparation and Finish of Metal and Other
Surfaces
ROAD LIGHTING COLUMNS AND BRACKETS
A(i) Not Used 13/1 Information to be Provided by the Designer for the Road
Lighting Works when Specifying Lighting Columns and
Brackets
A(i) Not Used 13/2 Column & Brackets Data Sheets 1 & 2
A(i) 13/3 Instructions for Completion of Column and Bracket Data
Not Used
Sheet
A(i) Not Used 13/4 Certification for Lighting Columns
A(i) 13/5 Road Lighting Column and Brackets: T Standard
Not Used
ELECTRICAL WORK FOR ROAD LIGHTING AND
TRAFFIC SIGNS
A(i) Not Used 14/1 Site Records
A(i) Not Used 14/2 Location of Lighting Units and Feeder Pillars

Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) Not Used 14/3 Temporary Lighting
A(i) Not Used 14/4 Electrical Equipment for Road Lighting
A(i) Not Used 14/5 Electrical Equipment for Traffic Signs
A(i) Not Used 14/6 Preparation and Finish of Metal and Other Surfaces
Traffic Control and Communications
A(i) E 15/1 Motorway Communications
PILING AND DIAPHRAGM WALLING
A(i) Not Used 16/1 General Requirements for Piling and Embedded
Retaining Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/2 Precast Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Piles and
Precast Reinforced Concrete Segmental Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/3 Bored Cast in place Piles
A(i) 16/4 Bored Piles Constructed Using Continuous Flight Augers
Not Used and Concrete or Grout Injection Through Hollow Auger
Stems
A(i) Not Used 16/5 Driven Cast-in-Place Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/6 Steel Bearing Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/7 Reduction of Friction on Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/8 Non Destructive Methods for Testing Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/9 Static Testing of Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/10 Diaphragm Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/11 Hard/Hard Secant Pile Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/12 Hard/Soft Secant Pile Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/13 Contiguous Bored Pile Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/14 King Post Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/15 Steel Sheet Piles
A(i) Not Used 16/16 Integrity Testing of Wall Elements
A(i) Not Used 16/17 Instrumentation for Piles and Embedded Walls
A(i) Not Used 16/18 Support Fluid
STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
A(i) Not Used 17/1 Concrete – Classification of Mixes
A(i) Not Used 17/2 Concrete – Impregnation and Coating Schedule
A(i) Not Used 17/3 Concrete – Surface Finishes
A(i) Not Used 17/4 Concrete – General
PROTECTION OF STEELWORK AGAINST
CORROSION
A(i) Not Used 19/1 Sheet No. Form BE/P1 (New Works) Paint System Sheet

Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) 19/2 Requirements for Bridges, Parapets and other Highway
Not Used
Structures except Bearings and Lighting Columns
A(i) Not Used 19/3 (Specification for Works) Form BE/P2 Paint Data Sheet
A(i) 19/3* (Specification for Works) Form BE/P3 Paint Sample
Not Used
Despatch List: Sheet 1
A(i) 19/3* (Specification for Works) Form BE/P3 Paint Sample
Not Used
Despatch List: Sheet 2
A(i) Not Used 19/4 (New Works) General Requirements
A(i) 19/5 (Specification for Works) Form BE/PE1 (Maintenance)
Not Used
Paint System Sheet 1
A(i) 19/6 (Specification for Works) Form BE/P1 (Maintenance)
Not Used
Paint System Sheet 2
A(i) Not Used 19/7 (Maintenance) Requirements for Other Work
A(i) Not Used 19/8 (Maintenance) - General Requirements
WATERPROOFING FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES
A(i) 20/1 Form PWS Proprietary Waterproofing System Data
Not Used
Sheet
A(i) Not Used 20/2 Waterproofing for Concrete Structures
BRIDGE BEARINGS
A(i) Not Used 21/1 Bridge Bearing Schedule
PARAPETS
A(i) Not Used 22/1 Parapet Schedule
BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AND SEALING OF
GAPS
A(i) E 23/1 Bridge Deck Expansion Joint Schedule
Sealing of Gaps Schedule (Other Than in Bridge Deck
A(i) Not Used 23/2
Expansion Joints)
BRICKWORK, BLOCKWORK AND STONEWORK
A(i) Not Used 24/1 Brickwork, Blockwork and Stonework
A(i) Not Used 24/2 Brickwork, Blockwork and Stonework: TII Standard
SPECIAL STRUCTURES
A(i) Not Used 25/1 Requirements for Corrugated Steel Buried Structures
A(i) Not Used 25/2 Requirements for Reinforced Soil and Anchored Earth
Structures
A(i) Not Used 25/3 Requirements for Reinforced Clay Brickwork Retaining
Walls of Pocket Type and Grouted Cavity Construction
Structures
MISCELLANEOUS
A(i) Not Used 26/1 Ancillary Concrete

Contract for
Works
Designed by
Employer
A(i) Not Used 26/2 Bedding Mortar

A(i) Not Used 26/3 Cored Thermoplastic Node Markers
WATERMAINS, UTILITIES AND ACCOMODATION
WORKS
A(i) Not Used 27/1 Requirements for Watermains
A(i) Not Used 27/2 Watermains: Standard Construction Details
TRENCHLESS INSTALLATION OF ROAD DRAINAGE
& SERVICE DUCTS
A(i) Not Used 28/1 Trenchless and Minimum Dig Techniques
CCTV SURVEY OF ROAD DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
A(i) Not Used 29/1 CCTV Survey of Road Drainage Measures
List ‘B’: List of Numbered Appendices, project specific
Contract for Works Designed

by Employer
A(i) E 1/71 Safety File

A(i) C 1/75 As built records drawings

APPENDIX 0/4: List of Drawings Included in the Contract

1. Contract-specific Drawings Supplied to Each Tenderer
DRAWING NUMBER TITLE
3184/130 HW 0000 Cover Sheet

3184/130 HW 0001 Site Location Plan
3184/130 HW 0701 Pavement Layout (Sheet 1 of 5)
3184/130 HW 0702 Pavement Layout (Sheet 2 of5)
3184/130 HW 1201 Road Markings & Signs (Sheet 1 of 5)
3184/130 SCD 001 Typical ITS Equipment and Ducting Layout (Sheet 1 of 2)
3184/130 SCD 002 Typical ITS Equipment and Ducting Layout (Sheet 2 of 2)
3184/130 SCD 003 Overlay to Inlay Transition Detail
2. Drawings Supplied to Each Tenderer for Information
DRAWING NUMBER TITLE
3184/130 HW 0501 Existing Utilities (Sheet 1 of 5)

3. Brought into the Contract by Reference
The TII Standard Construction Details contain the following drawings brought into the Contract by
reference. Unless otherwise stated below the whole drawing is brought into the Contract.
Aspect /
Alternative(s)
Drawing No. Title Date
Required if Not
Whole Drawing
Series 700
CC-SCD-00701 Pavement - Free Pavement Edge Detail Mar 15
CC-SCD-00702 Pavement - Kerbed Pavement Edge Detail Sep 10
CC-SCD-00703 Pavement - Transverse Joint Between New Sep 10
Construction and Existing Road
CC-SCD-00704 Pavement - Longitudinal Joint Between New Dec 10
Construction and Existing Road
CC-SCD-00705 Pavement – Trench Reinstatement Dec 10
Series 1100
CC-SCD-01101 Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas – Precast Kerbs Dec
‘10
Aspect /
Alternative(s)
Drawing No. Title Date
Required if Not
Whole Drawing
CC-SCD-01106 Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas – Non-Trafficked Mar 00
Block Paving
CC-SCD-01109 Precast Kerbs – Precast Kerb Units Dec
‘10
Series 1500
CC-SCD-01511 Installation Drawing TCC – Duct Installation Local Oct ‘13
Duct
CC-SCD-01518 Installation Drawing TCC - Comms III Chambers Oct ‘13
CC-SCD-01525 Installation Drawing TCC - Detector Loop Slot Oct ‘13
Details Sheet 1
CC-SCD-01529 Installation Drawing TCC - Cross Cutting Corners of Oct ‘13
Slots
CC-SCD-01531 Installation Drawing TCC - Loop Joint Chamber - Jun
Sheet 1 ‘15
CC-SCD-01534 Installation Drawing TCC - Detector Loop Layout - Oct ‘13
Sheet 2
CC-SCD-01543 Installation Drawing TCC – Loop (Inductive) All – Oct ‘13
Purpose Road Turning, Queue and Speed
Measuring Loops – Sheet 1

APPENDIX 1/1: Accommodation and Equipment for the

Employer’s Representative
A Temporary Accommodation and Equipment for the Employer’s Representative
LOCATION OF ACCOMMODATION
1. Should a compound be deemed necessary, the Contractor shall be responsible for the provision of a
suitable site for all offices, stores, workshops and accommodation required under the Contract and for
his own purposes. The proposed compound shall be located off the MMaRC Network and shall be
agreed in advance with the Employer’s Representative.
2. The Contractor shall provide, maintain and service a mobile office for the Employer’s Representative.
The siting of the Employer’s Representative’s accommodation is at the Contractors discretion, subject to
the Employer’s Representatives’ acceptance of the Contractor’s proposal for their use and
return. The Contractor may locate these offices within the MMaRC Network and shall ensure that
these offices are not placed in a location that its presence would be considered a hazard.
3. The siting of the Contractors and Employer’s Representative’s compound is at the Contractors discretion,
subject to the Employer’s Representatives’ acceptance of the Contractor’s proposal for their
use and return. The Contractor shall ensure that no stores, workshops or other accommodation for
the Contractor’s site compound are located within the network boundary or in a location that its
presence would be considered a hazard.The Contractor should take cognisance of any works that may
be required in the general area of the lands. The Contractor shall accept all risks, disruption, protection
requirements for services and utilities, and any requirements to move accommodation and stores should
this be required during the works period to suit any phasing requirements, working methods or Employer
requests.
4. The Contractor may provide, maintain and service a mobile office for the Contractor. The siting of the
Contractor’s mobile office is at the Contractors discretion, subject to the Employer’s Representatives’
acceptance of the Contractor’s proposal for their use and return. The Contractor may locate
these offices within the MMaRC Network and shall ensure that these offices are not placed in a location
that its presence would be considered a hazard.
5. The Contractor will ensure that on completion of the works, all lands used in the area are returned to their
original state prior to construction commencement. Any areas used for accommodation, stores or
materials depots on this land will be fenced with suitable security fencing such as palisade fencing or
similar.
B Accommodation and Equipment for the Employer’s Representative (which shall become the
property of the Employer at the end of the Defects Period)
1. The following equipment shall be provided at the commencement of the works, and shall be provided
for the duration of the contract and the Defects Period, where it will then become the property of the
Employer.
• 1 No. 5.0m steel tapes

• 1 No. LED rechargeable Headlamp 600 lumens max at 150m beam, with average battery life of
120 hours.
• On-going supply of Spray Paint as required
• 1 No. Manhole cover lifting keys, brands type 101B
• 1 No. Manhole cover lifting keys, brand type 143
• 1 No. Bricklayer’s 1.0m spirit level
• 1 No. Field Survey books
• 1 No. Sounder meter conforming to BS 5969.
Personnel Protective Equipment (sizes to be advised to the Contractor before supply)
2. 1 No. sets of approved protective clothing. Each set to consist of:

• Safety helmet to BS 5240 with comfort band chin straps and detachable ear defenders;
• Weather-proof jacket and trousers: “Mascot Amphibian” or equivalent. Waterproof coat and
trousers “Helly Hansen” or equivalent
• Thermal Jackets – or detachable linings for Waterproof Anorak below
• Waterproof Anorak – extra long – high visibility to BS 6629: Class ‘A’: Appendix G plus
• Retro-reflective Polymesh high visibility waistcoat
• Retro-reflective over jacket for highway use
• Safety glasses/goggles
• High visibility vests to BS 6629: Class ‘A’: Appendix G Plus
• pair of safety boots (with steel toe cap and mid-sole) to BS 1870 Part 1 “Tosava” or
equivalent
• Heavy white seaman’s socks.
• Pair of Ear Protectors
• Pair of Eye Protectors
Computer and Technical Equipment

i. 1 no laptop computers, certified by Autodesk for AutoCAD version 2017 or 2018. It shall have a
Core i7 processor chip, 16 GB of Ram, 512 GB Solid State Hard Drive and 1 no. 2 Terabyte
LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt external hard drives or equivalent. The display screen shall be 15.4”
monitor or greater. The system shall be provided with a DVD RW dual layer drive. The laptop
shall also be supplied with an additional high quality 105-key keyboard, PS2 mouse and carry
case. The laptop shall remain the property of the Employer upon Completion of the Works.
ii. Standard software to be provided on each laptop shall include Microsoft Windows 10
Professional operating system or approved equivalent, Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft
Project, PDF writer and McAfee antivirus with updates for the duration of the contract. All
software shall be the current release and all software must be installed, configured updated to
current service packs and security patches, and tested on the hard disk prior to delivery to site.
All relevant licences and info shall be provided to TII upon delivery. All Computer equipment shall
be placed under a service and maintenance contract until the end of the maintenance period.
iii. Internet access at the site should be “always on” internet via a minimum 3Mb speed broadband
connection. Broadband connection achieving at least 1Mb/s upload and 3Mb/s download
uncontended and concurrently as measured by speedtest.net or similar, capable of quickly and
efficiently sending and received large drawing and document files.
iv. 1 no. Canon PowerShot SX720 HS cameras or equivalent, complete with downloading software
and cables supplied with 2 no. 64GB Class 10 SDXC memory cards, rechargeable batteries and
battery charger.
v. 1 no. Lowepro Portlan 20 camera case or equivalent
vi. 1 no. Lowepro RidgeLine Pro BP 300 AW Laptop Bag or equivalent

APPENDIX 1/2: Vehicles for the Employer’s Personnel

General
1. Vehicles shall be a white colour or as approved by the Employer. The vehicles shall be fitted with
heater, windscreen demister, internal and external rear view mirrors, sun visors, laminated
windscreen, flaps, reversing lamps, amber flashing roof beacons (magnetically attachable), rear
wash/wipe, fire extinguishers, first aid kit and defibrillator, heavy duty suspension, spare wheel, fuel
filler cap lock, bonnet lock and spare wheel lock, link mats front and rear, mud shield for front and rear
brakes, rubber pads for clutch and brake pedals, gearbox covers, tow rope, towing hooks front and
rear and a Bluetooth compatible hands free kit for mobile phones.
2. Vehicles shall be provided for the exclusive use of the Employer’s Personnel at all times. The
Contractor shall indemnify the Employer’s Personnel authorised to drive the vehicles against claims
in respect of damage including claims from passengers. The vehicles shall be cleaned inside and
outside by the Contractor once per week as a minimum or as requested by the Employer’s Personnel.
3. All vehicles no more than 4 years old and shall be licensed and insured for use on the public road, and
shall have comprehensive insurance cover for social, domestic, commuting and business use for any
qualified driver authorised by the Employer’s Representative, together with any passengers and the
carriage of goods and samples.
4. The Contractor shall provide vehicles as listed in Table 1/2-1.
Table 1/2-1 – Vehicles for the Employer’s Representative
Type Number Period Required

(as defined Required
below)
A 1 One week prior to the Starting Date and until one week
after completion of the works – estimated total of 9
weeks.
5. Type A: Vehicle
The vehicle shall be a Ford Focus Van or equivalent approved by the Employer, of engine capacity
not less than 1600cc. The vehicle is to be suitable for on-road use, have seating for a minimum of 2
persons, and be supplied with fully enclosed cab and hard top. The vehicle shall be fitted with:
i) DG 3 Lemon yellow stripe 50mm or 100mm depending on side-line of vehicle

ii) Rear Chevrons DG3 red 150mm and non-reflective lemon yellow 150mm
iii) Rear Motorway Maintenance decal.
iv) 2x amber grill repeaters
v) 1x roof mounted LED light bar wired to a common switch
vi) Roof mounted inspection lamp
vii) Windscreen mounted Dash cam, Full 1080p HD, 12v cigarette car cable, GPS receiver, 32GB
micro SD memory card
viii) Eflow toll tag or similar provided by the Contractor. The Contractor shall register the toll tag to
the vehicle in advance of the commencement of works.
6. The Contractor shall provide fuel, oil and maintenance in conformity with the manufacture’s
recommendations. A suitable replacement shall be provided within one working day for any vehicles
out of service for more than 8 working hours.

APPENDIX 1/3: Communication System for the Employer’s

Representative
1. The Contractor shall provide, maintain and pay all charges, including the cost of telephone calls for the
Employer’s Representative’s Site Supervisory Staff, for 1 no. mobile phone from one week before the
Starting Date until six weeks after the issue of the Certificate for Substantial Completion. Note: The
phone shall remain the property of the Employer upon Completion of the Works.
2. The mobile phones shall be Bluetooth enabled, have integrated camera with minimum 10 million pixels,
be capable of being powered from a vehicle, and shall both be compatible with the hands free to be
supplied with the Employer’s Representative’s vehicle, as described in Appendix 1/2.
3. The mobile phone shall be an iPhone 8 64gb or equivalent and shall be unlocked for use on all mobile
networks.

APPENDIX 1/5: Testing to be Carried out by the Contractor

1. Tests comparable to those specified in this Appendix will be necessary for any equivalent work, goods
or materials proposed by the Contractor (See sub-Clause 105.4).
2. (IL) indicates that an INAB test report or certificate is required.
3. Unless otherwise shown in this Appendix tests for work, goods or materials as scheduled under any
one Clause are required for all such work, goods or materials in the Works.
4. Cube strength tests are not required for concrete complying with Clause 2602.
5. Unless otherwise shown in this Appendix test certificates for work, goods or materials as scheduled
under any one Clause are required for all such work, goods or materials in the Works.
6. Tests carried out by the Contractor to demonstrate compliance with the Specification shall be carried
out by an Independent Laboratory with INAB or UKAS certification approved by the Employer’s
Representative. The Contractor shall provide details of his proposed laboratory / laboratories to the
Employer’s Representative within 1 week of the Starting Date.
7. In addition to the testing requirements in this Appendix, the Contractor will nominate a suitable
Operative the Contractor’s Personnel to take samples as instructed by the Employer’s Representative
and in accordance with the sampling frequency and requirements outlined in Appendix 1/6. The
individual proposed by the Contractor shall be competent as a sampling operative. The ability of the
nominee to carry out sampling duties will be subject to assessment by the Employer’s Representative.
8. Table 1/5 below outlines the minimum frequency of testing to be carried out by the Contractor to
demonstrate compliance with the Specification. Testing shall be carried out immediately after sampling
and results shall be passed to the Employer’s Representative on completion of testing.
9. The Contractor shall carry out additional testing as and when instructed by the Employer’s
Representative.

Table 1/5: Sampling and Testing to be carried out by the Contractor
Clause Works, Goods or Material Test Frequency of Testing Test Comments

Certificate
Series 900
2.2 Constituent materials
3
4
5 Bond and tack coats Requirements per As per Type Test report Required Constituent materials include
6 Tables 15 applicable to the Contract aggregate, binder, fillers, additives,
7.2 Bituminous mixtures Requirements per As per Type Test report chippings, pre-coated chippings,
7.3 Tables 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, applicable to the Contract reclaimed asphalt, and all other
8.1 8, 10, 11 & 14 materials that comprise the product.
8.4 Clause 4.2.4 for
8.6 precoated For products not covered by a
9 chippings Harmonised Technical
Aggregate for Surface Friction After 1 test per property per Specification, material properties to
Courses – Bituminous Polishing Test (IS source (source approval)* be tested at the beginning of the
Mixtures EN 12697-49) contract to verify the values
Surface dressing Requirements per As per Type Test report declared.
Tables 15, 17 & 18 applicable to the Contract
Tables refer to those contained in
Surface Dressing - Friction After 1 test per property per TII CC-SPW-0900.
Aggregate Polishing Test (IS source (source approval)*
EN 12697-49)
High friction surfacing – Requirements per 1 test per property per
binders Table 23a source (source approval)*
High friction surfacing – Requirements per
manufactured aggregates Table 23b
High friction surfacing – Requirements per
natural aggregates Table 23c
Low energy bound Requirements per 1 test per property per
mixtures – Paving Grade Table 14 source (source approval)*
and Polymer Modified
Bitumen’s
Low energy bound Requirements per
mixtures – Virgin Table 24a

Certificate
Aggregates and Virgin
Filler
Low energy bound Requirements per
mixtures – Cationic Table 24b
Bitumen Emulsions
Permanent repair material Requirements per 1 test per property per
systems Table 26a source (source approval)*
Emergency repair material Requirements per 1 test per property per
systems Table 28a source (source approval)*
Reclaimed asphalt Requirements per As per Type Test report
Tables 13a & 13b applicable to the Contract
3 Product Composition
4
5
6 Bituminous mixtures – All Grading (IL) A minimum of 1 per 600 Required IS EN 13108-21 Factory Production
8.1 mixtures tonnes or minimum 2 per Control (FPC) procedures apply.
five day period or part
Binder content (IL) thereof whichever is The samples shall be taken in
greater. conjunction with the product
manufacturer. Portions of the same
samples shall be split between the
manufacturer, contractor and the
Employer’s Representative to
enable subsequent test results to
be compared.
Low energy bound Combined grading 1 per day* Required The samples shall be taken in
mixtures (IL) conjunction with the product
manufacturer. Portions of the same
samples shall be split between the
Binder content (IL) manufacturer, contractor and the
Employer’s Representative to
enable subsequent test results to
be compared.
8.4 Permanent repair material Requirements per 1 test per property per
8.6 systems Table 26b source (source approval)*


Certificate
Emergency repair material Requirements per 1 test per property per

systems Table 28b source (source approval)*
9 Works
10
Bituminous mixtures - All Temperature of Per delivery

mixtures mixture at time of
delivery
Layer thickness 1 pair of cores every Measurement taken for each core
1,000 linear metres laid extracted for in situ air void
per lane. analysis.
Temperature of Continuously
mixture at time of
rolling
Air void content (IL) 1 pair of cores every Required Cores taken from the wheel tracks
1,000 linear metres laid for base and binder course layers.
per running lane. For surface course, cores are taken
from outside the wheel tracks,
preferably in the hard shoulder.
Water sensitivity 1 per Contract Samples for augers preferably from
(IL) same location as where the cores
will be taken.
Bituminous mixtures – Recovered As required per Series Required
Containing >10% penetration (IL) 900
reclaimed asphalt Recovered
softening point (IL)
Indirect tensile
strength (IL)
Moisture induced Requirement is to make available to
sensitivity test the Employer’s Representative
conditioning (IL)
Rheology (IL) Requirement is to make available to
the Employer’s Representative


Certificate
Bituminous mixtures - Permanent Works – 1 pair of cores every 250 Required Cores centred 100mm from the
Asphalt Concrete base In situ air void linear metres laid per final joint position.
and binder course specific content within running lane
100mm of joint (IL)
In situ air void 1 pair of cores every Cores taken from the wheel tracks.
content at refusal 1,000 linear metres laid
(IL) per running lane
Resistance to 6 cores from the first Cores taken from the wheel tracks
permanent kilometre length of
deformation (IL) material from each
source; 1 core from each
subsequent running lane
kilometre
Stiffness (IL) 1 pair of cores every Cores taken from the wheel tracks.
1,000 linear metres laid
per running lane
Bituminous mixtures - Macrotexture - 10 over 50 metres lane Required Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
Asphalt Concrete surface Volumetric Patch length requirements regarding minimum
course specific (IL) test coverage.
Bituminous mixtures - Hot Resistance to 6 cores from the first Required Cores not to be taken from the
Rolled Asphalt surface permanent kilometre length of wheel tracks. Preferably cores to be
course specific deformation (IL) material from each taken in the hard shoulder.
kilometre
Rate of Spread of At Contract start Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
Chippings for requirements of repeating
shoulder-to- measurements.
shoulder cover
Rate of Spread of 1 per 100m or 1 per day Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
Chippings for requirements of repeating
mechanical measurements.
chipping spreader


Certificate
Macrotexture - 10 over 50 metres lane Required Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
Volumetric Patch length requirements regarding minimum
(IL) test coverage.
Bituminous mixtures - Resistance to 6 cores from the first Required Cores taken from the wheel tracks.
Stone Mastic Asphalt permanent kilometre length of
binder course specific deformation (IL) material from each
kilometre
Bituminous mixtures - Macrotexture - 10 over 50 metres lane Required Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
Stone Mastic Asphalt Volumetric Patch length requirements regarding minimum
surface course specific (IL) test coverage.
Resistance to 6 cores from the first Cores not to be taken from the
permanent kilometre length of wheel tracks. Preferably cores to be
deformation (IL) material from each taken in the hard shoulder.
kilometre
Bituminous mixtures - Relative hydraulic Every 1,000 linear metres Required
Porous asphalt surface conductivity (IL) laid per lane and fraction
course specific thereof*
Bond and Tack Coat Rate of spread of 1 every 20,000 square
binder metres or 1 ever month,
whichever is greater
Accuracy of spread 1 every 6 months
of binder
Surface Dressing Rate of spread of As required per Series
binder 900
Accuracy of spread
of binder
Rate of spread of
chipping
Accuracy of spread
of chipping


Certificate
Volumetric patch 10 over 50 metres lane Required Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
(IL) length requirements regarding minimum
test coverage.
High friction surfacing Volumetric patch 10 over 50 metres lane Required Refer to TII CC-SPW-0900 for
(IL) length requirements regarding minimum
test coverage.
Surface shear 2 per substrate type At least 1 test measured in the
strength of installed wheel track zone.
system (IL) Test locations at least 20 metres
apart.
Low energy bound Moisture content 1 core every 50 linear Required
mixtures (IL) metres laid per lane.
Relative in-situ
density (IL)
Air voids content
(IL)
Indirect tensile 1 pair of cores every 250 1 core per pair taken from the
stiffness modulus linear metres laid per wheel track zone.
(IL) lane.
Repair systems (PRMS, Volumetric patch 1 per discrete area Required Methodology described in IS EN
LSRS, ERMS) (IL) 13036-1 should be followed with
number of test measurements to
suit size of repair.

Test
Clause Work, Goods or Material Test Frequency of Testing Comments
Certificate
Series 1200
1202 Permanent traffic signs I.S. EN 12899-4 Factory Production

Test specified in the Required
Control procedures apply.
Standard/Specification
given in Clause 1202
Quality management and product

1213 Permanent traffic cones and traffic Part 7 of I.S. EN 13422 Required
certification schemes apply
cylinders
1215 Traffic signals Quality management scheme applies.

Statutory approval of equipment applies
Cables [Special sample tests to BS 6346 should

be scheduled where appropriate]
Product certification scheme applies
Controllers [Other Tests specified in Each controller before delivery

equipment] Appendix 12/5 to Site and again after
installation
Cabling Tests a, b, c, e, f, g, h, j Each traffic signals installation Required Certification that the installation complies
as defined in sub- with the National Rules for Electrical
Clause 1424.2 Installations is required.

Test
Clause Work, Goods or Material Test Frequency of Testing Comments
Certificate
1216 Thermoplastic road marking materials Tested for the Required Quality management and product
requirements of the certification schemes apply.
specification in
accordance with I.S.
EN 1436 initially on
application and as
detailed during the
guarantee period.
1217 Retroreflecting road studs Test specified in the Required Quality management and product
Standard/ Specification certification schemes apply
given in Clause 1217

APPENDIX 1/6: Supply and Delivery of Samples to the

Employer’s Representative
1. When ordered by the Employer’s Representative samples of goods or materials shall be delivered to
the Employer or to a nominated laboratory for testing.
2. Any sample provided under paragraph of 1 this Appendix 1/6 shall be a duplicate of the sample taken
and tested by the Contractor in accordance with requirements in Appendix 1/5. The duplicate sample
shall be a representative of the material sampled, shall be of sufficient amount required for the
intended test, and shall arise from same location.
3. Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Appendix 1/6, the Employer’s
Representative reserves the right to select the locations of the part of the Works, goods and materials
to be sampled.
4. In fulfilling the requirement of paragraph 1, the Employer’s Representative also reserves the right to
be present during sampling of any part of the Works, goods and materials to be incorporated into the
Works.
5. In fulfilling the requirement of paragraph 1, the Employer’s Representative also reserves the right to
carry out the sampling by himself or by his authorised technician of any part of the Works, goods or
materials to be incorporated into the Works as agreed in prior with the Contractor or his authorised
representative. Any sample taken under this clause shall be split with the Contractor.
6. Samples are to be provided or made available by the Contractor to enable an individual check to be
made by the Employer’s Representative:
7. The Employer has nominated the Road Maintenance Depot in Little Island as the location for storage
of samples taken under this Contract. The Contractor shall provide a suitably sized container to hold
all samples taken during the works.
Clause Sample Description Frequency of Delivery Location Comments

Sampling
503, 505, Samples of Aggregates Samples to Site Compound
512, 513 establish
612 Field Dry Density test samples compliance with Site
600 series Samples of earthworks the Specification Site Compound
materials shall be as the
800 series Samples of road pavements Employer’s Site Compound
unbound materials Representative
900 series Samples of bituminous may reasonably Site Compound
mixtures require.
900 series Samples of constituents of Site Compound
bituminous mixtures (see Appendix 1/5
1000 Samples of fresh concrete and for probable Site Compound
series aggregates frequency)
Notes
1. Samples comparable to those specified in this Appendix will be necessary for equivalent work, goods or
materials proposed by the Contractor (See sub-Clause 105.4)
2. Unless otherwise shown in this appendix, samples of work, goods or materials as scheduled under any one
Clause are required for all such work, goods or materials in the Works.
3. Unless otherwise scheduled under Clause 2602 samples of concrete complying with that Clause are not
required.
4. (IL) indicates INAB laboratory accreditation is required for sampling.

APPENDIX 1/7: Site Extent and Limitations on Use

Extent of the Site
1. The extent of the site lies within the area bounded by the ‘Extent of Works” line as indicated on the
contract drawings.
2. In addition, and subject to agreement of TII and Local Authorities and approval of the Employer’s
Representative, the extent of the site shall include areas required to implement the necessary traffic
management in compliance with Clauses 1/17 and 1/18 of the Specification. The Contractor’s
insurances shall be deemed to extend to cover those elements of the works, which may be required
outside of the Site such as traffic management and the provision of advanced signage. The
Contractor shall provide Cork City Council with a copy of the Contractors public liability insurance
cover. It must be for a minimum of €6.5 million and indemnify the Council against third-party claims
during the planned works.
3. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all traffic management associated with the works.
Detailed traffic management proposals shall be submitted to the Employers Representative, TII and
the Traffic Department of Cork City Council for approval.
4. The Extent of the Site for the installation of plant for statutory or other bodies outside the site
boundaries will be limited by the terms of the wayleaves acquired by statutory or other bodies for
execution of the works, should such works be required.
5. The Contractor shall keep open and maintain access facilities for all public road users for the duration
of the works.
6. The Contractor shall take account of the requirement to prevent trafficking of the newly laid surface
course until cooled sufficiently.
7. The Contractor is limited in the use of access routes by means of public roads to the site as stated
in Appendix 1/19 and this Appendix 1/7.
8. The Contractor shall ensure the safe passage of all road users using public roads within the Extent
of the Site, and at traffic management interfaces, at all times. Details of all proposed diversions shall
be agreed in advance with TII and the Traffic Department of Cork City Council and the Employer’s
Representative in accordance with Appendix 1/17.
9. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing any Road Opening Licences required by the Local
Authority.
Limitations of the Use of the Site
10. The site shall be used by the Contractor only for the purposes connected with the construction of the
Works and to the approval of the Employers Representative.
11. The Contractor shall ensure that temporary facilities, parked vehicles and plant, stockpiled material
and the like are not situated within or adjacent to the site area to adversely affect users of the Public
Roadway. Plant and machinery parked on the mainline over night to be parked behind safety barrier,
or alternative location approved in advance by the ER
12. The site will be available during the hours outlined in Appendix 1/17. The site will be available for the
maintenance of Traffic Management measures required in accordance with Appendix 1/17 only.
13. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of An Garda Síochana at all times and in particular
shall comply with their requirements relating to traffic management.
14. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Department of Agriculture, Disease
Eradication Scheme where such a need arises.

15. Entry onto the Site shall be from public roads unless the Contractor enters into separate agreement
with landowners to allow access through lands not forming part of the Site.
16. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of Appendix 1/23.
Site Information
17. The Contractor shall be deemed to have inspected and examined the site and the surroundings and
to have satisfied himself before the date of the Contract as to the form and nature of the site, the
extent, nature and difficulty of the works and the materials necessary for the completion of the works,
the means of communication and the restrictions of access to the site, the accommodation he may
require, and in general to have obtained for himself all necessary information as to risk, contingencies
and all other circumstances influencing or affecting the Works. The Contractor shall not be entitled
to any extension of time or to any additional payment on the grounds of any misunderstanding or
misinterpretation of any such matter, nor shall the Contractor be released from any of the risks
accepted or obligations undertaken by him under the Contract or grounds that he did not or could
not have foreseen any matter which might affect or have affected the execution of the Works.
Public Safety
18. The Contractor shall be responsible for complying with all statutory requirements with respect to
Public Safety for all works in connection with this Contract. The Contractor’s particular attention is
drawn to the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare (at Work) Act 2005 (as amended and
enacted) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
(and amendments thereto).
19. The Contractor shall allow for taking all necessary precautions to protect members of the public in
general who may venture near to or within the site boundary.
20. The Contractor shall submit to the Employer prior to commencement of the works, for his comment,
proposals for complying with these requirements.
21. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent trespassers onto the site.
22. The Contractor shall notify the Employer of the person delegated with the responsibility for site safety.

APPENDIX 1/8: Operatives for the Employer’s Representative

1. All operatives shall be of adequate health and be capable of assisting the Employer’s Representative
with the following items:
• Transportation of plant, instruments and other items to any part of the Works;
• Transportation of plant, instruments and other items to any destination off-site as instructed
by the Employer’s Representative and also to collect plant, instruments and other items from
such destinations;
• General upkeep and maintenance of the Employer’s Representative’s offices from time to time
as may be required;
• Assist the Employer’s Representative in surveying, levelling or setting-out duties;
• Any general duties the Employer’s Representative may require.
Class of Operative Required Number Required Period Required
Chainman / Driver / Up to 1 no. at any one time. Part time use as required by the
Handyman Employer’s Representative, for
the duration of the Contract.

APPENDIX 1/9: Control of Noise and Vibration

Noise
1. The Local Authority has informally agreed that the following measures would be appropriate and
these are given as a guide; however it’s for the Contractor to decide whether to seek the Local
Authority’s formal consent to his proposed methods of work and to the steps he proposes in order to
minimise noise.
2. The Contractor’s working hours within or associated with the Site are as defined in Appendix 1/17.
3. The noise levels (see Note (i) below) scheduled below for periods outside the Contractor’s working
hours will only be permitted when consent has been given to exceptional working.
4. The ambient noise level, Leq (see Note (ii) below) from all sources when measured 2.0m above the
ground at any monitoring station shall either not exceed the appropriate level given in the Schedule
below, or not exceed by more than 3 dB(A) the existing ambient noise level, Leq (see Note (iii) below),
at the monitoring station measured over the same period, whichever level is the greater. The
maximum sound level shall not exceed the level given in the Schedule below. Exceptionally, the
Contractor may be given permission to carry out works which exceed the noise levels in the
Schedule, provided that 10 working days’ notice of the date and timing of these works is given to the
Employer’s Representative, and the Contractor demonstrates that he intends to take all reasonable
matters to mitigate the noise nuisance. After consultations with the Local Authority and any other
interested bodies, a decision will be given within 10 working days of receipt of the notice.
Days and Times Hours dB LAeq,1hr dB LAmax
Monday to Friday 07:00 – 19:00 70 80

Monday to Friday 19:00 – 07:00 60 65
Saturdays 08:00 – 16:30 65 75
Saturdays 16:30 – 08:00 60 65
Sundays and Public Holidays 24 hours 60 65
All unattended plant 19:00 – 07:00 60 65
Notes:
(i) Noise levels relate to free field conditions. Where noise control stations are located 1m from
facades of buildings, the permitted noise levels can be increased by 3 dB(A).
(ii) The ambient noise level, Leq, at a noise control station is the total Leq from all the noise sources
in the vicinity over the specified period.
(iii) The existing ambient noise level, Leq, at a control station is the total Leq from all the noise
sources in the vicinity over the specified period prior to the commencement of the Works.
(iv) Maximum sound level is the highest value indicated on a sound level meter which means the
requirements of IS EN 61672 Class 1 or 2 set to SLOW response and frequency weighting A.
5. The Contractor shall comply with the current national guidelines as specified in The Transport
Infrastructure Ireland Guidelines for the Treatment of Noise and Vibration in National Road Schemes
(Revision 1, 25th October 2004). The Contractor shall adopt good site practice in accordance with
BS 5228: Part 1: 1997 (Noise Control on Construction and Open Sites and any similar British
Standard or Code of Practice which may be considered relevant.
6. Without prejudice to the Contractor’s obligations under the preceding paragraph the Contractor shall
comply in particular with the following requirements:
(a) All vehicles and mechanical equipment shall be maintained in good and efficient working
order and shall be fitted with effective exhaust silencers in compliance with BS 5228;
(b) All compressors shall be “sound reduced” models fitted with properly lined and sealed
acoustic covers which shall be kept closed whenever the machines are in use and all
ancillary pneumatic percussive tools shall be fitted with mufflers or silencers of the type
recommended by the manufacturers;
(c) Machines in intermittent use shall be shut down in the intervening periods between works
or throttled down to a minimum. Generators, or any other plant, shall not be left running /
operational after hours unless in an emergency, and agreed with the Employer’s
Representative;
(d) Where practicable, plant with directional noise characteristics shall be positioned to
minimise noise at adjacent properties;
(e) Static machines shall be sited as far away as practicable from inhabited buildings;
(f) Where it is necessary to provide power for the running of traffic signals, pumps etc., then
the sources of such power shall be from mains electricity except if the Employer’s
Representative agrees in writing that alternative plant may be used, after consultation with
the Employers Representative and the Local Authority;
(g) Good relations with people living and working in the vicinity of the roadworks are important.
People who are likely to be affected by the noise shall be informed, by letter drop or other.
The Contractor shall undertake a letter box drop to local residential properties and other
relevant parties within 300m of the scheme extents to inform them of the potential for noise
disruption during construction works. Notification of the public shall take place at least one
week prior to the commencement of Site works;
(h) The Contractor shall organise his operations with regard to the positioning of plant and the
location of haul routes etc., so that it minimises construction noise to adjacent properties;
(i) The period referred to as ‘night’ for the purposes of the Contract shall be from 19:00 hours
to 07:00 hours;
7 The Transport Infrastructure Ireland guidelines provide indicative noise levels that are considered to
be typically acceptable, though more stringent limits are appropriate where pre-construction noise
levels are low. Limits are suggested for both the 1-hour “A” weighted equivalent continuous noise level
(LAeq,1hr) and for the maximum noise level (LAmax). While limits are suggested for evening working
and for working daytimes on Sundays and Bank Holidays it is assumed that the explicit permission of
the Employer would be required before non-emergency works are conducted at these times.
8 The Contractor shall furnish such information as may be required by the Local Authority in relation to
noise levels emitted by plant or equipment used or installed on the Site or which the Contractor intends
to use or install on the Site and also afford all reasonable facilities to enable such Authorities to carry
out such site noise-monitoring as may be necessary.
9 The Employer’s Representative shall have the right to order the Contractor to cease using any item of
plant insufficiently silenced or generating noise levels in excess of those specified.
10 Compliance with these conditions and the other requirements of the Contract will not of itself constitute
any grounds for defence against any proceedings, whereby any occupier of premises may complain
to a Court of law of a noise nuisance.
Vibration Control
11 The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of BS 7385: Part 1 ‘Evaluation and measurement
for vibration in buildings. BS7385 states that there should be no cosmetic damage to buildings if
transient vibration does not exceed 15mm/s at low frequencies rising to 20mm/s at 15Hz and 50mm/
at 40Hz. These guidelines are relative to modern buildings and should be reduced to 50% or less for
more critical buildings. Critical buildings would include premises with machinery that is highly sensitive
to vibration or historic buildings that may be in poor repair. Residential buildings do not constitute
critical buildings in this context.

12 In order to ensure that there is no potential for vibration damage to property during execution of the
Works the vibration from road construction activities shall be limited to the values listed below.
Measures shall be taken to minimise vibration due plant and machinery on site and no machine that
uses the dropping of heavy weights for the purpose of demolition shall be permitted. The Contractor
shall ensure that no exceedance of these limits shall occur within the site boundary.
Allowable vibration velocity (Peak Particle Velocity) at the closest part of any
sensitive property to the source of vibration at a frequency of:
Less than 10Hz 10 to 50Hz 50 to 100Hz
3mm/s 3 to 8mm/s 8 to 10mm/s
13 The Contractor shall include for vibration monitoring at all locations where works are undertaken within
50m of an existing structure.
14 The Contractor shall provide equipment for monitoring vibrations both within and outside the site as
directed by the Employer’s Representative.
15 Compaction of material on site shall be achieved by dead rolling only. The use of vibration rollers shall
not be permitted on this Contract. This requirement does not relieve the Contractor of his duties under
the Contract.
Mud and Dust Control
16 The Contractor shall ensure that adequate provision is made to damp down areas where activities are
likely to create dust. Measures shall include the spraying by pressure hoses to suppress dust and
also the provision of bowsers and suction road sweepers where appropriate.
17 Plant shall be sited and screened where necessary to minimise dust emission to adjoining areas.
18 All stockpiles shall be covered to prevent the generation of dust.
19 The Contractor shall ensure that off-site observations and monitoring of dust takes place to confirm
that steps are successful in minimising dust release from site.
20 The Contractor shall take all measures necessary to prevent spillage onto public roads adjoining the
Site and all roads forming part of the Site. The Contractor shall, using wheel washing equipment or
other methods as approved by the Employer’s Representative, prevent mud from the site being carried
onto any surface or facilities in use by the public. In the event of mud or site material being deposited
on a public road surface, the Contractor shall take all necessary steps to ensure the roads are cleaned
immediately using road vacuum sweepers, or similar methods to be approved by the Employer’s
Representative, without adversely affecting public traffic.
21 If such levels of cleanliness are not maintained the Employer shall make alternative arrangements for
road cleaning and charge this to the Contractor.
22 Damage to any highways, bridges, footpaths or right of ways (including services drains and sewers)
caused by any vehicles used in connection with the Works shall be made good by or at the expense
of the Contractor. No materials shall be stored on the highway.
23 For the purpose of this clause the term “highway” shall be deemed to include any road or footpath, on
or off the site, used by the public, together with any kerbs, gullies, sewers, street lighting, public utility
services or tree planting associated therewith.
General
24 The Local Authority responsible for environmental matters is:
Cork City Council,

City Hall
Anglesea Street
Co. Cork
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25 Notwithstanding the above, the Contractor shall comply with the following general requirements.
26 The Contractor shall comply with all current statutory rules and regulations regarding control of noise
and pollution and shall ascertain from the Local Authority what requirements, restrictions or consents,
if any, shall apply to the Works in this respect. The Contractor shall take due cognisance of the
requirements of this Appendix 1/9 in this regard and the permitted levels stated herein. Where the
allowable levels of this Appendix 1/9 exceed those of the local authority, the former shall be deemed
to apply. The Contractor shall demonstrate such compliance to the Employer regularly monitoring air
quality, dust and noise levels on site, taking all necessary measures to ensure that specified levels of
pollution are not exceeded. The Contractor shall allow for any costs and expenses arising from such
compliance.
27 The Contractor shall allow for all costs and expenses arising from such compliance.
28 Explosives shall not be permitted for use on this Contract.
29 The Contractor shall not interfere with or otherwise injuriously affect in any way possible or any water
course or water supply.
30 The Contractor shall be liable for and shall indemnify the Employer against any expense, liability, loss,
claim or proceedings whatsoever in respect of damage, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, smoke and other
nuisance and any alleged nuisance or any negligence on the part of the Contractor arising out of or in
the course of or by reason of the carrying out of the Works.
31 The Contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent operatives, including those employed
by sub-contractors, from trespassing on adjacent property.
32 Should the Contractor wish, or is required, to erect scaffolding on, or otherwise make use of adjoining
land or property, he shall serve notices, obtain written permission, pay any fees or charges the cost of
which is to be included within the Contractors offer, subsequently clear away and make good any
damage to the satisfaction of the Employer.
33 The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimise any disturbance, inconvenience or
nuisance to the occupiers and users of neighbouring properties and to the public generally and allow
for executing any noisy or offensive operations at such times and in such a manner as not to cause
unnecessary inconvenience.
34 If in the opinion of the Employer any of the arrangements, etc. for control of noise, fumes, pollution
and all other statutory obligations are inadequate the Employer reserves the right to arrange the
necessary remedial action and to set off such costs against monies due to the Contractor.
35 The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to avoid excessive electromagnetic disturbance
of apparatus outside the site.
36 The Contractor must ensure that all electrical equipment and plant is suppressed so as to cause no
unacceptable electrical or other interference to surrounding properties.

APPENDIX 1/12: Setting Out and Existing Ground Levels
1. Setting out information will be supplied to the Contractor at the commencement of the Works. This
information will comprise the start and end setting out locations for the proposed pavement renewal
scheme
2. The Contractor shall be required to carry out a detailed survey of the existing road marking and replace
like for like, with the exception of changes proposed to the road marking design as indicated on road
marking drawings 3184/130/HW/1201-1205. The exact location for the new road markings shall be
agreed in advance with the Employers Representative.
3. Tie-ins between the back of footpath, existing kerbs, existing road carriageways, existing ground and
other features shall be agreed on site between the Contractor and Employer’s Representative.
4. In general, on the N20 mainline the Contractor shall plane out the existing road surface (45mm) and
replace with 45mm from the West side of Clogheenmilcon Bridge to the Eastern end of the scheme. On
the mainline from the West side of Clogheenmilcon Bridge to the Western end of the scheme at Blarney
the Contractor shall plane out the existing road surface (200mm) and replace with 200mm.
5. At the Blarney Junction the Contractor shall overlay the existing road surface with 50mm from the
Clogheenmilcon Bridge Underpass / Blarney Business Park Entrance to before the Eastbound On/ Off
slip from the N20 to Blarney. For the West Bound Off slip/ On slip, roundabout and the R617 at the Blarney
Junction the Contractor shall plane out the existing road surface (45mm) and replace with 45mm.
6. For the Blarney Junction, under the Clogheenmilcon Bridge the Contractor shall plane out the existing
road surface (150mm) and replace with 150mm. For the Blarney Business Park entrance and the Kiln
road private entrance the Contractor shall plane out the existing road surface (100mm) and replace
with 100mm.
7. For the Killeens Cross, Northpoint Business Junction and Kiln Road off and on Slips the Contractor shall
plane out the existing road surface (45mm) and replace with 45mm.
8. Additional setting out information will be provided as necessary. Tie-ins shall be agreed on site between
the Contractor and Employer’s Representative where necessary.
9. The Contractor shall set out the works by reference to the Ordnance Survey Datum (Malin Head), to
which all levels quoted in the Contract documents refer. Horizontal alignment shall be determined in
accordance with Irish Transverse Mercator co-ordinates, to which all references to Eastings and
Northings in the Contract documents refer.
10. The Contractor shall verify existing alignments at tie-in points at the commencement of the works and
notify the Employer’s Representative of any discrepancy so that the alignments may be adjusted to
provide a smooth transition to existing.
11. The Contractor shall obtain in writing the Employer’s Representative’s approval for the setting out prior to
the commencement of physical works.
12. The Contractor shall allow 24 hours between the setting out of any portion of the Works and the
commencement of construction so that the setting out may be checked by the Employer’s Representative.
The 24-hour period shall commence only once the Contractor has informed the Employer’s
Representative that the setting out has been completed. Such checking shall be entirely at the discretion
of the Employer’s Representative. Any reduction in this timing shall be agreed in advance with the
Employer’s Representative.
13. Permanent markings for setting out shall not be applied to surfaces that will be retained at the end of the
Contract.
General Requirements

Accuracy of Setting Out
14. The Contractor shall ensure when setting out that he complies with all requirements for special accuracy
and critical dimensions shown on drawings or otherwise specified. Where work is not otherwise specified
the Contractor must not exceed the tolerances in BS5606.
15. The Contractor shall ensure that appropriate methods are employed to identify the accuracy of
measurements to be made in verifying the Works.
16. The Contractor shall use appropriate instruments and methods and monitoring and control procedures to
ensure that specified standards of accuracy are obtained, and provide systematic checking as the work
proceeds to ensure that the adopted methods, materials, monitoring and control procedures are adequate.
All equipment utilised by the Contractor and/or Consultants shall have a valid relationship to a recognised
measurement control standard.
17. The Contractor shall take corrective action in respect of work not complying with the standard of accuracy
or tolerances specified, including rectification of work already carried out, adjustment of methods or
materials used, increased supervision of identified source of inaccuracy. When any adjustment of design
and/or details may be required the Contractor shall immediately notify the Employer.
18. The Contractor shall, wherever satisfactory accuracy, fit and/or appearance of the work are likely to be
critical or difficult to achieve, obtain consent to proposals or to the appearance of the relevant aspects of
the partially finished work as soon as possible.
Setting Out
19. The Contractor shall accurately, truly and properly set out the Works and be responsible for the
correctness of the positions, levels, dimensions and alignment of all parts of the Works and shall provide
all necessary instruments, appliances, materials, equipment and labour in connection therewith. The
Contractor shall ensure the careful protection and reservation of all benchmarks, sight-rails, pegs and
other things used in setting out the Works.

APPENDIX 1/13: Programme of Works

Programme of Works
1. In accordance with the Conditions of Contract, the Contractor shall provide a programme prior to the
Starting Date, in the form of a Gantt / Bar chart (an electronic copy to be compatible with Microsoft
Project or similar approved). This programme shall be produced as a result of critical path analysis,
and must abide by the constraints stated or implied in the Contract. It shall show the level of detail
appropriate to each stage of the works, and all activities and restraints shall be given a short title. The
Critical Path shall be clearly indicated. All events shall be numbered and annotated with earliest and
latest event dates. Proposed plant and resources assigned to each element shall be indicated.
2. The critical path analysis referred to above shall be provided to the Employer’s Representative.
Appropriate phasing of the works shall be taken into account in the preparation of any Programme
submitted to the Employer or his Representatives.
3. The Contractor will not be permitted to commence any work on site prior to obtaining written
approval from the Employer’s Representative that the proposed Works Programme complies
with this Appendix to the Specification. Any delays in complying with this requirement shall
be attributable to the Contractor.
Schedule of Stated Constraints
4. The Contractor shall note the following Schedule of Stated Constraints:
i) Site Extent and Limitations on Use (see Appendix 1/7);

ii) Traffic Safety and Management (see Appendix 1/17);
iii) Approval by the Employer’s Representative of Works Proposals and changes to Sub
Contractors or personnel in accordance with the timescales stated or implied in the Contract;
iv) Trial sections and demonstrations as required under the Specification;
v) Maintaining access to public and private properties/agricultural lands for the duration of the
works;
vi) Constraints on working hours for the purposes of limiting noise and vibration nuisance are
listed in Appendix 1/9;
vii) Maintaining access to existing attenuation ponds for authorised maintenance personnel.
viii) Any statutory limitations on site clearance;
ix) Complying with the requirements of Inland Fisheries Ireland and OPW in relation to works
adjacent to watercourses as indicated in Appendix 1/16;
x) Obtaining all road opening licences required for the works.
xi) Complying with TII’s “Guidelines for the Treatment of Bats during the Construction of National
Road Schemes”.
xii) Complying with TII’s “Guidelines on The Management of Noxious Weeds and Non-Native
Invasive Plant Species on National Roads”.
5. The level of detail to be provided in the programme shall not be less than the following:
Level 1
(i) Roadworks (each section of the works)
(a) Mobilisation – (site offices/compound establishment)

(b) Site Clearance
(c) Bituminous courses: Surface Course, binder course, base
(d) Loop Detector replacement
(e) Bridge Joint replacement
(f) Signing and lining
(g) Demobilisation
(ii) All privately or publicly owned services and supplies. The Contractor shall provide separate
programmes in respect of each utility/body.

(iii) Traffic management measures including operation of site access, plant crossings and
temporary diversions for traffic. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all traffic
management associated with the works. Detailed traffic management proposals shall be
submitted to the Traffic Department of Cork City Council and the Employer’s Representative
for approval in accordance with Appendix 1/17, and shall consider all pedestrian accesses,
footpaths and private entrances along and adjacent to the proposed route.
(iv) Phasing of works: The Contractor shall consider any requirements for phasing of the Works in
the programme.
Progress
6. The Contractor shall monitor his own performance against the Contract programme and prepare
comprehensive reports for the Employer at monthly intervals in which particular reference is made to the
viability of Sectional Completion, Practical Completion and any other dates shown.
7. The Contractor shall ensure that the progress of the Contract Works is maintained both on and off the
Site and shall take such measures as may be necessary to ensure that the periods for completion of the
Contract Works are achieved without additional expense.
8. The progress report is to be prepared and issued two days before each site meeting and shall include:
• A statement of overall progress compared to that previously reported.
• Actual progress achieved compared with that planned on the baselined construction programme,
together with explanations of any differences. The report must cover in detail both activities on the
critical path and activities that are crucial to completion, any changes in the critical path, coming critical
activities, and activities approaching criticality. Any trends in progress shall be identified and where
appropriate duration to completion of key activities shall be reported. Actual and potential sources of
delay shall be highlighted, together with proposed corrective action and measures to mitigate the
impact of delay. (Activity status reports shall be produced for all activities in progress identifying for
each activity: planned and actual start and finish dates, +/- weeks, % complete as planned, % actually
complete, and duration remaining to completion).
• A report on off-site progress of design, procurement, lead-in activities, and manufacture/fabrication

activities.
• Information requirements and outstanding information, including both information to the Contractor,
and from the Contractor to the Employer; identifying the dates that the information is required.
• Details of Instructions issued and requested, and any Confirmation of Instructions issued by the
Contractor.
• Records of all liaison and correspondence with Statutory bodies and third parties including but not
limited to TII, CIE, OPW, Inland Fisheries, utility providers etc.
• Records of any incidents that may result in an insurance claim, affect tenants trading, or reported
under the Health & Safety requirements.
• Current technical queries.
• Contract date for completion and sectional/phased completion dates, together with any extension
of time agreed or being claimed (including reasons).
• Labour (number and description of tradesmen, labourers, and supervisors), plant (number, type,
and capacity of all plant excluding hand tools), and materials schedules; identifying any shortages
and stating corrective action being taken.
• Provide a weekly labour return, classified by trade, giving a total number of personnel employed on
site and indicating the number of new starts.

• Any difficulties and delays in the execution of sub-contracts, stating corrective action being taken.
9. Subsequent to the production of the Progress Report the Contractor shall, if necessary, update the
programme and/or method statement to demonstrate how he proposes to overcome any delays which
may have occurred. The recommendations, changes in logic and/or durations shall be submitted to the
Employer in the form of a schedule indicating both the previous and amended data. The updated
programme and/or method statement will come into effect only upon approval of the Employer.
10. Where the sequence of work on site is varied, the Contractor is to revise the Construction Programme to
reflect such amendments and obtain the Employer agreement prior to the next weekly progress update.
11. The Contractor shall wherever possible achieve a continuous rate of progress on individual operations.
The Contractor should avoid only partially completing an operation and then leaving it for an extended
period.

APPENDIX 1/14: Monthly Statements
1. The Contractor shall submit Interim Payment Statements to the Employer’s Representative in
accordance with Clause 11 of the Conditions of Contract. The monthly statements submitted by the
Contractor to the Employer’s Representative in accordance with the Conditions shall, whenever
dealing with matters covered by the Pricing Document, be set out under Part and Section headings
similar to those in the Pricing Document and shall separately identify each item and specify quantity,
unit, rate and value.
2. In respect of Compensation Events, the Contractor shall separately show in his Interim Payment
Statement quantities, units and rate of goods and/or materials and also details of any other matters to
which he considers himself entitled. The Contractor shall allow the Employer’s Representative to
inspect invoices for goods or materials included in the statement.
3. Where the Contractor’s monthly statements include works for which the Contractor considers extra
payment is due, then reference to orders given by the Employer’s Representative, notices given by
the Contractor in accordance with the Contract, and relevant records shall be stated.
4. Note: The Contractor shall note the requirements of Clause 11.4 of the Conditions of Contract,
and the deductions that may be levied for failing to comply with the referenced clauses within.
5. When the valuation amount is agreed between the Employer’s Representative and the Contractor,
and a certificate for payment issued by the Employer’s Representative, the Contractor is to forward an
invoice for that amount to the Employer for payment purposes.

APPENDIX 1/16: Privately and Publicly Owned Services and

Supplies
General
1. The Contractor shall liaise with all local authorities and statutory undertakers and other bodies which
have any jurisdiction with regard to the Works and shall obtain from them the location of all existing
services and their requirements in relation to the Works.
2. Where necessary, the Contractor shall liaise with all service providers and ensure full co-ordination of
inputs between each.
3. The Contractor is to allow for the cost of all necessary diversions within his tender. Where the Employer
has paid a deposit, fee, etc., in advance of placing this contract, those sums so paid by the Employer
will be deducted from the final account of the Contractor. The orders will be taken over by the Contractor.
4. Details of preliminary arrangements that have been made with Statutory Undertakers and others for
the alteration of services affected by the Works are listed in this Appendix. No arrangements have
been made in respect of temporary alterations of services and supplies necessary for the execution
of the works. The Contractor shall make arrangements with the Statutory Undertakers for such
temporary alterations of service or supplies. The Contractor must include in his pricing and his works
programme for such temporary alterations of service or supply where necessary.
5. The indicative positions of Public Utility and Privately Owned services are indicated in Volume G –
Information Volume. This information has been provided by the utility providers, but no warranty is given
as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. The Contractor is solely responsible for location,
level, exact number and positions of the services and shall exercise all necessary precautions when
doing so. The Contractor shall use a combination of tracing equipment and trial holes to locate all
services in advance of the works.
6. Should unchartered existing services be uncovered by the Contractor during the course of the works,
the Contractor shall make arrangements with the Statutory Undertakers and any other parties
concerned for the protection, diversion, relocation or other treatment of the service. The Contractor
shall use a combination of tracing equipment and trial holes to locate and determine the direction and
extent of unchartered services and allowance for this is to be included in the Contractors lump sum
price. In the event that an unchartered service conflicts with the location of a proposed service or
relocation of an existing service the Contractor is responsible for designing and agreeing the proposed
mitigating works and adjusting the layouts of the services on site with the agreement of the Service
Provide and Employer’s Representative to overcome and resolve such conflicts. The Contractor must
take proactive action to resolve all such conflicts in a timely manner. The Contractor must include in
his pricing and his works programme for designing and agreeing dealing with conflicts due to
unchartered services. The Contractor is to provide immediate notification to the Employer’s
Representative of any service found to exist which is not indicated in the Contract.
7. No arrangements have been made in respect of temporary alterations of service and supplies which
may or may not be necessary for the execution of the Works. The Contractor shall make arrangements
with the Statutory Undertakers and Utility Providers and include in his pricing and his works
programme for such temporary alterations of service or supply where necessary.
8. The Contractor shall make arrangements with the Statutory Undertakers and others concerned, for
the co-ordination of his work with all work which needs to be done by them or their contractors
concurrently with the Works. Compliance with the periods of notice given in this Appendix does not
relieve the Contractor of his obligations.
9. The Contractor shall consult with all the relevant Public Utility and Private Service owners before
commencing any work in their vicinity, and shall satisfy himself as to the exact position of existing
services which may affect or be affected by the construction of the Works

10. The Contractor shall agree, in advance of any works, the exact location of any service diversion
requirements on site with the relevant Local Authority, Public Utility and Private Utility Service bodies.
11. The Contractor shall take all measures required by any statutory undertaker for the support and full
protection of all services or supplies in accordance with the relevant code of practice or special
requirement. He shall keep the Employer’s Representative informed of such liaison and measures.
12. Private services to individual properties have not been identified on the drawings. The Contractor shall
make arrangements with the Statutory Undertakers and others concerned for the phasing of all
necessary disconnections and diversions of private services affected by the Works. The Contractor
must include in his pricing and his works programme for such temporary alterations of service or supply
where necessary.
13. Should any leakage or damage be discovered, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Employer’s
Representative and the owners of the service and the Contractor shall afford every facility for repair or
replacement of the apparatus affected.
14. Construction traffic, including all traffic at site accommodation areas, shall only be permitted to transverse
buried services after protective measures which are agreed with the Employer’s Representative have
been implemented. The Contractor shall restrict construction traffic to approved designated crossing
points only.
15. Disconnected apparatus shall be removed by the Contractor only with the prior consent of the Authority
concerned.
16. The Contractor is responsible for locating and protecting any underground services in the vicinity of
any excavations.
17. The Contractor is responsible for temporarily supporting any underground services in the vicinity of
any excavations.
18. It is not intended that private services to individual properties will be impacted by the Works. Should
uncharted private services be uncovered by the Contractor during the course of the works, the
Contractor shall make arrangements with the Statutory Undertakers and any other parties concerned
for the protection, diversion, relocation or other treatment of the service.
19. The Contractor shall refer to the HSA publication “Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from
Underground Services” and any other relevant publications when dealing with or working nearby
underground utilities and services.
20. The Contractor shall refer to the ESB publication “Code of Practice on Overhead Electricity Lines in
Construction” and any other relevant publications when dealing with or working nearby overhead lines.
21. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the authorities serving in the locality are listed below
in the Table below:-

Service Address Contact Details

ESB ESB Networks Ray Kelly
Sandyford Tel: 087 220 2551
Co. Dublin
ESB Records Office Esb.ie. dig@esb.ie
EIR EIR, plantalterations@eircom.ie

Plant Alterations,
EIR HQ, Desk 3E-31, Heuston
Sth Qtr,
St Johns Rd, Dublin 8
Cork City Council - Roads City Hall (021) 492 4000
Department Anglesea Street
Cork
T12 T997
Cork City Council - Water & City Hall (021) 492 4000
Sewer Supply Anglesea Street
Cork
T12 T997
Cork City Council - Traffic City Hall (021) 492 4000
Signals, Public Lighting, Anglesea Street
Drainage and Parks Cork
T12 T997
Cork City Council - Environment City Hall (021) 492 4000
Anglesea Street
Cork
T12 T997
TII Motorway ITS Contractor/TII Parkgate Business Centre, Aidan Smyth
Representative Parkgate St, 087 207 4651
Northside,
Dublin 8
SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AFFECTED BY THE WORKS
22. Full details of the requirements of the Service Authorities are listed in the Table below and the following
Sections (should any works be required to the appropriate services)
Description Location Group Drawing No. Notice Time For

Required to Completion
Commence
ESB As shown on E All 6 weeks See App 1/13

Drawings
Traffic Loops As shown on E All 6 weeks See App 1/13
Drawings
Group Descriptions.
A. Work expected to be completed before the commencement of the works.
B. Work required in the contract which does not require prior work by the Contractor.
C. Work required in the contract which does require prior work by the Contractor.
D. Work expected to be under construction at the commencement of works
E. Work required to be carried out jointly by the Contractor (all civil works) and the Statutory
Undertaker (cabling only) in close liaison and co-operation with each other.
F. Work to be wholly undertaken by the Contractor (in liaison with statutory undertaker).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THE E.S.B.
Statutory Regulations :-
23. Where work is being carried out, all relevant statutory requirements must be adhered to. The
Construction (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulation 1975 states in Section 132, part xvi: "Before
any operation or works to which these regulations apply are commenced and also during the progress
thereof, all practicable steps be taken to prevent danger to persons employed from any live electrical
cable or apparatus which is liable to be a source of danger, either by rendering such cable or apparatus
electrically dead or otherwise". It is the duty of every Contractor to comply with the 1975 regulations
and any subsequent revisions and amendments.
WORKING IN PROXIMITY TO LIVE OVERHEAD CABLES.
24. The Contractor shall familiarise himself and his staff with the contents of the ESB Networks Publication
“Avoidance of Electrical Hazards when Working Near Overhead Electric Lines” and ensure that all of
the recommendations for safe working systems are implemented prior to any works commencing.
25. In particular, the Contractor shall note the requirements for attendance and supervision by ESB when
such works are undertaken and ensure that suitable notification, but no less than 10 Working Days, is
provided to ESB to arrange site attendance where required.
WORKING IN PROXIMITY TO LIVE UNDERGROUND CABLES.
26. The Contractor shall familiarise himself and his staff on safe digging practices and ESB Networks Job
Sheet “Safe System of Working for Digging”, its publication “Avoidance of Electrical Hazards when
Digging” (available at http://www.esb.ie/esbnetworks/safety_environment/safe_digging.jsp) and HSA
publication “HAS Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Underground Services”
(http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Construction/).
27. In particular, the Contractor shall note the requirements for attendance and supervision by ESB when
such works are undertaken and ensure that suitable notification, but no less than 10 Working Days, is
provided to ESB to arrange site attendance where required.
28. In all cases covered above, a care and maintenance system must be introduced by the Contractor in
order to ensure that barriers and warning notices remain effective for the duration of the work.
29. Except under such restrictions as the ESB Representative may impose for the safety of persons and
the protection of property WORKS SHALL NOT BE CARRIED OUT or cranes or other plant erected
operated and/or dismantled or materials stored WITHIN THE 'PROHIBITED SPACE' WHICH IS THAT
SPACE WITHIN A RADIUS OF: -
i) 15.0m OF LIVE OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY LINES WHERE LINES ARE CARRIED ON STEEL
TOWERS;
ii) 9.0m OF LIVE OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY LINES WHERE THE LINES ARE CARRIED ON WOOD
POLES
TOGETHER WITH ANYWHERE VERTICALLY ABOVE THIS SPACE. These distances shall be
maintained at all times between any Overhead Electricity Lines or anything connected to such Overhead
Electricity Lines owned leased or rented by the ESB.
POTENTIAL DANGERS
30. The Contractor shall note the following:

i) The Contractor and any sub-contractor employed by him shall particularly note and bring to
the attention of their respective employees the danger of 'Flash-over' where as a result of the
very high voltages being transmitted potential lethal shocks can occur in close proximity to
live Overhead Electricity Lines WITHOUT ANY CONTACT BEING MADE.
ii) Debris produced when trimming or felling trees and/or from demolition MUST NOT fall or be
projected into the 'Prohibited Space'. Similarly excavation spoil must not be dumped or
accumulated so as to cause infringement of the 'Prohibited Space'.
iii) Special care MUST be taken when using material, which shall include but not be limited to,
rope wire and/or measuring tape and the like.
iv) The Contractor shall exercise particular care when carrying out work which involves the use
of water jets or piped slurry. Liquids when being carried or used for the purposes of the Works
MUST NOT be allowed to splash fall or otherwise be projected into the 'Prohibited Space'.
v) If a crane or other equipment is used crane stops fencing and warning notices shall be
provided by the Contractor to ensure that there can be no encroachment on the 'Prohibited
Space' by crane load or other equipment even if the crane load or other equipment slips fails
or overturns.
vi) Portable ladders used in the vicinity of live Overhead Electricity Lines shall be of wood or other
non-conducting material and shall not be reinforced by metal attachments running along stiles
of the ladders. Even ladders without reinforcement can lead to serious electrical shocks if
allowed to come close to live overhead equipment and therefore special precautions must be
taken to ensure that the ladder cannot slip and encroach on the 'Prohibited Space'.
vii) Any disturbance of or attachment to any Plant or Equipment or Electric Cables(s) shall ONLY
be carried out by the Staff of the Company or its authorised contractors and/or agents.
viii) Long objects, which shall include but not be limited to, pipes scaffold poles ladders and/or
long handled tools or any object of such length that if carried vertically could infringe on the
'Prohibited Space' MUST BE CARRIED HORIZONTALLY.
31. Work should not be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the overhead lines during periods of poor
visibility. If this is not reasonably practicable additional precautions MUST be taken including but not
limited to the erection of appropriate barriers to ensure maintenance of the appropriate safety
clearances.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
32. In the absence of specific information provided by the ESB, it must be assumed at all times that an
overhead electric line is live.
33. The Contractor shall consult the ESB Engineers not less than fourteen days before it is proposed to
commence where any underground or overhead electricity cables or apparatus will be affected by the
proposed work. The Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements with the ESB to safeguard the
cable or apparatus.
34. The permission of the ESB Engineers must be obtained in writing before plant or equipment is
operated or work of any kind is carried out within 12 metres of overhead lines. The Contractor shall
give at least one week notice to the ESB Engineers of the dates upon which it is intended to operate
plant or equipment or carry out any work for which permission has been given by the ESB’s Engineers.
Liaison with the ESB should be continued until the construction work has been completed.
35. Access for plant and materials and the working of plant should be under direct supervision of a
responsible person appointed by the Contractor to ensure that the safety precautions are observed.
Self-adhesive danger stickers (obtainable free from the Board) that warn machinery operators of the
hazards of working in close proximity to overhead electric lines should be placed on the cab window
of machines. Before starting work in the vicinity of overhead electric lines machinery operators, in
particular, should be briefed by the responsible supervisors on the dangers existing and the
precautions to be observed.
36. Lateral clearance for Public Lighting i.e. horizontal clearance from the nearest conductor = Height of
the column + 1 metre. The ESB should be consulted to provide clearances before any standards can
be erected.

37. Other services should be 250mm from underground cabling with the exception of where they run
parallel which should be first cleared depending on the length of run.
PROVISION OF FACILITIES
38. In the event of the ESB requiring emergency and/or maintenance work to be executed on the Electricity
Cable(s) whether Overhead Electricity Lines or Buried Electricity Cables during the period of the
Contract the Contractor shall afford all reasonable facilities and access to the staff of the ESB or its
authorised contractors and/or agents.
39. The Contractor shall make his insurers aware that should damage result to existing ESB plant during
construction work, ESB will seek to recover from the Contractor the cost of traffic loss (i.e. loss of
revenue) in addition to the repair costs.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO CORK COUNTY COUNCIL
40. Cork are the statutory authorities for public road development and for co-ordinating sewerage and
sewage disposal and water supply functions (if applicable). These functions are dealt with by:
ROAD DEVELOPMENT WORKS:

Senior Engineer,
Roads Department,
Cork City Council
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER MAINTENANCE

Senior Engineer,
Water Services Department,
Cork City Council
DRAINAGE WORKS AND MAINTENANCE

Senior Engineer,
Water Services Department,
Cork City Council
PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT

Senior Engineer,
Public Lighting Department,
Cork City Council
41. The Contractor shall at all times maintain close liaison with the appropriate Department of Cork City
Council in connection with any works affecting their services or any of the Department's apparatus.
42. Before commencing work in the vicinity of the Department's works or apparatus the Contractor shall
give the Environmental Services Department and Water Services Department reasonable notice.
43. Whenever requested, Cork City Council will endeavour to indicate the approximate position of their
sewers, manholes, water mains, ducting, cabling and other apparatus, but before carrying out any
excavation by mechanical means the Contractor shall expose the services by hand to satisfy himself
of the exact position.
44. The Contractor shall not permit heavy plant to travel over Cork City Council sewers, water mains or
other apparatus unless suitable protection plates or concrete slabs have been provided to the
satisfaction of the Employer’s Representative.
Programme, Routing of Vehicles
45. TII and the Traffic Department of Cork City Council shall be fully informed of the Contractor's
programme in respect of the public roads before the commencement of any operations that will impact
on the road network. The proposed routing of vehicles on public roads, together with the necessary

signing shall be approved by TII and/or the Traffic Department of Cork City Council prior to the Starting
Date.
46. In addition, the Contractor shall give at least 5 working days’ notice to TII and/or the Traffic Department
of Cork City Council of any operations which may involve the use of public roads by Contractor's Plant
and/or abnormally heavy volume or oversized construction traffic.
Precaution Against Damage
47. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent damage which may be caused by his
operations to existing infrastructure including road pavement, drainage outfalls, roadside drainage,
kerbs, verges, road signs, fences, hedges etc. and shall indemnify TII and/or Cork City Council in
respect of the consequent costs of making good any damage which may occur to these installations
as a result of his operations.
Public Lighting and Traffic Lighting
48. The Contractor shall ensure that no damage to the existing lighting cable and equipment ensues from
his roadwork operations. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any
portion of the site, the Contractor shall confirm details of underground cabling & ducting on site with
TII and/or Cork County Council, or where a private supply exists, the relevant owner. Where
necessary the Contractor shall provide temporary lighting where required. The Contractor’s proposals
for any required temporary public lighting shall be submitted to TII and/or County Council for approval.
No work is to be carried out until a temporary public lighting plan is approved.
49. Where such details show that the Contractor’s work or the movement of plant or equipment may
endanger lighting plant, the Contractor must give TII and /or the Traffic and Public Lighting Department
of Cork City Council at least five Working Days’ notice of the date on which it is intended to commence
such work or movement of plant and equipment in order that the presence of buried plant can be
identified. The Contractor shall ensure that lighting plant is protected from damage.
50. Where public lighting is currently provided along the route, the Contractor shall ensure that public
lighting is maintained during the hours of darkness for the duration of the works. The standard of the
lighting to be provided shall not be less than the standard currently provided, to the approval of the
Employer’s Representative and TII and/or the Public Lighting Department of Cork County Council.
Removal of Signs
51. All signs displaying the name of the Contractor or the name of Sub-contractor or of suppliers shall be
removed from the site within six weeks of the date of the Certificate of Substantial Completion for the
whole of the Works.
52. Emergency signs shall be removed one week prior to the issue of the Defects Certificate.
Liability for Costs

53. Should the Contractor after due warning be in default in any way in relation to the above requirements,
the Employer’s Representative and/or Employer will make the necessary arrangements to rectify the
situation and will recover the expense thereof from the Contractor.
Special Requirements for Environmental Considerations
54. The Contractor shall identify all Controlled Waters (including ditches, which may be affected by the
works) and the permanent or temporary discharge points to these watercourses.
55. The Contractor shall note that failure to provide suitable preventative measures to control surface
water runoff and implement silt and pollution control measures on site could lead to prosecution under
the Control of Pollution Act 1974, as amended by Schedule 23 of the Water Act 1989 and Schedule
16 of the Environment Act 1995. The Employer’s Representative’s approval for discharges will be
required and the Employer’s Representative may have to suspend work until adequate pollution
prevention measures have been carried out where the Contractor is in breach of agreed procedure.
Notwithstanding this, approval or otherwise of any method statement shall not absolve the Contractor
of any of his duties in relation to the above Environmental Considerations.
56. In the event of spillage of any polluting substance and/or pollution of any Controlled Waters, the
Contractor must notify the Employer’s Representative and TII and/or Cork City Council immediately
by telephone. In this regard it should be noted that Cork City Council can be contacted on a 24-hour
basis.
57. Materials which may cause pollution shall not be stored near Controlled Waters nor shall they be
stored in such a manner that they may fall or be carried into Controlled Waters. All refuse and debris
arising from the site in the vicinity of Controlled Waters shall be collected and removed as required so
that none may fall or be carried into the Controlled Waters.
58. In the event that temporary sanitation cannot be connected to the public foul sewerage system, the
Contractor shall apply to the Employer’s Representative for consent for any discharge in compliance
with Section 34(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.
59. The Contractor must not use construction plant in any Controlled Waters without the prior written
approval of the Employer’s Representative. Such approval will only be given where it can be
demonstrated that plant is secure from oil leaks, etc.
60. Where construction plant has to cross watercourses, temporary bridges or culverts, it should be
installed with suitable mud splashguards. The fording of any Controlled Waters will not be permitted
without the Contractor obtaining the prior written approval of the Employer’s Representative.
61. Construction plant washing facilities (including wheel washes) shall be designed to operate on total
recirculation wherever possible. Where this cannot be achieved, the disposal of wash water to any
Controlled Waters shall not take place without adequate settlement and oil removal prior to discharge.
The Contractor will require the Employer’s Representative’s approval for such discharges.
62. Borehole drilling or other ground investigations can produce a polluting effluent, which may require
treatment before being discharged to Controlled Waters. TII and/or Cork City Council must be advised
by the Contractor of the measures to be taken to prevent pollution before the commencement of any
such operations liable to give rise to an effluent.
Silt Run-off
63. Temporary topsoil and subsoil heaps and stockpiles created after land stripping should be located at
reasonable distances from drains or Controlled Waters to prevent any collected materials from either
falling or being integrated with run-off caused by rain into any Controlled Waters. They shall be seeded
or bound as soon as practicable after deposition to ensure quick stabilisation and cut-off drains shall
be provided to intercept run-off from the stockpiles.
64. All newly formed earthwork slopes shall be topsoiled and seeded as soon as practicably possible.
During construction, run-off of these earthworks slopes shall be collected by filter drain or open
channel and silts removed by use of settlement ponds or other means prior to discharge into Controlled
Waters.
65. Surface water or groundwater from excavations or other parts of the working area must not be pumped
nor be allowed to issue directly into Controlled Waters or drains but should receive treatment to ensure
removal of pollutants in accordance with Cork City Council requirements before discharge to
Controlled Waters.
Oil Pollution
66. The Contractor must ensure that oil is stored well away from any drain or Controlled Waters. Oil
storage tanks must be located on an impermeable base and be surrounded by an impervious bund
with no surface water outlet. The bund must be capable of retaining at least 110% of the volume of
the tanks.

67. Valves and couplings connected to oil storage tanks must be located within the bund and delivery
hoses should be fitted with trigger-type handles suspended back within the bund after use. Valves and
trigger filler handles must be kept padlocked when not in use.
68. The transportation of fuel and oil across the site in drums or other containers must be avoided as far
as practicable. Where this is unavoidable, extreme caution must be taken to avoid spillages or leaks.
The Contractor shall hold adequate stocks of oil absorbent and containment materials on site. The
Contractor must ensure that relevant staff are familiar with the use of these materials.
69. Surface water, together with any material which accumulates within the storage tank bund, must be
removed by means of a mutually controlled positive lift pump. Oil contaminated water must be
disposed of at an appropriate licensed tip site, incineration plant or oil recovery plant.
70. The Contractor shall ensure that personnel are nominated as being responsible for the supervision of
the filling of oil storage tanks, vehicles etc. and that a "Nominated Person" is available at all appropriate
times. Diesel pumps, generators and similar equipment shall be placed on drip trays to collect minor
spillages or leaks.
71. Mobile fuel and lubricant servicing units must be provided with appropriate quality delivery hoses with
trigger-type delivery nozzles. These vehicles, when not in use must be parked in a secure area within
an impermeable bund. Vehicles and plant must not be refuelled near drains or Controlled Water. Oil
powered pumps, generators and the like should be positioned on impervious drip trays surrounded by
earth or sand bunds and located at least 10 metres from any Controlled Waters. The use of such plant
adjacent to Controlled Waters is not permitted and the disposal of waste oil/oily waters from the drip
trays must be by the methods outlined in this Specification.
72. The Contractor shall take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of his oil storage facilities
from acts of wilful damage or vandalism.
Concrete Works
73. Cement, grout and unset concrete (unless specialist products as approved by the Employer’s
Representative are used) must not be allowed to enter any Controlled Waters. Prevention may be
achieved by diverting the Controlled Waters away from the working area with fixed shuttering or
sandbags or by damming the flow upstream and pumping it beyond the working area. The inlet to the
pump should be screened. Residual cement or concrete must be removed from the original channel
before the Controlled Waters are returned to it. The Contractor must obtain all relevant approvals from
the necessary overseeing authorities before any diversion of Controlled Waters can proceed.
74. The Contractor must ensure that drainage from excavations where concrete is being, or has been,
newly poured shall not be pumped or allowed to issue directly into Controlled Waters without the prior
approval of TII and/or Cork City Council and the Employer’s Representative.
75. Tools and equipment must not be washed in Controlled Waters. If it is necessary to wash equipment
on site, this must be done well away from Controlled Water and wash water must not be discharged
directly into Controlled Waters or road drains without appropriate treatment. The Contractor must
ensure that if concrete has to be sprayed in the vicinity of Controlled Waters, (e.g. on retaining walls,
etc.) suitable protective sheeting is provided to prevent rebounded or windblown concrete from falling
into Controlled Waters. Rebounded material must be cleared away before sheeting is removed.
76. The direct discharge from any concrete batching plant to Controlled Waters will not be permitted.
Subject to consultation with the Employer’s Representative a discharge to a soakaway may be
permissible.
Miscellaneous
77. The Contractor shall take suitable precautionary measures as agreed with the Employer’s
Representative to prevent any material from falling into Controlled waters when concreting, bitumen
spraying, blast cleaning or painting operations are being carried out above Controlled Waters.

78. The Contractor should note that any approval by the Employer’s Representative of the Contractor's
proposals will not relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities with respect to any pollution which may
occur. TII and/or Cork City Council will not be held liable for any damage or pollution resulting from
operations on the site.
79. The Contractor shall provide to TII and/or County Council Drainage Department in advance of the
commencement of the Works the names of responsible personnel on site together with 24 hour contact
telephone numbers.
Waste Management
80. The Contractor shall exercise due care in the handling and disposal of any potentially contaminating
material. Appropriate site management control shall be demonstrated at all times to minimise the
potential for pollution of the environment.
81. The Contractor shall submit a Waste Management Plan to the Employer’s Representative for approval,
a minimum period of 2 weeks in advance of any works commencing on the site. This shall include
details of the following items:
(a) All proposed methods of waste disposal (reuse, recycle, landfill, discharge to drain,
etc).
(b) Details of the proposed licensed waste disposal contractors and licensed disposal
sites, to be used by the Contractor.
82. The Contractor shall maintain detailed records and receipts for all movements of waste materials from
the site, for inspection by the Employer's Representative.
Disposal of Waste, Surplus Soil and Demolition Rubble
83. The materials to be disposed off site are classified as “wastes” and are subject to the provisions of the
“Waste Management Act” 1996 and subsequent amendments. The facilities at which such materials
are discarded must have a waste licence from the EPA or must have a waste permit from the Local
Authority. All vehicles transporting material off site shall be required to present, and continue to hold
for the duration of the Contract, a valid permit.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO PRIVATELY OWNED SERVICES

General
84. Privately owned services include watermains, sewers, rising mains and all other services pipes, drains,
valves, fittings and manholes owned or held in trust for private individuals or groups, community groups
or private or publicly owned Companies. The Contractor shall liaise with the owners of private services
in connection with any works affecting these services, prior to and during the course of these works.
85. The Contractor shall ensure that all private services affected by his works be maintained fully functional
during the course of the Works except for the short periods required for making connections to divert
these services temporarily or permanently.
86. Connections to private services shall only be made by agreement with the owners of the services.
87. Where there is a possibility of Private Services being encountered, either on account of the
Contractor’s working methods, or based on updated information, before carrying out any excavation
by mechanical means the Contractor shall locate and expose the services by hand in order to identify
their exact location.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS

General
88. The Contractor shall contact the Office of Public Works before commencing any works that may, either
directly or indirectly, interfere with streams, rivers and controlled waters.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT,

HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
89. The Contractor shall always take all reasonable steps to permit access to the site by the Department
or its representatives and shall permit the Department or its representatives to survey and take such
observations and measurements as it requires.
Protection of Natural Heritage Interests
90. The Contractor shall ensure that all personnel (Contractors, sub-contractors, Specialists, and
suppliers) are informed of, and trained as necessary, on requirements for protection of natural heritage
interests during the conduct of work and that all personnel are informed of any sites, features or
species subject to statutory protection.
91. If any protected site, feature or species is inadvertently damaged as a consequence of the Works the
Department shall be informed within 24 hours and all reasonable steps taken to accommodate the
Department’s recommendations in respect of repair or compensation for the damage.
92. If, at any time, a protected plant or animal is encountered, or evidence suggesting the presence of a
protected animal is detected, the Contractor shall immediately inform the Employer’s Representative
and shall consult the Department to agree necessary actions.
93. If at any time and for any reason, construction activities or stockpiles of soil, spoil or other material,
are liable to cause elevated dust deposition on areas or features of interest for nature conservation
which would be adversely affected by dust, the Contractor shall, with the advice of the appropriate
Advisor and in consultation with the Department, minimise dust generation and/or dispersion.
94. If at any time and for any reason construction activities are liable to cause levels of noise or vibration
to affect any species or areas of interest for nature conservation or features of geological or
physiographic interest which would be adversely affected by the noise or vibration, the Contractor
shall, with the advice of the appropriate Advisor and in consultation with the Department, adopt means
to minimise the noise or vibration.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND
95. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to minimise environmental damage to watercourses
and waterbodies in the area impacted by the Construction Works.
96. The Contractor shall retain a copy of the following documents on site for the duration of the works and
shall ensure that all relevant method statements for works near or on watercourses or waterbodies
comply with the requirements within these reference documents:
• National Roads Authority “Guidelines for the Crossing of Watercourses During Construction
of National Road Schemes”
• Eastern Regional Fisheries Board “Requirements for the Protection of Fisheries Habitat
during Construction and Development Works at River Sites”
• Northern Regional Fisheries Board “Fishery Guidelines for Local Authority Works”.
97. The Contractor shall take sufficient protective measures to ensure that no concrete or cement
materials, silt, mud, earth or other solid materials or runoff shall discharge into any waters or onto any
areas that may in the future runoff into surface waters.
98. The Contractor shall provide a method statement outlining his proposals for the safeguarding of
watercourses from all construction materials and for the storage of onsite materials.
99. All chemicals, fuels, oils and other liquids used on the construction site shall be stored in double
skinned containers within suitably bunded areas. Chemical absorbent material will be stored on site
at all times in accordance with a suitable contingency plan in the event of any spills. Such a

contingency plan shall include the provision of oil boons at all times for use in the event of an
emergency.
100. The Contractor shall observe the requirements of CIRIA document 532 – Control of Water Pollution
from Construction Sites.
101. Prior to commencement of any works on site near watercourses or that may impact on watercourses,
the Contractor shall arrange to meet representatives of the Inland Fisheries Ireland to discuss the
scheme in advance of preparing and submitting a method statement to the satisfaction of the Inland
Fisheries Ireland.

APPENDIX 1/17: Traffic Safety and Management

Definitions:
a. Traffic Management System: The method chosen to direct traffic through or around the Site
to facilitate construction of the permanent Works.
b. Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) Designer: A person or party designing, contributing to

and having overall responsibility for the Temporary Traffic Management Plan.
c. Temporary Traffic Management Plan (TTMP): Plan prepared by the Temporary Traffic
Management Designer for inclusion in the Safety and Health Plan and for use during the
roadworks.
d. Traffic Management Operation: Consists of those activities necessary to assemble, maintain,

alter or remove the traffic management measures and equipment detailed in a Temporary
Traffic Management Plan.
e. Traffic Management Measures and Equipment: Consists of all signs and their covers, cones,
lamps, cylinders, temporary road markings and studs, water filled barriers, pedestrian
guardrails, temporary steel or concrete safety barrier systems, and temporary lighting,
including their support and fixings and any cabling, piping, joints, connectors, gas/electric
supply, weighting down and any other thing required for any temporary traffic management
plan.
f. Carriageway Occupation: The period of time from the start of placing the first cone on the
carriageway at the commencement of a taper within a traffic management system to the time
of removal of the last cone from the carriageway when removing the taper of a traffic
management system.
g. Safety Zone ]
Works Area ] As defined in the Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 8
h. Works Traffic: Vehicles or items of plant that are required within the Works Area for the
purposes of carrying out the Works.
General
1. The carrying out of the works necessitates the setting up, maintenance, alteration and removal of
Traffic Management Measures and Equipment. The Contractor shall be responsible for planning,
design, implementation, construction, maintenance and removal of traffic management measures and
equipment required in order to safely facilitate completion of the Works. Note: Additional traffic
management measures may be required during the feeding of sensors through median ducts.
2. The Contractor shall provide Active traffic management in the form of Stop/GO where local access is
necessary.
3. The Contractor shall initially consult with TII, the MMaRC Contractor, the Motorway Traffic Control
Centre (MTCC), and the relevant Local Authorities prior to formal submission of any Temporary Traffic
Management Plans. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the relevant Local
Authorities regarding traffic safety and management.
4. Prior to the Starting Date and before any Traffic Management Operations take place, the Contractor
shall arrange a meeting with An Garda Síochána, the MMaRC Contractor, the MTCC, the relevant
Local Authorities and the Employer’s Representative to discuss the strategy for Traffic Management
and its arrangements for approval, implementation and emergency procedures.
5. The Contractor shall liaise with the MMaRC Network C Operator in relation to the works. Egis Lagan
Services (ELS) Ltd. are the current MMaRC Network C Operator and contact details for the relevant
person are provided below:
Mr. John Moynihan

Landline: 021 2420105
Mobile: 086 1732337
Email: John.moynihan@egislagan.ie
Note: Should there be any change to the MMaRC Network C Operator during the lifetime of this
contract, the Employer shall notify the successful Contractor within 10 working days.
6. The Contractor shall notify the Gardai, HSE ambulance control, fire services, AA Roadwatch,
Motorway Traffic Control Centre (MTCC), and the relevant Local Roads Authority, etc of the works at
least four weeks in advance of works commencing. The Contractor shall also liaise with key
stakeholders such as IDA, local business park management companies, public transport / bus
companies, etc as necessary.
7. The Contractor shall inform the Employer, and the Relevant Authorities including, but not limited to,
Cork City Council, Cork County Council, the emergency services, AA Roadwatch, the Motorway Traffic
Control Centre and other traffic information outlets at least two weeks in advance of any planned
changes to the Traffic Management System.
8. Letters shall be issued to residents and/or business premises impacted directly by the works to inform
them of upcoming changes to traffic arrangements within the extent of the works or affected side
roads.
9. Traffic information outlets:
AA Roadwatch Tel: 1850 542 542

Text Message: 087 972 6000
Email: roadw@aaireland.ie
Motorway Traffic Control Centre Tel: 0818 715 100

Email: operator@nraits.ie
10. Liaison with Blarney Garda Station shall be through the contact details provided below:
Blarney Garda Station, Address: Blarney Garda Station,

The Square,
Blarney,
Cork City,
T23 C965
Tel: +353214516290
11. The Contractor shall take all necessary steps to minimise disruption of traffic and the works are to be
programmed in such a manner as to reduce disruption to road users. Traffic restraints on any section
of any road shall be removed immediately after the work which they are designed to facilitate is
completed.
12. The Contractor shall not open any carriageway to traffic unless:
(i) road markings have been laid or removed as appropriate;
(ii) The carriageway is cleared of all items of plant, personnel, materials and debris and has been
fully swept;
(iii) All temporary or permanent signing and lighting is in place; and
(iv) Following resurfacing works, all survey work has been completed.
13. On non-motorway roads within the extent of the scheme, the needs and safety of pedestrians and
access to properties shall be considered at all times. All pedestrian diversions shall have a hard
surface and adequate drainage to prevent flooding or ponding. They shall be kept clean and free from
all materials, plant and stationary vehicles. Excessively long lengths shall be avoided where possible
to avoid unauthorised accesses being used and the desire line of pedestrian movements shall be
allowed for in the design. Care shall be taken to avoid crossing areas regularly traversed by heavy
plant. All diversions of pedestrian routes which are normally lit shall be provided with a standard of
lighting at least equal to that of the original route.
14. The Contractor shall, subject to the approval of the Employer’s Representative, appoint a competent
and qualified member of his staff to act as the Traffic Safety and Control Officer (TSCO). This person
shall be responsible for all traffic safety and control and shall liaise with the necessary relevant
Authorities as required.
Working Hours
15. For the purpose of this contract, normal working hours shall be 21.30 to 05.30 hours Monday to Friday.
Working outside normal hours shall only be by written permission of the Employer’s Representative.
No Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday working shall be permitted, except with the prior written
approval of the Employer’s Representative.
16. Where the Employer’s Representative agrees to Saturday or Sunday working, and a road closure is
required, the working hours shall be 21.30 to 05.30 hours, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the
17. No works shall be permitted to take place outside of the hours specified above, except with the prior
written approval of the Employer’s Representative
Temporary Traffic Management Plans (TTMPs)
18. Temporary Traffic Management Plans shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Traffic
Signs Manual (2019), as published by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
19. The Contractor shall be responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of the TTMP and
all associated work in accordance with the requirements of this Appendix. The Contractor shall at all
times comply with the requirements and advice of the Traffic Signs Manual, and any additional
requirements detailed in the DMRB.
20. Each Temporary Traffic Management Plan submitted by the Contractor shall be audited by a qualified
Road Safety Audit Team (Independent Third Party) in advance of its submission to the Employers
Representative in line with the requirements of the current TII Road Safety Audit Guidelines (TII GE-
STY-01024). The Contractor shall incorporate, and shall be responsible for incorporating, including
the bearing of all costs associated with , the recommendations of the Stage 3 Road Safety Audit report.
21. Without prejudice to the General Conditions of Contract, the Contractor shall, no less than ten Working
Days prior to the commencement of the Works on or near a public road, submit for approval a copy of
the detailed TTMPs and accompanying Road Safety Audits to the Employer’s Representative and
Cork City Council. The Contractor shall be required to undertake any remedial measures identified
and allow time for their completion.
22. The Contractor shall implement the Temporary Traffic Management Plan only on confirmation of
approval from Cork City Council and the Employer’s Representative. The Temporary Traffic
Management Plan shall show the sequence of construction, within the programme constraints of
Appendix 1/13, and include the following information as a minimum:
▪ Phasing of the works at each location,

▪ Drawings showing traffic management layout, including:
o Geometric Design (where applicable),
o Position of temporary traffic signals and VMS signs (where applicable),
o Lanes widths,
o Working Areas and Safety Zones,

o Access and exit locations for construction traffic,

o Signage (type, size and spacing),
o Roadworks speed limits,
o Temporary diversions,
o Road markings,
o Temporary public lighting,
o Provision for emergency services,
o Provision for maintaining access to attenuation ponds, etc.
▪ Timing and duration of operations, including when the lane closures shall be set up and
removed.
23. Drawings showing the Contractor’s detailed Temporary Traffic Management Plans shall be at a scale
not less than 1:1000, supplemented with drawings at 1:500 or 1:250 scales as necessary, or as
required by the Employer’s Representative; A3 drawings are acceptable
24. The Contractor shall undertake all necessary liaison to ensure that his proposed TTMP is compatible
with other road works in the area, so that any proposed diversion routes are not themselves subject
to road works, which will adversely affect the available capacity of any proposed diversion routes. The
Contractor shall comply with the requirements for Road Space Booking outlined in this Appendix. It is
the Contractor’s responsibility to take all reasonably practical steps to ensure awareness of all other
road works in the area and shall liaise with the relevant Local Authority, the MMaRC Contractor and
the Motorway Traffic Control Centre (MTCC) in this regard.
25. The Contractor is required to provide VMS signs on all approaches to the works to warn motorists of
the hazard and lane closure/queuing traffic as appropriate. The location / layout of the VMS signs must
be agreed with the Employer’s Representative. The Contractor must consult with TII, and the MMaRC
area Network C Operator, the MTCC, the relevant Local Authorities and the Gardaí prior to the
implementation of any static lane closures and shall comply with the lane closure bulletin requirements
of this Appendix. VMS should be provided for a minimum of two weeks in advance of the proposed
temporary traffic management works. The VMS shall advise motorists of the forthcoming works. The
VMS signs are to remain in place until issue of the Certificate of Substantial Completion, or until
directed otherwise by the Employer’s Representative. Where there are static VMS signs present on
the route on approach to the works, the Contractor shall arrange with the MTCC for a message to be
displayed on the static VMS signs to warn road users of the hazard and lane closure/queuing traffic
as appropriate
26. The Contractor shall liaise with Cork City Council in relation to any locations where traffic signals are
present along any diversion route to determine if any alterations are required to the traffic signal
sequencing while any diversion route is active. Where changes to the traffic signal sequencing is
deemed necessary by the Local Authority, all associated costs shall be borne by the Contractor.
27. Regular meetings between TII, the Employer’s Representative, the Contractor, the MMaRC
Contractor, the relevant Local Authorities, the Gardaí and other emergency services shall be arranged
by the Contractor and shall take place throughout the Construction Period; as well as at initiation or
phased changes of the Temporary Traffic Management Plans and at any other time deemed
necessary by any of these parties. Such meetings shall take account of any special events that may
require particular Traffic Management Operations.
28. The Contractor shall be cognisant of avoiding disruption to significant events that are scheduled to
take place during the construction period:
• Cork Folk Festival - September/October

• World Ghost Convention Cork City - October
• Kinsale Gourmet Festival - October
• Kinsale Fringe Jazz Festival - October
• Cobh Peoples Regatta - August

*Note: Due to Covid-19 dates and events are subject to changes.
Traffic Restrictions
29. The erection and removal of any TTMP installation or temporary diversion shall not be permitted during
the periods below, except in the case of emergencies or previous authorisation of the Employer’s
Representative.
(i) Between 11 December and 8 January,
(ii) 48 hours before and after the Easter holiday weekend (including Good Friday),
(iii) Between 12 noon on Friday and 12 midnight on Monday of any bank holiday weekend or on
any public holiday during March to October.
30. The Contractor shall comply with the following:

(i) Only Partial Road Closures will be permitted to be applied for. To ensure the avoidance of doubt,
only 2 lanes of the available 3 lanes (Hardshoulder + 2 lanes) shall be closed at any given time.
Therefore, full mainline road closures are not permitted and the Contractor must keep at least
one lane of traffic open at all times.
(ii) On any given night, only one carriageway direction on the N20 shall be permitted to be partially
closed, with respect to the partial road closure. For the avoidance of doubt, both the Northbound
and Southbound carriageway are not permitted to be partially closed at the same time.
(iii) For two / three lane motorway / dual carriageways, no lane closures will be permitted during the
day and lane closures will only be permitted nightly in accordance with the Traffic Flow
Conditions as detailed in Table 8.1.10.1 of Chapter 8 of the 2019 Traffic Signs Manual, and
• Northbound - between 21:30 to 05:30, unless previous authorisation of the Employer’s
Representative has been granted.
• Southbound - between 21:30 to 05:30, unless previous authorisation of the Employer’s
Representative has been granted.
(iv) For two / three lane motorways / dual carriageways, lane closures will generally be permitted
where hourly flows in the direction of the closure are less than 1200 vehicles per hour at any
time during the period of the closure, and as stated in paragraph 30 of this Appendix. The
Employer’s Representative reserves the right not to permit a closure at any given time taking
cognisance of special events, sporting fixtures, concerts or otherwise.
(v) Lane closures shall follow the Road Space Booking procedure as defined in this Appendix and
in consultation with An Garda Síochána.
(vi) The Employer’s Representative reserves the right to request lane closures be removed if
queuing develops or for the passage of emergency services.
(vii) There shall be no works or traffic management present within or on approach to the site extents
outside of the hours specified above, except with the prior written approval of the Employer’s
Representative. For the avoidance of doubt, all traffic management shall be removed before the
road is reopened each morning.
31. Wherever possible lane closures shall take place in such a way as to minimise the impact on road
users.
32. The Contractor shall at all times liaise with, and comply with the requirements of An Garda Síochána.
33. When excavating along the carriageway edge the Contractor shall ensure that the level difference
between the carriageway and the works is never greater than 50mm within 0.5m of a running lane.
34. The minimum running lane width through the works shall be in accordance with the requirements of
Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual

35. Temporary warning signs W 170: Other Hazards with supplementary plate reading “No Road
Markings”, as set out in section 6.21.15 and Table 6.9 of the Traffic Signs Manual, subject to approval
by the Employer’s Representative, shall be displayed following resurfacing. The signs shall be required
until road markings are reinstated.
36. Where lane closures and temporary traffic signals or the like are required, the Contractor must put in
place all required measures to ensure that stopped traffic is not permitted to queue back along diverge
lanes onto the N20 Dual Carriageway.
37. At any time where traffic will be running on a planed or temporary surface, temporary road markings
and road studs shall be used in accordance with an approved Traffic Management Plan, and the
Contractor shall apply for a speed limit restriction in accordance with the requirements listed below.
Orders for Road Closures, Roadworks Speed Limits and Detours
38. The Contractor shall be responsible for making all necessary applications to the relevant Local
Authority for partial road closures, roadworks speed limits orders and detours and gaining their
agreement to his proposals.
39. The Contractor shall adhere to Cork City Council’s procedure outlined on the Cork City Council website
and the Contractor shall attend the Tuesday traffic meeting to discuss the works:
https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/roads-and-traffic-management/licences-and-
forms/
40. The Employer’s Representative reserves the right not to permit a closure at any given time
taking cognisance of special events, sporting fixtures, concerts or otherwise.
41. All applications relating to road closures, temporary speed limits, lane closures, non-prescribed signs
or signals shall be submitted to the relevant Local Authority in writing and shall require the following
notice periods:
(i) For the making an order for a road closure – 4 weeks (minimum);
(ii) For the making of an order for roadworks speed limits signs – 5 weeks;
(iii) For authorisation of non-prescribed signs – 5 weeks;
(iv) For authorisation of temporary traffic signals – 5 weeks;
(v) For amending or making traffic orders – 5 weeks;
(vi) For lane closures – 5 weeks;
(vii) For amending or making any other order under the Legal Requirements – 5 weeks.
42. The Contractor shall apply for, and obtain, any Road Control Licences and/or Road Opening Licenses
as required by the Roads Control Sections of the relevant Local Authorities (i.e. T2 or other as
applicable to the nature of the Works).
43. The Contractor shall comply with Legal and Statutory Requirements for processing of orders for traffic
management and temporary diversions with the Relevant Authority.
44. The Contractor shall provide all information required in connection with orders for road closures,
roadworks speed limits and detours. Proposals for any TMS requiring road closure orders or
roadworks speed limit orders shall show the alignments or routes for traffic, proposals for signing,
lighting, road markings, reflecting road studs, duct and cable runs. These proposals shall be on
drawings to a scale of 1:1000 or 1:500 as necessary. The proposals should include details of proposed
sign faces and their sizes to a typical scale of 1:50 or 1:20. The Contractor shall also provide a
minimum 3 No. drawings where a Traffic Order must be made or authorisation of a non-prescribed
sign is required.
45. The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of all charges associated with the preparation
and publication of all road related orders, road opening licences, permissions and the like. The
Contractor shall be responsible for the preparation and conformity of all necessary documentation
required by the Relevant Authority and for the payment of all charges arising from the advertising of
traffic orders.
46. The Contractor shall be subject to the full statutory procedures outlined in the Roads Regulations,
1994. The Contractor shall note that there is no guarantee that a road closure will be granted by the
relevant Local Authority.
47. The Contractor shall also consult and comply with the requirements of TII, the MMaRC Contractor, the
MTCC, and the relevant Local Authorities for any proposal that involves a detour to relieve traffic
through the works onto alternative routes, not necessarily within the site and under jurisdiction of the
Road Authority.
48. The period of any partial closure shall be the minimum to facilitate execution and completion of the
relevant works items.
49. The Contractor shall comply with the requirement for Stage 2 and Stage 3 Road Safety Audits for TMS
and traffic diversions, in line with the requirements of the current TII Road Safety Audit Guidelines.
50. The Contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance of all public roads, site access roads and
temporary diversions it implements for the purpose of carrying out the Works.
51. The Contractor shall remove any diversions/alterations where no longer required and reinstate the
area to its original condition, where appropriate.
Road Space Booking
52. The Motorway Traffic Control Centre (MTCC) is based at the Dublin Port Tunnel Control Building. The
MTCC coordinates information relevant to the operation of the national motorway and dual
carriageway road network on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
53. The Contractor shall apply to the MTCC for road space. The Contractor shall make a Road Space
Booking for access to the Motorway Network using the Road Space Booking System. These bookings
shall be on a first come first served basis with the MTCC resolving conflicts. The Contractor shall
advise the MTCC of any changes to Road Space Bookings. The Contractor shall not install any TMS
on the Network without a confirmed Road Space Booking.
54. The Road Space Booking System is a web based application developed by the MTCC to which the
Contractor will be granted access rights in order to make Road Space Bookings.
55. The Contractor shall apply a minimum of four weeks in advance for all Road Space Bookings. The
Contractor shall confirm the Road Space Booking one week before the event. If the Contractor does
not confirm the Road Space Booking one week before the event, the booking shall be cancelled and
the Works associated with this booking will not be permitted to commence.
56. All bookings shall be subject to the conditions outlined in this Appendix.
Recovery Service
57. The Contractor shall provide a free breakdown recovery service with a fulltime breakdown recovery
crew as specified in Numbered Appendix 1/20 of the Specification for the entire extent and duration of
all Temporary Traffic Management Schemes.
Operation and Maintenance of Temporary Traffic Measures and Equipment
58. While the Temporary Traffic Management Plan is installed on the carriageway, the Contractor shall
ensure that the cones, signs, cylinders, barriers, lamps, temporary studs and markings (including any
diversionary signs off site) are inspected regularly. The Traffic Management layouts shall be
maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual or as

approved by the Employer’s Representative. All Traffic Management operatives shall be trained to
the industry standard.
59. The Contractor shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of temporary traffic measures
and equipment on all public roads, site access roads and temporary diversions within the site until
issue of the Certificate of Completion. In addition, repair of damage caused to public roads outside
the site boundary may be required, as directed by the Employer’s Representative.
60. The Contractor shall keep a daily record of all defects, the times when they were identified or reported
to him, the action taken to correct the defects and the times when they were successfully corrected. A
copy of this record shall be forwarded to the Employer’s Representative on the following day, until the
completion of those works requiring lane or carriageway occupation.
61. The Contractor shall ensure that all signs, cones, barriers, delineators and bollards used in connection
with the Works shall be inspected and cleaned regularly, at intervals not greater than once a week
and when necessary. The Contractor shall ensure that all reflective patches and sleeves on cones or
other delineators are cleaned or replaced at intervals of not greater than seven days, or as necessary
to maintain effective reflectivity.
62. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the running traffic carriageway and any pedestrian
routes adjacent to the Works in a clean, clear and safe condition at all times.
Traffic Safety and Management – Blarney, Killeens and Northpoint Junctions
63. The Contractor must ensure that, wherever possible, two-way traffic is safely maintained throughout
the Blarney, Killeens and Northpoint Business Park junctions during the works. Where it is not possible
to safely maintain two-way traffic flow, then alternative arrangements for the control and management
of traffic must be agreed with and approved in writing by the Employers Representative and Road
Authority.
64. It is anticipated that static lane closures will be required. In this regard where it is not possible to
maintain two-way traffic flow the Contractor may use temporary traffic-signal-controls or STOP/GO
single lane shuttle working to facilitate the works if necessary provided the required consents and
detailed Construction Stage Traffic Management Plan approvals have been received from Kildare
County Council’s Roads Department, An Garda Síochána and the emergency
services.
65. The requirements of Section 8.3.9 ‘Active Traffic Management’ of Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs
Manual must be adopted for any one-way shuttle traffic management systems. No more than one
system of active traffic management may be in place at any given time within the extents of the
scheme with a maximum length of 350m per traffic management system, unless otherwise agreed
with Cork City Council’s Roads Department. The Contractor shall ensure that during working hours,
any traffic signal-control system is manually operated to reduce queue lengths.
66. Full time access to all properties and all businesses must be maintained and managed. Should traffic-
signal-controls be used then they must be vehicle actuated and suspended in favour of manually
operated STOP/GO control to prevent unacceptable delays or queuing.
67. Two-way access for pedestrians must be maintained in accordance with the Traffic Signs Manual at
all times. Where works are to occupy footpaths then dedicated protected routes must be provided that
do not require crossing of the carriageway in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual.
The routes must be adequately supervised and maintained to ensure that pedestrians do not encroach
into the works area.
68. Active Traffic Management (Temporary traffic signals or Stop & Go) is only permitted between 9.30pm
– 5.30am at the Blarney, Killeens and Northpoint Business Park junctions, unless otherwise approved
in advance with the Local Authority, An Gardai Siochana and the Employer’s Representative. The
Contractor may apply for a road closure at the Blarney, Killeens and Northpoint Business Park
junctions however we refer you to Appendix 1/17 paragraph 30 which states “The Contractor shall
note that there is no guarantee that a road closure will be granted by the relevant Local Authority”.
Lane Closure Bulletin/Summary of Traffic Management Installations
69. The Contractor shall maintain a record of all Traffic Management operations implemented.
70. The Contractor shall submit to the Employer’s Representative daily, in an electronic form compatible
with MS Office applications or equivalent, a Lane Closure Bulletin detailing all Traffic Management
restrictions on the Network, including nil returns.
71. Within 5 days of the completion of all Works, the Contractor shall provide the Employer’s
Representative, in electronic form compatible to MS Office applications or equivalent, with a summary
of the Traffic Management Installations used.
72. The required reporting proforma for both the above submissions to the Employer’s Representative is
in Annex 1.
Requirements Related to the Motorway Maintenance and Renewals Contract (MMaRC)
73. The Contractor shall note that the responsibilities of the Motorway Maintenance and Renewals
Contract (including Routine Maintenance, Inspections, etc) currently performed by the MMaRC
Contractor will be suspended within the site extents for the duration of the Works from the Starting
Date until the Issue of the Substantial Completion Certificate, with the exception of Incident Response
and Winter Maintenance.
74. The Contractor shall liaise with the MMaRC Contractor in advance of any Works commencing on site
and shall facilitate them in carrying out Incident Response and Winter Maintenance within the site
extents.
75. The MMaRC Contract 2020/2021 Winter Service Period commences on the 1st of October 2020 and
ends on the 15th May 2021. The Contractor shall facilitate the MMaRC Contractor in their carrying out
of Winter Service requirements within the extent of the site during this period. The Contractor shall
notify the MMaRC Contractor of any planned road closures during the Winter Service Period as the
winter operations may have to be adjusted to treat the road immediately after it is reopened.
Incident Response
76. In the event of a road traffic collision or incident occurring adjacent to any of the works, or within the
extents of the TTMP, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Emergency Services, the MTCC,
MMaRC Contractor and the Employer’s Representative informing them of the following:
• Location of the accident
• The seriousness of the accident and whether any persons are trapped, whether the
collision involves vehicles carrying inflammable, corrosive or hazardous substances,
whether there is any possibility of ignition from leaking chemicals.
77. It shall remain the responsibility of the MMaRC Contractors Incident Support Unit to provide incident
response within the extents of the scheme for the duration of this contract.
78. The Contractor shall facilitate immediate access to the MMaRC Contractors Incident Support Unit
responding to any incident within or adjacent to the extents of the scheme for the duration of this
contract.
79. The Contractor shall provide telephone numbers of a minimum of 3 No. personnel who can be
contacted by An Garda Siochána and / or Employer’s Representative both during and outside normal
working hours and who shall be responsible for initiating action should it be reasonably required in the
event of an emergency.

80. In the event of a road traffic collision or incident occurring within the site, and once broken down or
damaged vehicles and debris have been removed by the MMaRC Contractor, the Contractor shall
facilitate the MMaRC Contractor in restoring the road surface to its original condition, and reinstating
safety fencing and anchorages in accordance with Series 400 of the TII SRW. The Contractor shall
suspend all works in the vicinity of the incident for the duration of the incident.
Control of Dust and Mud on the Road
81. The Contractor shall keep all roads, accesses and rights of way, leading to, from or crossing the site
free from mud, slurry and any other hazardous substance that is deposited through his operations.
Any such substance deposited by the Contractor or his sub-contractors on any such road shall be
removed immediately by the Contractor at his expense. The Contractor shall use a suction sweeper
for this purpose, the use of a tractor and mechanical brush shall not be permitted.
82. The Employer’s Representative shall have the authority to close any such site access if such a
substance deposited is not promptly removed by the Contractor and any losses or expenses incurred
as a result shall be borne by the Contractor.
83. The Contractor shall take all measures necessary to prevent spillage onto public roads adjoining the
Site and all roads forming part of the Site. In wet weather the Contractor shall, using wheel washing
equipment or other methods as approved by the Employer’s Representative, prevent mud from the
site being carried onto any surface or facilities in use by the public. In the event of these occurring,
the Contractor shall take all necessary steps to ensure the roads are cleaned immediately using road
vacuum sweepers, or similar methods to be approved by the Employer’s Representative, without
adversely affecting public traffic.
84. Strict measures shall be put in place at construction access points in order to mitigate the risk of haul
vehicles dropping fill or other construction material onto the existing road carriageway whilst hauling
material to the site and also whilst exiting the site back onto the road network. Such measures must
include:
• Road Sweeper/Cleaner shall be available on site at all times to clean up any spillage
from construction vehicles occurring on the road carriageway and to ensure that the
existing road network is kept clean and free of construction debris.
• Measures to control dust generated by construction vehicles shall be provided on site.
Site Vehicles, Personnel and Plant
85. No vehicles shall exceed 25km/h when travelling within the Works Areas of the site, and a maximum
of 15km/h speed limit is to be observed adjacent to works in progress, accommodation or standing
plant.
86. Advisory speed limit signs are to be erected as appropriate, or as directed by the Traffic Department
of Cork City Council or the Employer’s Representative. When a Road Works Speed Limit Order is in
place, all regulatory speed limit signs and the like shall be provided by the Contractor in pairs on both
sides of each carriageway subject to Traffic Management at the standard interval of 500m throughout
the limits of all Temporary Traffic Management Schemes.
87. Only designated Works Vehicles essential for carrying out the works shall be permitted within the
Works Area. No private vehicles are permitted within the Works Area. The Contractor shall provide
sufficient parking for employees’ cars, and other-non-essential and private vehicles, at a location
outside the motorway boundary and shall provide transport to the site as necessary. Should the
Contractor intend to store any plant, materials, compounds etc. on public lands, the Contractor shall
request express permission from Cork City Council a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of
commencement of works.
88. All vehicles travelling within the Works Area shall be equipped with a flashing amber lamp of sufficient
intensity to be clearly visible in daylight. The flashing lamp must be visible from all angles and must
not be obscured by any parts of the vehicle structure or load. Certain vehicles shall require more than

one lamp. The use of “lighting bars” incorporating more than one lamp and/or prism reflectors is
permitted. The use of Hazard lights as an alternative will not be permitted.
89. All necessary lighting, signs and notices for directing pedestrians and traffic throughout the carrying
out of the Works are to be provided by the Contractor. If in the opinion of the Employer, the lighting,
signs and notices are inadequate the Employer reserves the right to arrange the necessary provisions
and set off such costs against the monies due to the Contractor.
90. No vehicle shall be permitted to stop on a live section of any carriageway to load or unload materials
or personnel.
91. During the hours of darkness no vehicle shall be driven with headlights switched on when travelling
towards oncoming traffic on a closed section of carriageway or within any part of the site adjacent to
live traffic. Hazard warning lights are not an acceptable alternative to roof mounted flashing or rotating
lamps, but they may be used in addition.
92. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the running carriageway adjacent to the Works in
a clean and safe condition at all times.
93. No staff belonging to the Contractor other than personnel erecting and removing temporary traffic
management signs shall work on any part of the Site which is not properly signed and coned off.
94. All employees must be individually and specifically warned not to step into any part of the carriageway
outside the coned area.
95. Roadworks shall have a safety zone between any live area and the remaining section of the
carriageway used by the works traffic. The minimum dimensions of this safety zone shall be as per
Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual.
96. The Employer’s Representative shall be entitled to instruct operatives on any matter relating to safety
of personnel and traffic safety and control, including signing and coning, and shall if such instruction
is given the Employer’s Representative shall also notify the Project Supervisor for the Construction
Stage (PSCS) as appropriate.
97. All personnel working on or adjacent to trafficked roads shall be issued with printed copies of
appropriate safety instructions and receive training as necessary. The Contractor shall ensure that all
his staff, and those of his sub-contractors, and any other personnel who from time to time may visit
the Works, are aware of the requirements of this Appendix.
98. No personnel or items of plant (other than that required for signing and coning operations) shall enter
a newly closed off area until such times as the traffic has been satisfactorily diverted.
99. All drivers, including those delivering plant and materials, shall be given clear instructions regarding
the traffic arrangements applicable at any particular time.
Specific Requirements
100. Where Works are likely to impede on any local accesses or entrances, the Contractor shall give a
minimum of 10 days’ notice to the inhabitants of the impending works.
101. The Contractor shall take all measures necessary to ensure that the works are secured from
unauthorised ingress and use prior to being opened to traffic.
102. The Contractor shall ensure that existing traffic signalling and monitoring equipment is not affected by
any works. This includes all elements of communications including fibre optic, copper cables, wireless
communications, Emergency Roadside Telephones (ERTs), embedded loops/sensors and telecoms
cabling.
103. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing any Road Opening Licences required by the Local
Authority.
104. The Contractor shall provide traffic management for TII’s ITS EMC to undertake the required works to
inductive loops as detailed in Appendix 15/1 of this Specification. This shall include traffic management
required for the works in the median to be safely carried out during the construction and installation of
chambers and ducts, and the jointing of the sensors. This traffic management will be additional to the
traffic management provided for the pavement resurfacing works.
Lane Occupation Charges
105. The Contractor shall pay to the Employer lane occupation charges for any works required for whatever
reason, which occupy a lane as described in Volume C Pricing Document. Lane occupation charges
shall be enforced as charges under Clause 7.12 of the Conditions.
106. The Contractor shall be liable for payment of lane occupation charges as described in Volume C
Pricing Document from and including the Starting Date until the issue of the Defects Certificate.
107. The following lane occupation charges shall apply to the Works:
a) N20 Mainline – a day time lane occupation charge of €15,000 per lane per hour shall apply to
any lane occupation (or occupation of any part of the carriageway) that reduces the carriageway
to less than two lanes in either direction between the hours outlined in Appendix 1/17 paragraph
30 on all days Monday to Sunday.
b) N20 Mainline - a night time lane occupation charge of €7,500 per lane per hour shall apply to
any lane occupation (or occupation of any part of the carriageway) that reduces the carriageway
to less than one lane in either direction between the hours outlined in Appendix 1/17 paragraph
30 on all days Monday to Sunday. This lane occupation charge shall not apply where the Local
Authority or Employers Representative has given prior written consent for a road closure.
c) N20 Mainline – an overnight carriageway closure lane occupation charge of €30,000 per night
shall apply to each overnight carriageway closure between the hours outlined in Appendix 1/17
paragraph 30 on all days Monday to Sunday that have not been approved in advance by the Road
Authority and the Employer’s Representative in accordance with the Contract.
d) Blarney, Killeens and Northpoint Business Park Junctions – a day time lane occupation charge of
€2,500 per lane per hour shall apply to any lane occupation (or occupation of any part of the
carriageway) that reduces the carriageway to less than one lane in either direction between the
hours of 6am to 10pm.
108. Lane occupation charges under paragraph 104 (a) and (b) shall be calculated pro-rata to the actual
length of time the lane is occupied. Lane occupation charges under paragraph 104 (c) shall apply per
night, regardless of the length of time the carriageway is closed.
109. Lane occupation charges shall apply regardless of the length of lane (or part of the carriageway)
occupied.
110. Lane occupation charges shall apply separately for each and every location where a lane occupation
(or occupation of any part of the lane) occurs. Lane occupation charges under paragraph 104 (c) shall
apply separately to closures of the northbound and southbound carriageway.
111. Lane occupation charges shall not apply to lane occupations required in the event of any accident or
incident (provided this has not resulted from any action or inaction on the part of the Contractor),
including providing access for the emergency services and for any emergency works required to be
completed to ensure the road is safe for use.

ANNEX 1
STANDARD LANE CLOSURE BULLETIN
Lane Closure Bulletin/Summary of Traffic Management Installations*
ITEM INFORMATION
Road Number/Name e.g. N20 Sheen Upper to

Killeens
Location
(use grid reference if location name is
ambiguous)
Start Date and Time

(use 24 hour clock)
Estimate Finish/Finish* Date and Time

(use 24 hour clock)
Type of Restriction e.g. Hard Shoulder,

Northbound Lane
Nature of Works
Traffic Management restrictions e.g. Mobile Lane

Closure
Start Location
(State marker post or prominent feature)
End Location
(State marker post or prominent feature)
Slip Road Closures

(State junctions, directions and on/off)
Mandatory Speed Limit
Diversion Route
(In the case of road closures, alternative routes
and wide loads)
Contacts
Other Comments
*Delete as necessary

APPENDIX 1/18: Temporary Diversions for Traffic

Temporary Diversions for Traffic
1. As full road closures are not permitted under this contract, temporary diversions for traffic are also not
permitted, except with the prior written approval of the Employer’s Representative.

APPENDIX 1/19: Routeing of Vehicles

Permitted Access to and from the site
1. The Contractor shall indicate proposed entry and exit points on all TTMPs and shall liaise with the
MMaRC Contractor in relation to the location of such entry and exit points.
2. The Contractor shall take into account the requirements and restrictions on the routeing of vehicles
under the control of the Contractor, his sub-contractors and suppliers when planning and programming
the execution of the Works.
3. The Contractor shall provide, erect and maintain such traffic signs, lamps, barriers, and the like,
complying with Clause 117 of the Specification as may be required to ensure the observance of the
requirements and restrictions detailed in this Appendix 1/19 of the Specification.
4. Access to the construction site will be permitted only from the controlled access points, off public
roads, which shall be agreed in advance with the Employer’s Representative. These access points
shall have advance warning signage and will be suitably wide to allow access for all vehicles in one
turning movement from the public road. Under no circumstances shall queuing of delivery vehicles be
permitted on public roads.
5. The Contractor, his sub-contractors and suppliers shall only use the permitted Access Routes for
purposes in connection with the works unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Employer’s
Representative.
6. Should the Contractor wish to seek the permission of Cork City Council’s Traffic Department to use
non-permitted routes, or to use the permitted routes for purposes other than those allowed under the
Contract, the Contractor shall demonstrate that approval has been sought by contacting the Area
Engineer/Senior Executive Engineer at Cork City Council in advance.
7. Access into and out of the sites shall be directly from and onto the public roadway. Suitable works
access and exits shall be provided in accordance with the Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8.
8. Vehicles leaving the sites shall be subject to the requirements of Appendix 1/17 of this Specification,
“Traffic Safety and Management”, “Control of Dust and Mud on the Road”.
The Use of Permanent Works by Construction Traffic.
9. The type and size of construction plant shall be appropriate to the material, condition and thickness of
the layers so that damage is not caused to the existing pavement or layers already constructed. The
wheels or tracks of plant moving across the various pavement layers shall be kept free from deleterious
material.
10. Trafficking of the pavement forming part of the permanent works by construction traffic shall be
avoided unless measures approved by the Employer’s Representative have been taken to protect it
from damage. Approval from the Employer’s Representative does not relieve the Contractor of his
responsibilities under the contract.
11. No tracked machinery shall be allowed on finished pavement at any time during the works.
12. The Contractor shall take every precaution to prevent dirt, mud or other material being dropped or
spread by traffic associated with the Works on roads being part of the Works, which are made available
for public use by the Contractor, whether such traffic is the Contractor’s own vehicles, the Sub-
contractors or his supplies of vehicles hired by any of the above. All vehicles leaving a work area and
entering a traffic lane shall have its wheels and underbody cleaned when necessary so as to avoid
mud and dirt being deposited on the public road. The Contractor shall clean roadways of any such
dirt, mud or other materials that may be spilt or spread by traffic travelling to or from the site in
connection with the Works, whether such traffic belongs to the Contractor, his Subcontractors or his
suppliers. The Contractor shall employ a road sweeper to clean all Public Roads as and when required
by the contract.
13. The Contractor shall comply with the maximum permissible loads for public roads in Ireland and where
requested by the Employer’s Representative shall provide evidence of compliance with regard to
delivery of material to site.
Loaded Dump Trucks
14. No licences will be issued to the Contractor on this project for loaded dump trucks on public roadways
going to or from the site as part of the Contract. All materials removed from the site shall be by
appropriately permitted vehicles/hauliers and shall be transported to a suitably licensed site. All such
documentation shall be copied to the Employer’s Representative prior to the removal of any material
from the site.

APPENDIX 1/20: Recovery Vehicles for Breakdowns

1. At all times when a public road has been restricted in width due to the Construction of the Works, the
Contractor shall be responsible for the removal of shed loads and vehicles that shall be stationary due
to mechanical breakdowns, accident damage or having been abandoned on the trafficked road.
2. The Contractor shall accept all instructions of the Employer’s Representative or the Gardaí in
connection with this service but generally shall be required to remove the obstruction clear of the Site,
such that the running carriageway shall be cleared in the shortest possible time.
3. Should the Gardaí be unavailable then the driver's consent shall be obtained by the Contractor prior
to such removal.
4. If a vehicle cannot be moved immediately and, in the opinion of the Employer’s Representative and
the Gardaí, the traffic flows are heavy enough to justify such action; traffic shall be directed onto an
emergency route by the Contractor.
5. The Contractor shall provide a FREE breakdown recovery service with a fulltime breakdown recovery
crew as specified in this Numbered Appendix 1/20 of the Specification for the entire extent and duration
of all Temporary Traffic Management Schemes.
6. For the avoidance of doubt, the Temporary Traffic Management Schemes shall be deemed to
commence at the “Roadworks Ahead” sign and end at the “Roadworks End” sign.
7. The Contractor shall provide, as a minimum, 1 number heavy recovery vehicle and 1 number light
recovery vehicle; together with a fulltime breakdown recovery crew available 24 hours per day, 7 days
per week. These vehicles shall be located within the Site when running lanes are reduced to a single
lane, or along the diversion route when the N20 is closed/diverted. When no live lane closures are in
place, they can be off site, but must remain on standby. The recovery vehicles shall be available for
the duration of the Temporary Traffic Management Schemes.
8. The maximum response time from receiving notification of a breakdown to attendance of a recovery
vehicle at the point of the breakdown shall be 30 minutes. The Contractor shall keep a register of all
vehicle recovery response times. This register shall include, but shall not be limited to, times and dates
of notification of breakdowns, attendance by an appropriate recovery vehicle and when the breakdown
vehicles were removed from the running carriageway. The Contractor shall submit this register to the
Employer’s Representative on a weekly basis.
9. The Contractor shall have immediately available when required sufficient experienced recovery
operatives capable of operating all the recovery vehicles provided. The personnel shall wear
appropriate high visibility clothing complying with EN 471.
10. When moving broken down or damaged vehicles the Contractor shall take all reasonable measures
to prevent further damage to the vehicles.
11. The Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against all losses and claims
arising from moving broken down or damaged vehicles.
Heavy recovery vehicle
12. A heavy recovery vehicle shall comply with all of the following, as a minimum:
(i) Be a 3-axled vehicle capable of suspend towing a fully loaded heavy goods vehicle of maximum
current legal weight up a slope of 6 percent and shall comply with all appropriate current
legislation. The vehicle shall be fitted with either a 10 tonne single power winch or two power
winches of not less than 8 tonnes each. All equipment shall be power operated with safe working
load indicated and operating levers / buttons clearly marked for operators; Be equipped with

suitable chains, wire ropes and shackles to recover a fully laden heavy goods vehicle up to the
current legal weight limit;
(ii) Have accommodation for four adult passengers, in addition to the recovery personnel;
(iii) Be conspicuous, for example by marking with suitable reflective tape complying with IS EN 1436
and BS EN 1871 or BS EN 1790 as appropriate (not less than 125mm wide) to sides and rear
of the vehicle
(iv) Be equipped with the following as a minimum requirement:
(a) 1 No. amber light bar to comply with The Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations
(b) 2 No. fully adjustable lights to illuminate both the sides and rear of the vehicle
(c) 2 No. fire extinguishers (1 Number 6 kg (net) dry powder; 1 Number 9 litre (net) aqueous
film forming foam)
(d) 1 No. 1 – 10 person first aid kit to include disposable surgical gloves
(e) 2 No. 10 metres, 12 tonne nylon straps
(f) 2 No. 30 metres x 13 millimetres polypropylene rope
(g) 1 No. 44’ tonne straight tow pole
(h) 1 No. 44 tonne cranked tow pole
(i) 10 No. road cones 750 millimetres height
(j) 1 No. proof load tested crane (over-lift proof test-static 7.5 tonnes, under-lift proof test-
static 7.0 tonnes)
(k) 1 No. suitable socket set including a range of commonly used AF metric and BA sizes
(l) 1 No. suitable took kit;
(m) 2 No. 12 tonne bottle jacks;
(n) 1 No. suitable wheel brace and 1 No. torque wrench suitable to fit Heavy Goods
Vehicles;
(o) 1 number set of suitable jump leads;
(p) 1 No. explosion-proofed and flame-proofed hand lamp;
(q) 1 No. crowbar;
(r) 1 No. copper hammer;
(s) The necessary fittings for connection from the air braking system of a broken-down or
accident-damaged vehicle to the air braking system of the heavy recovery vehicle;
(t) 1 No. broom (anti-static bristles) and shovel;
(u) 2 No. wheel chocks of Heavy Goods Vehicle size;
(v) 4 No. suitable lengths of wood block skidding;
(w) 1 No. rear lighting board incorporating “On Tow” legend in lettering of not less than 70mm
on conspicuously coloured background to conform with the size, colour and type
illustrated by Diagram 5, Section B, Schedule 19 of the Road Vehicles Lighting
Regulations, 1989. The board shall be fitted with lights, reflectors and indicators. When
required the recovery vehicle index number or trade licence plate shall be fitted
(x) 1 No. sledge hammer – 7lbs minimum
(y) 1 No. L’Accord Euopean Relatif au Transport International des Marchandises
Dangereuses par Route (Hazardous Chemicals) chart
(z) 50 kg of dry fine sand stored in a waterproof container
(v) Have available as a minimum requirement
(a) 4 No. ‘D’ shackles with a safe working load of 12 tonnes each;

(b) 4 No. ‘D’ shackles with a safe working load of 3 tonnes each;
(c) 2 No. suitable length chains with a safe working load of 12 tonnes each;
(d) 2 No. suitable length chains with a safe working load of 5 tonnes each;
(e) 2 No. suitable length chains with a safe working load of 3 tonnes each;
(f) 2 No. ratchet jacks with a safe working load of 10 tonnes each, or hydraulic equivalent;
NOTE: All lifting chains and equipment must be fully certified by an independent competent
person to comply with Legal Requirements. Shackles shall be stamped with the appropriate
safe working load. Equivalent wire ropes may be substituted for chains listed in (c) to (e).
(vi) Have available on Site, and use when necessary, equipment designed and manufactured for
the purpose of locking the steering of the broken-down or accident-damaged vehicle in order to
tow it safely in a reverse direction;
(vii) Have available on Site, equipment to enable the recovery crew to remove the drive line or shafts
of a broken-down or accident-damaged vehicle; and
(viii) Carry blocks with a safe working load of 8 tonnes, 1 No. per winch and 2 No. on boom (crane)
wires.
Light recovery vehicle
13. A light recovery vehicle shall comply with all of the following, as a minimum:
(ix) Be capable of suspend towing a loaded 6 tonnes vehicle up a slope of 4 percent and shall
comply with all appropriate current legislation;
(x) Be capable of recovering motorcycles;
(xi) Be capable of recovering trailers (for example. caravans, boat trailers, horse boxes and the like)
(xii) Have seating capacity for four adult passengers, in addition to the recovery operatives;
(xiii) Be conspicuous, for example by marking with suitable reflective tape complying with IS EN 1436
and BS EN 1871 or BS EN 1790 as appropriate (not less than 125mm wide) to sides and rear
of the vehicle
(xiv) Be equipped with the following as a minimum requirement;
(a) Twin rotating amber beacons to comply with The Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles)
Regulations;
(b) 2 No. fully adjustable lights to illuminate both the sides and rear of the vehicle;
(c) 2 No. fire extinguishers (1 Number 6 kg (net) dry powder; 1 Number 9 litre (net) aqueous
film forming foam);
(d) 1 No. 1 – 10 person first aid kit which should include disposable surgical gloves;
(e) 1 No. 30 metres x 13 millimetres polypropylene rope;
(f) 1 No. 6 tonne straight tow pole;
(g) 10 No. road cones 750 millimetres height;
(h) 1 No. proof load tested winch and/or spectacle lift;
(i) 1 No. suitable socket set including a range of AF / metric and BA sizes;
(j) 1 No. suitable took kit;
(k) 1 No. 6 tonne bottle or trolley jack;
(l) 1 No. suitable wheel brace to fit cars and light goods vehicles in common use;
(m) 1 number set of suitable jump leads;1 No. explosion-proofed and flame-proofed hand
lamp;
(n) 1 No. crowbar;
(o) 1 No. quick change towing hitch suitable for 50 millimetre / 2 inch and jaw type fittings;
(p) 1 No. broom (anti-static bristles) and shovel;
(q) 1 No. wheel chock of light commercial size;
(r) 2 No. suitable lengths of wood block skidding;

(s) 1 No. rear lighting board incorporating ‘On Tow’ legend in lettering of not less than
70mm on conspicuously coloured background to conform the size, colour and type
illustrated by Diagram 5, Section B, Schedule 19 of the Road Vehicles Lighting
Regulations, 1989. The board shall be and fitted with lights, reflectors and indicators.
When required the recovery vehicle index number or trade licence plate shall be fitted;
(t) A total lift facility – 6 tonne slideback deck (7.6m minimum) or heavy duty dollies;
(u) 1 No. sledge hammer – 7lbs minimum;
(v) 1 No. L’Accord Euopean Relatif au Transport International des Marchandises
Dangereuses par Route (Hazardous Chemicals) chart; and
(w) 50kg or dry fine sand stored in a waterproof container;
(xv) Have available as a minimum requirement
(a) 4 No. ‘D’ shackles with a safe working load of 6 tonnes each
(b) 4 No. ‘D’ shackles with a safe working load of 3 tonnes each
(c) 2 No. suitable length wire ropes with a safe working load of 6 tonnes each
(d) 2 No. suitable length wire ropes with a safe working load of 3 tonnes each; and
(e) 2 No. ratchet jacks with a safe working load of 6 tonnes each, or hydraulic equivalent;
NOTE: All lifting ropes and equipment shall be fully certified by an independent competent
person to comply with all current legislation.
(xvi) Have available, and use when necessary, equipment designed and manufactured for the
purpose of locking the steering of the broken-down or accident-damaged vehicle in order to tow
in a reverse direction.
Inspection Requirements
14. The Contractor shall arrange for all recovery vehicles to be inspected at not less than 6 monthly
intervals, a copy of each report shall be provided for the Employer. Each person manning the vehicles
shall have a certificate of competency to operate the vehicle issued by an independent assessor.
Locations for Recovery Vehicles
15. The recovery vehicles shall be positioned on site when running lanes are reduced to a single lane or ,
or along the diversion route when the N20 is closed/diverted. When no live lane closures are in place,
they can be off site, but must remain on standby. They shall be situated within the coned off area at
positions to be agreed with the Employer. Specific requirements, such as the need for a temporary
hard standing shall be agreed with the Employer’s Representative.
Communication System
16. The recovery vehicles shall be equipped with communication apparatus which will allow effective
communication between recovery vehicles and the emergency services at all times. Details of such
apparatus shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Employer’s Representative for Approval prior to
the date of commencement of any traffic management arrangements

Location(s) for Vehicle Removal
17. The Contractor shall provide a safe location for the vehicle removed in accordance with all of the
following, as a minimum:
(i) The details of the location(s) to which broken down or damaged vehicles should be removed
and the facilities provided at those locations, shall be agreed with the Relevant Authority and
An Garda Síochána.
(ii) The setting down location(s) shall have access to a working telephone, toilets, drinking water
and shelter with heating.
Information Leaflets
18. Two weeks prior to the implementation of a vehicle recovery service, the Contractor shall provide
information leaflets to be distributed to local petrol stations, libraries, Gardaí and communitive
organisations. Appropriate information leaflets shall be provided for each section of the Works. A
sample of such a leaflet is given below:
Sample of Leaflet
Vehicle Recovery Service for the N20 Sheen Upper to Killeens Pavement Scheme
Explanatory leaflet for issue to drivers of broken-down and accident damaged motor vehicles with
the above Works
1. The roadworks operations commence at the “Roadworks Ahead” sign and end at the “Roadworks
End” sign.
2. The recovery service provided along the extent of the roadworks operations is free.
3. Subject to Garda directions, vehicles will be towed clear of the roadworks operations to one of the
following points:
The setting down location for heavy vehicles;
The setting down location for light vehicles; or
At any other point as directed by the Gardaí.
4. It will then be at the discretion of individual drivers to arrange for assistance for, or the removal of,
their vehicles to garages of their choice. The Gardaí will assist with the names of local garages if
they are contacted via the emergency roadside telephones (dial line) or by telephoning (The
Contractor shall obtain this telephone number from the Gardaí).

APPENDIX 1/23: Substances Hazardous to Health

General
1. All works shall be carried out in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019 and any subsequent relevant legislation.
2. The Contractor shall provide the Employer’s Representative with a copy of his Safety Statement and
shall revise it as necessary in light of any revised or additional obligations required by law. The
statement shall include the Contractor’s detailed procedures to be followed in the event of any accident
including minor incidents.
3. The Contractor shall be aware of and take the necessary precautions detailed in SA 8/94 "Use of
Substances Hazardous to Health in Highway Construction".
Restrictions in relation to Traffic Management Measures

4. The Contractor shall not store or arrange unloading of any substances considered hazardous to health
at or near any traffic management safety zones or systems.
5. Where any burning of road markings is to be undertaken on public roads, this shall be undertaken
during off peak hours, excluding school opening and closing times in the locality.
Restrictions in Relation to Working Practices

6. The Contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to use substances that are not known to be
hazardous to health for use in the construction of the contract. Where the use of such substances is
unavoidable, the Contractor shall ensure that all employees are advised of the proper methods for use
of such substances and the consequences of not following recommended use.
7. These substances shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
8. Where potentially hazardous substances are encountered during excavations or any part of the works, the
Contractor should seek the advice of a specialist subcontractor regarding the identification, treatment and
disposal of such substances.
9. The Contractor shall ensure that all hazard sheets for materials to be used in the works are displayed
prominently in the stores, and that all employees can read and understand these sheets. In any event, the
Contractor shall ensure that toolbox talks address the subject of all materials to be used in the works and
their potential risks.
10. Suitable PPE equipment shall be provided at all times.
Measures to be taken to Protect Members of the Public
11. All work should be planned to avoid generating dust - a water bowser shall be on site to enable dust
to be dampened down when necessary.
12. The Contractor shall be required to provide temporary screening. This temporary screening shall
protect members of the Public in close proximity to the works including motorists, pedestrians and
other road users.
13. Screening shall be of sufficient construction to protect the public from substances potentially
hazardous to health, which are being used by the Contractor or as a result of the works.
14. For minor cutting with hand tools a fine water spray should be used.

15. Live carriageways are to be protected from dust or spray arising from site clearance (or construction)
which might otherwise reduce visibility.

APPENDIX 1/24: Quality Management Schemes

The following is the list of accepted quality management referred to in sub-Clauses 104.3 and 104.4.
TABLE A/1: Matrix of Specification Series against Accepted Quality Management Schemes Referred
to in Clause 104
Series Quality Management Scheme Number(s) which apply

(See Part 2 for full Scheme details)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
100 ✓
300 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
400 ✓ ✓ ✓
500 ✓
900 ✓ ✓
1200 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
1300 ✓ ✓
1400 ✓
1700 ✓
1800 ✓
2200 ✓ ✓
2500 ✓ ✓ ✓
TABLE A/2: Matrix of Certification Bodies against Accepted Quality Management Schemes
Certification Body Quality Management Scheme Number

(see Part 2 for full (N = UK National QMSS)
details) 1 2A 2B 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12A 12B 12C 13 14
N N N N N N N N N N

BM TRADA/CQA * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 1
8 1
BSI * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2 4 6 8 1
2
BVQI *
1
7
EQA *
ISOQAR *
1
3
LRQA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 3 5 7 1
4
NQA * * * * * * * * *
9 1
5
Premier Assessments *
QA International * * *
SGS Yarsley ICS * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 1
0 6
CARES *
† † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † †
NSAI
The numbered references above identify those Quality Sector Scheme Documents generated and
administered by the certification bodies. Where the UK National QMSS applies, references are for historic
and record purposes only.
The reader should confirm these accreditation details with UKAS.
†For details of which Schemes the NSAI is accredited to issue certificates against, confirm with the NSAI
and NAB.
1 - QSS 32042 5 - QSS 32043 9 - QSS 015 13 - QAR 154 17 - GFGD/01

2 - QGN 5000/5 6 - QAS 5020/304 10 - BN 164/D 14 - QSS 620/2 18 - SFSS5
3 - QSS 680/2 7 - QSS 5020 11 - 28.HW.001 15 - QSS 014
4 - QGN 8 - QAS 3433/287 12 - QAS 3480/376 16 - BN 183D
3204.2/194
PART 2: List of Accepted Quality Management Schemes

The following is the list of accepted quality management schemes referred to in Clause 104:
Scheme 1: Manufacture of Fencing Components

Specification: Fencing components shall be in accordance with Series 300, 400 and 2500 of the Specification
for Road Works and the Drawings referred to in the Contract.

Scheme 2: Supply and Erection of Fences

Scheme 2A: The Design and/or Supply, Installation and Repair of Fences (UK National Scheme applies)
Certification Certification bodies which have been accredited by UKAS to issue certificates against the
Bodies: Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Design and/or Supply, Erection and Repair of
Fences published by UKAS on behalf of the Sector Scheme Advisory Committee for
Fencing.
The UK National QMSS was introduced in November 2000. There will be a transition period
between the previously accepted certification bodies’ schemes * and the UK National QMSS.
During the transition period Suppliers registered against the previous schemes will be
acceptable. Details of certification bodies operating acceptable schemes are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: General fencing shall be in accordance with Series 300 and 2500 of the Specification for Road
Works and the following British Standard:
BS 1722 Fences
All Current Parts
* Note. Although the schedules produced by the certification bodies also include reference to
vehicle safety fences (now known as Vehicle Restraint Systems), these references have been
superseded by the Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Supply, Erection and Repair of
Vehicle Restraint Systems (see 2B below).
Notes 1. Environmental barrier design is included within this SSD. Attention is drawn to the
requirement within SRW for technical approvals to be obtained for these structures
in accordance with the Technical Approval Scheme adopted by the Overseeing
Organisation.
2. The UK National QMSS requires training on an approved course run by the Lantra
Awards Accreditation Service (formerly National Fencing Training Authority (NFTA)).
All fencing erectors and lead erectors are required to carry registration cards
indicating what types of fencing they have been trained to erect.
3. Confirmation of the accreditation status of certification bodies should be checked
with UKAS.
4. Copies of the SSD are available from UKAS Publications or on request from
accredited certification bodies with whom the Supplier is registered.
5. A Register of Assessed Companies is available from, and maintained by, Lantra
Awards Accreditation Service (formerly NFTA) on behalf of the advisory committee.
A small charge will be made for the document.
Scheme 2: Supply and Erection of Fences

Scheme 2B: Vehicle Restraint Systems (UK National Scheme applies)
Bodies: Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Supply, Erection and Repair of Vehicle Restraint
Systems published by UKAS on behalf of the Vehicle Restraint Systems Sector Scheme
Advisory Committee are listed in Table A/2 and TII approved systems document.
Specification: Vehicle Restraint Systems shall be in accordance with Series 400 of the Specification for Road
Works, the Drawings referred to in the Contract and BS 7669 Part 3. In addition, temporary
permanent vehicle restraint systems shall have a current certificate of approval from the
National Roads Authority. The scheme incorporates training for the use of Temporary Vertical
Concrete Barriers (TVCB) and proprietary Temporary Steel Vehicle Restraint Systems.

Notes: 1. This Scheme requires training on an approved course run by the Lantra Awards
Accreditation Service (formerly the National Fencing Training Authority (NFTA)). All
Vehicle Restraint Systems lead erectors are required to carry registration cards
indicating what types of fencing they have been trained to erect.
2. Confirmation of the accreditation status of certification bodies should be checked
with UKAS.
4. A Register of Assessed Companies is available from, and maintained by, Lantra
Awards Accreditation Service (formerly NFTA) on behalf of the advisory committee.
A small charge will be made for the document.
Scheme 3: Manufacture of Industrial Fasteners and Associated Items

Certification Certification bodies which have been accredited by UKAS to issue certificates in respect
Bodies: of the manufacture of industrial fasteners and associated items.
Specification: Nuts, bolts and fixings shall be in accordance with Series 300, 400, 500, 1300, 1800, 2200 and
2500 of the Specification for Road Works and shall be manufactured to the requirements of the
following Standards:
BS 3410 Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes;

BS 4320 Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes Metric series;
BS 4395 Specification for high strength friction grip bolts and associated nuts and
washers for structural engineering;
BS 4933 Specification for ISO metric black cup and countersunk head bolts and screws
with hexagon nuts.
BS EN ISO 898 Mechanical properties of fasteners
BS EN 24014 Hexagon head bolts Product grades A and B
BS EN 24016 Hexagon head bolts Product grade C
BS EN 24017 Hexagon head screws Product grades A and B
BS EN 24018 Hexagon head screws Product grade C
BS EN 24032 Hexagon nuts, style 1 Product grades A and B
BS EN 24034 Hexagon nuts Product grade C
Alternatively nuts, bolts and fixings shall be manufactured to the dimensions and tolerances of
the Standards listed above, using materials to the following Standards:
BS 6105 Specification for corrosion-resistant stainless steel fasteners;
ASTM A325-97 Specification for high strength bolts for structural steel joints.
Notes: 1. Where the Contractor can demonstrate that the fastener required is made by fewer
than three firms within this Scheme, the requirement to comply with the Scheme
shall not apply.
2. Where the Contractor obtains fasteners from a stockist, the stockist shall be
registered under Part 1 of the BSI Registered Stockist System, or equivalent. The
System requirement shall be ‘Level A, Quality Assured Material with Lot Traceability’
(P00012). Where the Contractor can demonstrate that the fastener required is
supplied by fewer than three stockists within this System, the requirement to comply
with the System shall not apply.
Scheme 4: Preservative Treatment of Timber (BWPDA Guidance Note QGN -2) (UK National Scheme

applies)
Bodies: Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Treatment and Supply of Preserved Timber
published by UKAS on behalf of the Natural & Conferred Durability of Timber Sector
Scheme Advisory Committee.
The UK National QMSS was introduced in November 2000. There will be a transition period
between the previously accepted certification bodies’ schemes and the National Sector
Scheme. During the transition period, Suppliers registered against the previous schemes will be
acceptable. Details of certification bodies operating acceptable schemes are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: Chemicals used, and timber preservative treatment to be carried out, shall comply with Clause
311 of the Specification for Road Works.
Notes: 1. Timber used for general fencing shall be treated by firms registered by these bodies,
and firms shall only obtain chemical products used in treatment from a registered
source.
2. The UK National Scheme for the Preservative Treatment of Timber incorporates
BWPDA Guidance Note QGN 2 which superseded BSI’s Quality Assessment
Schedule QAS 4620/290.
3. The UK National Scheme requires plant operators to obtain NVQs.
accredited certification bodies with whom the supplier is registered.
Scheme 5: Fabrication and Installation of Bridge Parapets and Cradle Anchorages

Specification: The supply and installation of metal bridge parapets shall comply with Series 2200 of the
Specification for Road Works and Standard DN-STR-03011. The list of drawings of parapet
designs exempted from the dynamic test requirements is given in BS 6779 : Part 1.
Note: 1. The scheme covers the act of off-site fabrication and installation. Firms may be
certificated for either or both.
Scheme 6: The Manufacture, Supply and Verification of Lighting Columns and Bracket Arms (UK
National Scheme applies)
Certification Certification bodies which have been accredited by UKAS to issue certificates against
Bodies: the Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Manufacture and Verification of Lighting
Columns published by UKAS on behalf of the Lighting Column Sector Scheme
Technical Advisory Committee are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: The manufacture, supply and verification of lighting columns and bracket arms shall comply with
Series 1300 of the Specification for Road Works, Standard AM-STR-06026 and the Technical
Approval Scheme adopted by the Overseeing Organisation.
Notes: 1. Copies of the SSD are available from UKAS Publications or on request from
2. Cradle anchorages are required to have a BBA HAPAS Roads and Bridges
certificate of conformity.
Scheme 7: Application of Road Marking Materials and Road Studs to Road Surfaces (UK National
Scheme applies)
Certification Certification bodies which have been accredited by UKAS to issue certificates against
Bodies: the Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Application of Road Marking Materials and
Road Studs to Road Surfaces published by UKAS on behalf of the Road Marking Sector
Scheme Technical Advisory Committee are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: Road marking materials shall be in accordance with Series 1200 of the Specification for Road
Works and shall be Manufactured to comply with all of the appropriate requirements of one of
the following British Standards:
BS EN 1423 Road marking materials - Drop on materials - Glass beads, antiskid aggregates
and mixtures of the two
BS EN 1424 Road Marking Materials - Premix glass beads
BS EN 1436 Road marking materials - Road marking performance for road users;
BS EN 1463-1 Road marking materials - Retroreflecting road studs - Part 1. Initial performance
BS EN 1463-2 Road marking materials - Retroreflecting road studs - Part 2. Road test
performance specifications
BS EN 1790 Road marking materials - Preformed road markings
BS EN 1824 Road marking materials - Road trials
BS EN 1871 Road marking materials - Physical properties
Notes: 1. The scheme requires operatives to have successfully undergone a course of

approved training currently managed by the Local Government National Training
Organisation (formerly Local Government Management Board) or have achieved
NVQ level 2 in Road Marking. All road marking operatives are required to carry a
registration card indicating what types of marking they have been trained to apply.
2. Confirmation of the accreditation status of certification bodies can be obtained from
UKAS.
3. Copies of the SSD are available from UKAS Publications or on request from the
4. The manufacture of road marking materials to BS ENs 1423, 1424, 1436, 1790 and
1824 is subject to product certification requirements (see Appendix 1/25 - Marked
Schemes).
Scheme 8: Traffic Sign Manufacture

Certification National Standards Authority of Ireland under the Department of the Environmental
Bodies: Certification Scheme for Road Traffic Signs.
Specification: All works shall be in accordance with the requirements of the TS4 : Guidelines, Certification
Scheme and Specification for Construction of Traffic Signs. DoEHLG, Dublin. Signs shall be
manufactured to BS 873 and shall comply with Series 1200 of the Specification for Road Works.

Scheme 9: Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Apparatus and Cabling for Highway Lighting
and Traffic Signs
Specification: All works shall be in accordance with Series 1400 and relevant clauses of Series 1200 of the
Specification for Road Works.
Note: 1. Firms may be certificated only for installation or maintenance of electrical apparatus
and cabling for highway lighting and highway signs.
Scheme 10: Supply and Installation of Post-Tensioning Systems in Concrete Structures

Specification: Installation of ducts, tendons, anchorages and grouting of post-tensioning systems complying
with the requirements of the Concrete Society Technical Report No 47: Durable Post-Tensioned
Concrete Bridges.
Note: 1. Prestressing wire strand to BS 5896, hot rolled alloy steel bars to BS 4486 and
prestressing anchorages to BS 4447 are required to have product certification under
this scheme (see Appendix 1/25).
Scheme 11: Supply and Application of Surface Dressing to Road Surfaces (UK National Scheme
applies)
Bodies: Sector Scheme Document for the Supply and Application of Surface Dressings to Road
Surfaces published by UKAS on behalf of the Sector Scheme Advisory Committee for
Surface Dressing are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: Surface Dressing shall be in accordance with Series 900 of the Specification for Road Works
and “Guidelines for Surface Dressing in Ireland” (Institute of Asphalt Technology, 2003) and the
Drawings referred to in the Contract.
Note: 1. Copies of the SSD are available from UKAS Publications or on request from
Scheme 12: Production of Asphalt Mixes (UK National Scheme applies)

Bodies: Sector Scheme Document (SSD) for the Production of Asphalt Mixes, published by UKAS
on behalf of the Sector Scheme Advisory Committee for the Quality Assurance of the
Production of Asphalt Mixes are listed in Table A/2.
Specification: The supply of asphalt shall comply with the Specification for Road Works, in particular Series
900 and BS 594897.
Note: 1. Copies of the SSD are available from UKAS Publications or on request from the
Address of United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) from whom details of SSDs can be obtained:
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
21 - 47 High Street
Feltham
Middlesex
TW13 4UN
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8917 8400
Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 8917 8500

Address of Irish National Accreditation Board (NAB):

Irish National Accreditation Board (NAB)
Wilton Park House,
Wilton Place
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 1 6073003
Facsimile: +353 (0) 1 6073109
E Mail: nab@nab.ie
Addresses of Certification Bodies:

BM TRADA Certification Limited British Standards Institution
Stocking Lane 389 Chiswick High Road
Hughenden Valley London
High Wycombe W4 4AL
Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
HP14 4NR
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8996 9000
United Kingdom
Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 8996 7400
Telephone: +44 (0) 1494 565484 E Mail: info@bsi.org.uk
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1494 565487
E Mail: enquiries@bmtrada.com
Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) Ltd European Quality Assurance (EQA) Ltd
2nd Floor
Navigation House EQA (Ireland) Ltd
Tower Bridge Court 48 Millgate 15 Greenmount
224 – 226 Tower Bridge Road Newark House
London Nottinghamshire Greenmount Office
SE1 2TX NG24 4TY Park
United Kingdom United Kingdom Harold's Cross
Dublin 6W
Telephone: +44 (0) 020 7661 0700 Tel: +44 (0) 1636 611226
Republic of Ireland
Facsimile: +44 (0) 020 7403 8163 Fax: +44 (0) 1636 611704
E Mail: info@bvqi.com E Mail: eqa@eqa.co.uk Tel: +353 (0) 1
4734188
Fax: +353 (0) 1
4734191
E Mail: eqa@indigo.ie
ISOQAR Ltd Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Ltd
First Floor Hiramford
West Point Middlemarch Office Village
501 Chester Road Siskin Drive
Manchester Coventry
M16 9HU CV3 4FJ
Telephone: +44 (0) 161 877 6914 United Kingdom
Facsimile: +44 (0) 161 877 6915
Telephone: +44 (0) 2476 88 2222
E Mail: enquiries@isoqar.com
Facsimile: +44 (0) 2476 63 9493
E Mail: enquiries@lrqa.com

National Quality Assurance (NQA) Ltd Premier Assessments Ltd

Warwick House Suite 6
Houghton Hall Park The Derwent Business Centre
Houghton Regis Clarke Street
Dunstable Derby
LU5 5ZX DE1 2BU
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1582 539 000 Telephone: +44 (0) 1332 202556
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1582 539 000 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1332 205067
E Mail: enquiries@nqa.com
QA International Certification Ltd SGS Yarsley ICS

SGS United Kingdom Ltd
Suite 2-4
Cleveland Hall SGS House
Cleveland Street 217 - 221 London Road
Darlington Camberley
Co Durham Surrey
DL1 2PE GU15 3EY
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1325 384272 Telephone: +44 (0) 1276 691133
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1325 480980 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1276 691155
E Mail: ukenquiries@sgsgroup.com
UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
(CARES)
Glasnevin
Pembroke House Dublin 9
21 Pembroke Road Republic of Ireland
Sevenoaks
Telephone: +353 (0) 1 8073800
Kent
Facsimile: +353 (0) 1 8073838
TN13 1XR
E Mail: info@nsai.ie
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1732 450000
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1732 455917
E Mail: general@ukcares.com

APPENDIX 1/25: Product Certification Schemes

The following is a list of accepted product certification schemes referred to in Clauses
104.4 and 104.6 of the Specification. This is not an exhaustive list.
Marked Schemes
A. Kitemark or Irish Standard Mark ISM
Certification body: The Certificate and Inspection Department, National Standards Authority of Ireland,
Eolas, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
BS No. or equivalent Title Specification

Irish Standard Series
65 Specification for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts 500
197-1 Specification for Portland Cement 500
Part 1: Composition, Specifications and Conformity Criteria 900
for Common Cements 1000
1600
1700
2400
437 Specification for cast iron spigot and socket drain pipes and 500
fittings
EN 13101 Steps for underground man entry chambers 500
Requirements, marking, testing and evaluation of
conformity.
1370 Specification for low heat Portland Cement 1700
3262 Hot-applied thermoplastic road marking materials 1200
3506 Specification for unplasticised PVC pipe for industrial 500
purposes
EN 588-1 Fibre-cement pipes for sewers and drains – pipes, joints 500
and fittings for gravity systems.
4346 Joints and fittings for use with unplasticised PVC pressure 500
pipes
4962 Specification for plastics pipes and fittings for use as sub- 500
soil field drains
5481 Specification for unplasticised PVC pipe and fittings for 500
gravity sewers
5911 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products 500
Part 100: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced
pipes and fittings and fittings with flexible joints
Part 103: Specification for prestressed non-pressure pipes 500
and fittings with flexible joints
Part 110: Specification for ogee pipes and fittings (including 500
perforated)
Part 114: Specification for porous pipes 500

Part 200: Specification for un-reinforced and reinforced 500
manholes and soakaways of circular cross section
Part 230: Specification for road gullies and gully cover slabs 500
EN 1436 Road marking materials –Road marking performance for 1200
road users
EN 1871 Road marking materials – Physical properties 1200
EN 877 Cast iron pipes and fittings, their joints and accessories for 500
the evacuation of water from buildings – Requirements, test
methods and quality assurance.
6088 Specification for solid glass beads for use with road 1200
marking compounds and for other industrial uses
EN 197-1 Cement 1700
Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria 2600
for common cements.
EN 124 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian 500
areas. Design requirements, type testing, marking, quality
control.
EN 295 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and 500
sewers
EN 598 Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for 500
sewerage applications. Requirements and test methods
EN 60920 Specification for ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps. 1400
General and safety requirements
EN 60921 Specification for ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps. 1400
Performance requirements
EN 60922 Specification for general and safety requirements for 1400
ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent
Lamps)
EN 60923 Specification for performance requirements for ballasts for 1400
discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps)
EN 61048 Specification for capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent 1400
and other discharge lamp circuits. General and safety
requirements
EN 61049 Specification for capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent 1400
and other discharge lamp circuits. Performance
requirements
IS.1 Portland Cement 500
900
1600
1700
2400


IS.5 Aggregates for Concrete 500
900
1600
1700
2400
IS.6 Concrete Sewer Pipes 500
IS.58 Standard Specification (Clayware land drainage pipes) 500
Order 1953
IS.166 Concrete Surface Water Pipes 500
IS.424 Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) pipe and fittings 500
for buried drainage and sewage systems specification
B. Safety Mark
Certification Body: BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL

Certification Body: National Standards Authority of Ireland, Eolas, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.

EN 60155 Glow starters for fluorescent lamps 1400
EN 60598 Luminaires for road and street lighting 1400

C. Other Marked Schemes
Electric Cables
Certification Body: British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC), 360Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes,
Bucks MK9 2AF.
Certification Body: The Certification & Inspection Department, National Standards Authority of Ireland,
Eolas, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
BS No. or Title Specification

equivalent Series
Irish
Standard
5467 Specification for cables with thermosetting insulation for electricity 1400
supply for rated voltages of up to and including 600/1000V and up to
1500
and including 1900/3300V
6004 Specification for PVC-insulated cables (non-armoured) for Electric 1400
power and lighting
6346 Specification for PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply 1400
D. Reinforcing and Prestressing Steel
Certification Body: UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels (CARES), Pembroke House, 21
Pembroke Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR.

EN 13391 Mechanical tests for post-tensioning systems 1700
4449 Specification for carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of 1000
concrete 1700
2500
8666 Specification for the scheduling, dimensioning, bending 1700
and cutting of steel reinforcement for concrete
EN ISO 4066 Construction drawings – Bar Scheduling 1700
4482 Specification for cold reduced steel wire for the 1000
reinforcement of concrete 1700
4483 Specification for steel fabric for the reinforcement of 1000
concrete 1700
5896 Specification for high tensile steel wire and strand for the 1700
prestressing of concrete

E. Non-Marked Schemes
Ready Mixed Concrete

Certification Body: The Quality Scheme of Ready Mixed Concrete, Wolsey House, 3 High Street,
Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2SQ.
Certification Body: Specification: The supply of ready mixed concrete shall comply with the Specification
for Road Works, in particular the 1000 Series and 1700 Series Specification.

146 Specification for Portland blast furnace cements 1000
1700
EN 12620 Specification for Aggregates for Concrete 500
1000
1100
1700
2600
EN 12878 Pigments for the colouring of Building Materials based on 1700
the Cement and/or Lime – Specifications and Methods of
Test
EN 12620 Specification for air-cooled blast furnace slag aggregate for 1000
use in construction 1700
1305 Specification for batch type concrete mixers 1000
1700
EN 12350-7 Testing fresh concrete. Air Content. Pressure Methods. 1000
1700
2600
BS EN 1008 Mixing water for concrete – Specification for sampling, 1700
testing and assessing the suitability of water, including 2400
water recovered from processes in the concrete industry,
2600
as mixing water for concrete.
3797 Specification for lightweight aggregates for masonry units 1700
and structural concrete
3892 Pulverised fuel ash Part 1: Specification for pulverised-fuel 500
ash for use as a cementitious component in structural 1000
concrete
1700
4027 Specification for sulphate-resisting Portland cement 1700
2400
146 Specification for blast furnace cements with strength 1700
properties outside the scope of BS EN 197-1.
EN 934 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. 1000
1700


EN 480 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. 1000
1700
EN 206-1 Concrete 1000
Part 1: Specification, performance, production and
conformity.
8500 Concrete
Complementary Standard to BS EN 206-1
Part 1: Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier.
Part 2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete.
EN 197-1 Cement 1000
Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria 1700
for common cements.
6699 Specification for ground granulated blast furnace slag for 1000
use with Portland cement 1700

APPENDIX 1/26: Irish Agrément Board Roads and Bridges

Certificates
1. Table 1/26 contains a list of types of work, goods or materials for which proprietary products are
required to have either an Irish Agrément Board Roads and Bridges Certificate or a British Board of
Agrément Certificate.
Table 1/26: Requirements for Agrément Certificates

Specification
Description
Series
Pipes for Drainage and/or Service Ducts other than those listed in Tables 5/1 and 5/2 500
Permanent Shuttering for Road Gullies 500
Fin Drains and Constituent Materials of Edge of Pavement Drainage 500
Prefabricated Temporary Road Marking Material 1200
Reflecting Road Studs 1200
Concrete Coating Material 1700
Paint Formulation 1900
Concrete Coating Material 1700
2. Details of products conforming to the above requirements are listed in the Index of Current Publications
that may be obtained from the Publications Department, Irish Agrément Board.
3. Where types of work, goods or material for which proprietary products are required to have an Irish
Agrément Board Certificate, a British Agrément Board Roads and Bridges Certificate shall be
acceptable.
4. Types of work, goods or material other than those listed may be required to have a British Agrément
Board Roads and Bridges Certificate at the instruction of the Employer’s Representative.
95
APPENDIX 1/71: Safety File

1. The Contractor shall collate all necessary information for inclusion in the Safety File, as required by
Section 5 of the Volume F - Preliminary Health and Safety Plan.
96
APPENDIX 1/75: As Built Records

As-Built Records Content
1. The Contractor shall be responsible for the preparation and delivery to the Employer’s Representative
of As Built Records in accordance with Transport Infrastructure Ireland Guidance Document CC‐CMG‐
04001 Preparation and Delivery Requirements for As Built Records.
2. As-Built Records shall be provided for the following construction elements, or as otherwise agreed
with the Employers Representative:
a) Road Geometry
b) Drainage
c) Pavement
d) Traffic Signs & Road Markings
e) Control and Communications Equipment
f) Ducts and Duct Chambers
g) Utilities Apparatus
h) Statutory Requirements
i) Site Clearance
j) Existing services as encountered
All proposed and existing ducting and services information must be recorded with x,y,z co-ordinates
attached to them.
As-built Drawing Deliverables
3. The following as-built information shall be issued by the Contractor to the Employer’s Representative:
• One electronic file (including reference files and any drawings referred to within the main body
of the as-built records), one plot file and one hard copy of interim as-constructed drawings
shall be submitted to the Employer’s Representative on request.
• On completion of the works, one electronic file (including reference files and any drawings
referred to within the main body of the as-built records), one plot file and two full size hard
copies of the as-constructed records shall be issued to the Employer’s Representative.
• On acceptance of this data a further signed full size hard copy shall be issued to the
• The finished survey plotted to a scale of 1:200. A plan showing sheet size, layout and
orientation shall be submitted to the Employer’s Representative prior to final plotting
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APPENDIX 2/3: Retention of Material Arising from Site

Clearance
1. Material excavated from the site that may be potentially reused for other elements of the construction
works, shall be stored for re-use in a safe and tidy manner. Where material that is reusable for civil
engineering construction works is won from the site – planings, gravels etc, this should ideally be used
in the construction of the site.
2. The Contractor shall not store any materials within the extents of the MMaRC Network boundary
unless otherwise agreed with the Employers Representative.
3. Where it is agreed between the Employers Representative and the Contractor that the reuse of such
materials is not feasible for this Contract, the Contractor shall dispose of this surplus material in
compliance with the relevant legislation regarding the disposal of construction and demolition waste.
4. All waste material arising from the Works shall be dealt with in compliance with the relevant legislation
and regulations including without limitation the Waste Management Acts, 1996–2011, the
Environmental Protection Agency Acts, 1992–2011, Planning and Development Acts, 2000–2017, The
Roads Acts, 1993–2015 and European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 each as
amended and supplemented and in force for the duration of the Works and the Contractor shall be
deemed to have provided for and allowed for all costs associated with lawfully dealing with waste
material in the Tender Sum.
5. For the avoidance of doubt the Contractor shall prepare, and comply with the provisions of, a Waste
Management Plan for the project as detailed in the guidelines contained in the TII Publication “GE-
ENV-01101 - The Management of Waste from National Road Construction Projects.
6. The Contractor’s attention is drawn to the National Construction and Demolition Waste Council
Website www.ncdwc.ie for information regarding the sourcing of recycled materials for use in the
construction of the facility.
7. The requirements for site won materials are outlined in the Table below.
Description Location Delivered To: Requirements
Traffic Signs As indicated on Site Compound Stacking / Storage of sign faces and posts
drawings (unless otherwise directed in the Works
Requirements) for re-use. Signs and posts
to be cleaned off and protected against
damage during loading and unloading and
subsequent storage.
Musoirs As indicated on Site Compound Storage of musoirs (unless otherwise
drawings directed in the Works Requirements) for re-
use. Musoirs to be cleaned off and
protected against damage during loading
and unloading and subsequent storage.
Gully gratings & All along site Site Compound Re-use of any relocated gullies. Material to
frames be cleaned off and protected against
damage during loading and unloading and
subsequent storage.
Manhole covers All along site Site Compound Re-use at the existing locations when cover
raised or lowered to match
proposed/amended levels.
Chamber covers & All along site Site Compound Re-use at the existing locations when cover
Inspection covers raised or lowered to match
proposed/amended levels.
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APPENDIX 2/5: Hazardous Materials

1. The Contractor shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to safeguard the health of the
Contractor’s operatives and the general public for the duration of the works.
2. In the event that hazardous materials are discovered on the site, the Employer’s Representative is to
be informed immediately.
3. The Employer’s Representative has the right to request that tests be carried out on any suspected
hazardous materials to determine their exact nature.
4. Hazardous materials arising from site clearance and/or excavations shall be disposed of only at
licensed sites.
5. The Contractor shall note the following non-exhaustive list of legislation, which applies to Employers
and Employees when working in the vicinity of Asbestos;
• SI 386 of 2006 – Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) Regulations
2006
• SI589 of 2010 – Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) (Amendment)
Regulations 2010
Others;
• The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
• The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001
• The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens) Regulations 2001
7. It should be noted in particular that the European Communities (Protection of Workers) (Exposure to
Asbestos) Regulations 1989 require that employers must seek to eliminate, reduce, enclose, or at a
last resort to use personal protective equipment. The requirement to implement safe working
procedures shall be determined by a risk assessment to determine primarily the type of Asbestos.
8. It is a requirement of the Contract that the Contractor carries out all works associated with the
implementation of the above legislation and all other relevant legislation. This includes not only for
the protection of workers during the removal phase but also the safe disposal of asbestos materials
(in whatever form) to a disposal site in accordance with the Local and National guidelines / legislation
governing the Safe Disposal of Asbestos materials.
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APPENDIX 5/1: Drainage Requirements

1. The length and locations of the existing filter drain to be topped up are shown on drawing
3184/130/HW/0701.
2. The existing filter drain shall be retained and protected throughout the construction phase. The filter
drain shall be topped up with Clause 505 Type A aggregate to table 5/5 of the MCDRW series 500 as
per TII CC-SCD-00520, to match the new road level after the overlay (Treatment T4) has been
completed.
3. The locations of existing gulleys to be adjusted are shown on drawing 3184/130/HW/0701. The gully
gratings and frames shall be raised to suit the new finished road level.
4. The locations of existing manholes to be adjusted are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 - 0705.
The manhole covers and frames shall be raised or lowered to suit the new finished road level.
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APPENDIX 6/8: Topsoiling, Grass Seeding and Turfing

General
1. The maximum height of topsoil stockpiles shall be as per Clause 602.10 of the TII SRW, i.e. 2m.
2. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Clause 618.3 of the TII SRW.
3. A 0.5m wide strip along the full length of the verge and median hard strip shall be topsoiled and seeded
(Treatment 1) in accordance with Clause 618.4 (i) of the TII SRW, to replenish material removed in
advance of pavement works as detailed in Appendix 7/9.
4. Existing verges along the length of any sections of carriageway that are being overlaid shall be topped
up, levelled and seeded to suit new carriageway levels to avoid a ‘step’ between the edge of
carriageway and the adjacent verge.
5. Topsoiling to binder course level shall be provided along the verge and the median hard strip following
completion of pavement works.
6. Where the existing ground has been disturbed by the Contractor, it shall be topsoiled and grassed as
per the requirements of this appendix.
7. The Contractor shall re-topsoil and re-seed the affected median or verges to the general level of the
surrounding ground following installation of ducts and chambers, in accordance with Clause 618 of
the TII SRW and Appendix 6/8 of this Specification.
Groundworks Preparation
8. Topsoil shall be good quality medium topsoil loam, easily moulded when moist. It must be neither too
sticky nor leave a smooth polished surface when smeared. It shall be free from all chemical or other
pollutants, without excessive proportions of stones or flints and those present must not exceed 50mm
gauge. It must not include subsoil, excessive proportions of clay, sand, chalk or lime, nor may it contain
rubbish or other extraneous material, pernicious weeds or couch grass whether roots or top-growth,
or roots of trees or shrubs. In addition to the requirements of Table 6/1, Class 5A topsoil shall be free
from propagules of aggressive and noxious weeds.
9. Topsoil shall be reduced to a fine tilth by stone raking or harrowing. All stones or other debris with any
dimension greater than 25mm shall be collected and removed off site and any other remaining stones
or debris shall not be upstanding more than 25mm. The topsoil shall then be lightly rolled and
compacted to the thickness described in the Contract and shall remain 25mm - 50mm above all
finished levels to allow for settlement.
Seeding
10. The seedbed shall be prepared by reducing to a fine tilth by raking or harrowing with a spike and chain
harrow (light and uniform rolling). All stones larger than 25mm in any one dimension shall be removed.
No seed shall be sown until the cultivation and preparatory work has been approved. Finished levels
shall have fullness under moderate consolidation to 25mm - 50mm above paths, kerbs and manholes.
11. Prior to seeding, fertiliser consisting of an approved compound containing not less than 10% Nitrogen,
10% Phosphorous and 20% Potassium or similar composition shall be evenly distributed on the topsoil
at a rate not less than 75g/m.
12. Sowing of grass seed shall be carried out during calm weather conditions by an even distribution using
a blend of seed consisting of the following grasses; 60% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass, 20% String
Creeping Red Fescue, 15% Slender Creeping Red Fescue and 5% Highland Browntop Bent Grass.
The Contractor shall arrange for sowing during periods August/September and/or March/April unless
otherwise agreed.
Potential for Japanese Knotweed
101
13. All earth-moving machinery entering the site will be pre-washed to remove root fragments of this or
other plants. Refer to TII’s The Management of Noxious Weeds and Non-Native Invasive Plant
Species on National Roads.
102
APPENDIX 7/1: Permitted Pavement Options

General
1. The pavement options detailed in this Appendix are only to be constructed at the locations shown on
drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705, in accordance with the relevant Specification clauses and
appendices.
2. The Contractor shall ensure that the finished surface course achieves the following International
Roughness Index (IRI):
a. Over any 200m length within the overall Contract length, 80% of the 5m sections shall have
an IRI value not greater than 1.8 m/km and 100% of the 5m sections shall have an IRI
not greater than 2.3 m/km.
3. The existing pavement shall be thoroughly removed to the specified depth by cold milling at the
locations shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705 in accordance with Appendix 7/9 prior to the
new pavement layers being laid.
4. Pavements shall be measured longitudinally for irregularities over sections of 300m, by a rolling
straight edge placed parallel to the edge of the pavement in the nearside wheel track of each lane.
5. The Contractor shall submit proposals outlining joint formation procedures for each layer of pavement,
including paving widths, the locations of longitudinal and transverse joints, and the method of treating
upstanding edges, to the Employer’s Representative in advance of works commencing.
6. The locations of saw cuts in existing pavement at interface between existing pavement and proposed
surface course inlay are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705. Saw cuts between existing
pavement and proposed surface course inlay shall be in accordance with clause 2.1 of the TII SRW
7. Pavement edge details to be in accordance with TII CC-SCD-00701 or TII CC-SCD-00702 where
appropriate.
8. The transition between pavement overlay and pavement inlay treatments shall be as detailed in
drawing 3184/130/SCD/003.
9. Joints between the existing pavement and new construction shall be constructed in accordance with
the schematic transverse and longitudinal joint sections shown on TII CC-SCD-00703 and TII CC-
SCD-00704 respectively. Without prejudice to this requirement, longitudinal joints of slip roads shall
either be located on the trafficked side of the yellow edge-of-carriageway line (RRM026) or at the
centre of the trafficked lane (for one lane slips only).
10. All vertical joints shall be sealed in accordance with Clause 10.1.8 of TII CC-SPW-00900.
11. Regulating, if required, shall be constructed so as to ensure that the designed nominal thickness and
regularity of the subsequent Binder and Surface Course layers is achieved. Each layer of regulating
course shall be installed with the use of a bond coat in accordance with Appendix 7/4 of the
Specification. Bituminous materials for regulating courses shall be as listed in Table 16 of TII CC-
SPW-00900. AC20 and AC32 material shall not be used as a regulating course for the purposes of
this contract.
12. In accordance with SRW 10.1.4 all surfaces shall be treated with bond coat prior to placing each
successive bituminous course.
13. In accordance with SRW 10.1.11, the surface macrotexture of bituminous surface courses shall not
be more or less than the appropriate values in Tables 3, 6 & 9 of the TII Specification for Road Works.
14. The freestanding edge of all layers shall be finished by using an edge compressing tool fitted to the
roller to form a 45 or 60 degree angle.
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15. The minimum output binder content, “B”, that is added at the manufacturing plant as defined in cl.5.3.2
of SR28:2018 shall also be stated in the bituminous product’s Type Test Report and shall comply with
the particular requirements stated in the Pavement Options
Sub-base
16. It is expected that the removal of the required depth of existing pavement buildup in order to construct
Pavement Treatment T1 will require the granular layer to be exposed.
17. After cold milling, where the required depth of existing pavement and sub-base has been removed,
the exposed granular layer shall be inspected and proof rolled by the Contractor in the presence of
the Employer’s Representative.
18. Any existing pavement layer less than 50mm deep that remains in place following cold milling to the
required depth, and any localised areas exhibiting thin or weak asphalt layers, shall be removed and
replaced with regulating course in accordance with Cl. 2.2 of TII CC-SPW-00900.
19. The exposed granular layer shall be prepared in accordance with cl. 802.5-9 to surface levels
complying with the requirements in Cl.702.4, and regulated when necessary using granular material
Type B to Cl.804, before constructing the proposed pavement option
20. Where local weak spots are observed, the existing granular material shall be excavated to a depth
and extent agreed with the Employer’s Representative and replaced with granular material Type B to
Cl.804, or regulating course in accordance with Cl.2.2 of TII CC-SPW-00900. The resulting formation
shall be prepared to a level that shall provide a sub-base with a thickness that corresponds to the CBR
value at formation level as per Figure 4.1 of HD 25-26. In general, the formation shall have a minimum
of 15% CBR for 150mm of sub-base. Plate bearing tests shall be carried out at formation level to
determine the CBR value at each location.
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SHEET 1 – Treatment Option T1 – Surface Course Inlay (HRA)

Location: General
1
As shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 - 0705 Requirement
Grid for checking surface levels of pavement courses, if different Long dim: N/A
2
from the requirements of Cl. 702.4: Trans dim: N/A
International Roughness Index (IRI):
Over any 200m length within the overall Contract length,
80% of the 5m sections shall have an IRI value not greater than: 1.8 m/km
100% of the 5m sections shall have an IRI not greater than: 2.3 m/km
3
Category of Road A
Surface regularity (Cl. 702.7 and Cl. 702.8):
Measurement of Longitudinal Regularity: Yes
Interval for measurement of Transverse Regularity: 5m*
Requirements for coarse aggregates – Polished Stone Value (PSV), Aggregate As per CC-SPW-00900
4
Abrasion Value (AAV) (CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 3.2.2, 5.2.2, 6.2.2, 8.4.1.1, 8.6.1.1): Table 4
Requirements for pre-coated chippings – Polished Stone Value (PSV) for
See Table 1 to this
5 general use mixtures, PSV for mixtures for roundabouts, Aggregate Abrasion
Appendix
Value (AAV) (CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 4.2.4):
6 Requirement for the friction after polishing test (DN-PAV-03074, Cl. 2.26): No
Freezing and thawing (soundness) category if different from the requirements
7 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Tables 1, 4, 7, 10 and 17):
Compaction control and extraction of cores if different from the requirements
8 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.9, 10.1.9.1, 10.1.9.2, 10.1.9.3, 10.1.9.4):
Requirements for monitoring resistance to permanent deformation of HRA
9 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.10.1, 10.1.10.3)
Sealant to be applied to the whole of any freestanding edge on the outside
10 of the finished pavement on the low side of the camber (CC-SPW-00900, No
Cl. 10.1.8):
Any tests additional to those required by IS EN 13108–20, IS EN
11 N/A
13108–21 or the relevant SRW (CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 1.2, 1.3):
12 Whether sub-base material may be spread in more than one layer (Cl 802.4). N/A
Permitted Pavement Option T1

Mixture Designation / Thickness Particular Requirements
Pavement Course Clause
Material (mm)
Resistance to polishing of chippings shall
Surface 4.1.2 HRA 35/14 F surf 40/60 45
be minimum PSV as per Table 1 of this
Course des
Appendix.
Resistance to abrasion of chippings shall
be maximum AAV as per Table 1 of this
Appendix.
Required Minimum Output Binder Content
(B) as defined in cl.5.3.2 of SR28:2018
shall be 7.2%.

Binder Course 3.1.4 AC 20 bin 40/60 des 55
shall be 4.8% for limestone and crushed
rock and 5% for crushed gravel.
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Base Course 3.1.2 AC 32 base 40/60 des 100
rock and 4.6% for crushed gravel.
Sub-base N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Pavement Thickness (excluding sub-base) 200

*Transverse regularity shall be taken at 2m intervals at locations such as the approach to structures,
superelevation, rollovers, rolling crowns etc.
Notes:
1. Bond coat to be applied to all surfaces including HBM layers.
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Location: General
1
2
3
Category of Road A
4
See Table 1 to this
Appendix
7 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Tables 1, 4, 7, 10 and 17):
8 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.9, 10.1.9.1, 10.1.9.2, 10.1.9.3, 10.1.9.4):
9 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.10.1, 10.1.10.3)
Cl. 10.1.8):
11 N/A
Material (mm)
Surface 4.1.2 HRA 35/14 F surf 40/60 45
be minimum PSV as per Table 1 of this
Course des
Appendix.
Appendix.
shall be 7.2%.
Binder Course N/A N/A N/A N/A
Base Course N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Notes:
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Location: General
1
2
3
Category of Road A
4
See Table 1 to this
Appendix
7 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Tables 1, 4, 7, 10 and 17):
8 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.9, 10.1.9.1, 10.1.9.2, 10.1.9.3, 10.1.9.4):
9 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.10.1, 10.1.10.3)
Cl. 10.1.8):
11 N/A
Material (mm)
Surface 4.1.2 HRA 35/14 F surf 40/60 50 be minimum PSV as per Table 1 of this
Course des Appendix.
Appendix.
shall be 7.2%.
3.1.4 AC 20 bin 40/60 des 100 Required Minimum Output Binder
Content (B) as defined in cl.5.3.2 of
Binder Course SR28:2018 shall be 4.8% for limestone
and crushed rock and 5% for curshed
gravel.
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Notes:
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SHEET 4 – Treatment Option T4 – Surface Course Overlay (HRA)

Location: General
1
2
3
Category of Road A
4
See Table 1 to this
Appendix
7 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Tables 1, 4, 7, 10 and 17):
8 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.9, 10.1.9.1, 10.1.9.2, 10.1.9.3, 10.1.9.4):
9 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.10.1, 10.1.10.3)
Cl. 10.1.8):
11 N/A
Material (mm)
Appendix.
shall be 7.2%.
Binder Course N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Notes:
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Location: General
1
2
3
Category of Road A
4
See Table 1 to this
Appendix
7 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Tables 1, 4, 7, 10 and 17):
8 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.9, 10.1.9.1, 10.1.9.2, 10.1.9.3, 10.1.9.4):
9 N/A
(CC-SPW-00900, Cl. 10.1.10.1, 10.1.10.3)
Cl. 10.1.8):
11 N/A
Material (mm)
Appendix.
shall be 7.2%.
Binder Course 3.1.4 AC 20 bin 40/60 des 50
rock and 5% for curshed gravel.
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Table 1: Aggregate PSV and AAV requirements
2019
Chainage (m) Design
Site traffic PSV AAV Treatment
traffic
Category volume (Min) (Max) Option
(AADF)
From To (AADT)
At mainline N20 from
eastern end of scheme
to Clogheenmilcon
B 18,581 11,194 60 12 T1
Bridge, at locations
shown on drawings
3184/130/HW/0701.
N20 Mainline from
Clogheenmilcon Bridge
to western end of
scheme at locations B 18,581 11,194 60 12 T2
shown on drawings
3184/130/HW/0701–
05.
North point Business
Junction, Killeens
Cross Junction and kiln
road Slip Lane, at C, Q, R,
5,575 3,449 65 12 T2
locations shown on S1
drawings
3184/130/HW/0701–
05.
Blarney Junction, slip
lanes and roundabout,
at locations shown on R, C, Q,
4,646 2,874 65 12 T2
drawings S1/S2
3184/130/HW/0701–
05.
At Blarney Junction
R617 from roundabout
to underpass, at
C 4,646 2,874 65 12 T3
locations shown on
drawings
3184/130/HW/0701.
At Blarney Junction
R716 from underpass
C, S2 4,646 2,874 65 12 T4
to left in / left out
junction
Blarney Business Park
entrance, Kiln road
private entrance, at
locations shown on C, Q 4,646 2,874 65 12 T5
drawing
3184/130/HW/0701 &
0703
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APPENDIX 7/4: Bituminous Sprays
1. A bond coat shall be sprayed onto the surface before placing each layer in accordance with CC-SPW-
00900, Clause 10.1.4.
2. Surface preparation of the milled surface shall comply with CC-SPW-00900, Clause 10.1.4. All
surfaces should be mechanically suction swept before application of bond coat.
3. A walkover on site with the Employer’s Representative is required after sweeping the pavement to
ensure the entire pavement layer has been planed off.
Type of Binder
4. The binder shall be in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.1.4 as appropriate. The Contractor
shall note the requirement to spray a polymer modified bitumen where the surface course is a polymer
modified stone mastic asphalt surface course.
Rate of Spread
5. The rate of spread shall comply with Clause 10.1.4 as appropriate.
6. No trafficking of the bond coats shall be permitted.
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APPENDIX 7/5: Road Pavement: TII Standard Construction

Details
Table 7/5-1
Clause No. Road Construction Detail Drawing No.
701 CC-SCD-00701 Pavement - Free Pavement Edge Detail
701 CC-SCD-00702 Pavement - Kerbed Pavement Edge Detail
701 CC-SCD-00703 Pavement - Transverse Joint Between New Construction and Existing Road
701 CC-SCD-00704 Pavement - Longitudinal Joint Between New Construction and Existing Road
701 CC-SCD-00705 Pavement - Trench Reinstatement
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APPENDIX 7/9: Cold Milling (Planing) of Bituminous Bound

Flexible Pavement
1. Cold milling is required at the locations indicated on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705.
2. The Contractor shall carry out all cold-milling works using a constant depth planing, in order to achieve
the pavement design specified in Appendix 7/1. Care shall be taken so that cold-milling works shall not
result in a “crowned” or “sag” cross-section of the milled surface at any point of the lane. Each lane
should only have a single crossfall relative to the existing at any point within its length. This is to ensure
that the required new surface course thickness is achieved throughout the full width of any lane.
3. Cold milling shall comply with TII CC-SPW-00900, Clause 2.1.
4. For surface course replacement works, fine milling is required and shall be undertaken using a milling
drum with a tool spacing of 8mm or less. For more than one-layer pavement replacement works, general
milling (where the tool spacing is typically 15mm) shall be adequate.
5. In accordance with TII CC-SPW-00900, Clause 10.1.1.1, the Contractor shall carry out a sweep of the
area to locate any buried metalwork within the area to be cold-milled. The areas to be swept are as per
the locations indicated on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705.
6. The Contractor shall carry out ‘siding out’ to remove grass sod that has encroached onto the hard strip,
in advance of cold milling, to ensure that the full width of the hard strip is milled out. Siding out shall
include the removal of 0.5m of grass sod to existing binder course level, along the median for the full
length of the scheme on both carriageways.
7. The Contractor shall re-topsoil and re-seed along the median for the full length of the scheme on both
carriageways to surface course level following laying of the new pavement, in accordance with Clause
618 of the TII SRW and Appendix 6/8 of this Specification.
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APPENDIX 11/1: Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas

General
1. The extents of all kerbing, footways, and paved areas are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 –
0705.
Kerbs
2. Concrete kerbs shall be Precast concrete, as detailed in Standard Construction Detail TII CC-SCD-
01109 (Type 1), unless otherwise specified. ST4 Concrete base and haunch to TII CC-SCD-01101.
3. The standard kerb upstand is 80mm when the speed limit is above 80km/h with a splay of 45 degrees
as indicated in the Contract Drawings and stated in TII Publications Document DN-GEO-03036 section
3.3. Kerb upstand shall be 125mm where the speed limit is below 80km/h.
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APPENDIX 11/3: Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas: TII

Standard Construction Details
Clause No. Road Construction Detail Drawing No.

1103.1 CC-SCD-01101
1107.2 CC-SCD-01106
1103.1 CC-SCD-01109
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APPENDIX 12/1: Traffic Signs: General

General
1. The approximate locations of all proposed permanent traffic signs, and existing musoirs to be take up
and re-erected are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705 and shall be installed in accordance
with Table 12/1-1 following.
2. The Contractor shall replace, in their original locations, any signs that are affected or damaged by the
works.
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Table 12/1-1: Signs Schedule
Foundation Size Minimum

Pole Pole Mounting
Size Drawing Reference No. of Pole Size1 Lateral
Sign Ref Description TSM Ref Location Length Centres Height
(mm) No. Width Length Depth Poles (mm) Clearance2
(mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
Warning Signs
Large Nosing Marker Existing Musoir to be

WS-01 Mainline 3184/130/HW/0701 To be fixed to the pavement / concrete nosing as per manufacturers’ instructions
(Musoir) Re-erected
Large Nosing Marker Existing Musoir to be

(Musoir) Re-erected
Small Nosing Marker Existing Musoir to be

(Musoir) Re-erected
Regulatory Signs
Blarney
RS-01 STOP RUS 027 3184/130/HW/1202 700 700 700 1 3000 76.1x3.2CHS - 1500 1200
junction
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APPENDIX 12/3: Traffic Signs: Road Markings and Studs

General
1. All road markings and road studs shall conform in all respects with the Department of Transport’s
Traffic Signs Manual (2019).
2. The location of road markings and road studs are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/1201-1205.
Permanent Road Markings
3. All carriageway markings shall be white or yellow as detailed, thermoplastic material reflectorized by
the application of glass beads.
4. All thermoplastic markings shall be screed applied, or as agreed by the Employer’s Representative.
5. The Contractor’s attention shall be drawn to the requirements of TII SRW Series 1200, Table 12/6 with
respect to road marking performance requirements.
6. The Contractor’s attention shall be drawn to the requirements of TII SRW Series 1200, Table 12/8 with
respect to wet retroreflectivity of road markings.
7. Edge markings of chevron hatching or cross-hatching are to be provided with 10mm - 25mm drainage
gaps at 4m intervals.
8. The continuous edge markings and raised rib markings shall be provided with 10mm - 25mm drainage
gaps at 20m intervals.
9. Where the existing 100m chainage road markings are being planed off, the Contractor shall replace
these 100m chainage markers along the entire length of this scheme to M120 of the TSM.
10. For raised rib road markings, the spacing of the transverse raised ribs shall be 500mm or 250mm c/c
as indicated on the 1200 series drawings. Each raised rib shall be 40mm - 50mm wide along the length
of the marking and shall project 8mm -10mm above the level of the top of the edge line.
Application of Thermoplastic Road Markings
11. For the application of road markings, the quality of the material and the workmanship shall comply
with the requirements of BS 3262, Parts 1 and 3; Hot-Applied Thermoplastic road marking materials,
together with all amendments to that specification. The quality of the material and the workmanship
shall comply with all relevant European Standards including, but not limited to:
(i) EN 1436: Road Marking Materials – Road Marking Performance for Road Users
(ii) EN 1423: Road Marking Materials – Drops on Materials: Glass Beads, Antiskid Aggregates, and
Mixtures of the Two
(iii) EN 1424: Road Marking Materials – Premix Glass Beads
(iv) EN 1871: Road Marking Materials – Physical Properties
12. The Contractor shall apply thermoplastic markings, either white or yellow, to the following thicknesses:
(i) The thickness of application shall be 4.25 ± 0.25mm on road surfacing where the average texture
depth is greater than or equal to 1.5mm.
(ii) The thickness of application shall be 2.75 ± 0.25mm on road surfacing where the average texture
depth is less than 1.5mm and on recovery work where the thickness of the existing marking is less
than 1mm.
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(iii) The thickness of application shall be 1.75 ± 0.25mm for temporary markings, for marking lightly
trafficked areas, as designated in this appendix, and for recovery work where the thickness of the
existing markings is 1.0mm or greater.
13. The Contractor shall lay the appropriate thickness of marking following consultation with and as
approved by the Employer’s Representative.
Testing
14. The thickness shall be measured by using a suitable micrometer gauge, or callipers on samples of
markings laid on steel plates placed beneath the application machine during the laying operations.
The thickness laid on the plate shall be representative of the thickness of material laid on the road.
Material
15. The Contractor shall lay the appropriate thickness of marking following consultation with and as
approved by the Employer’s Representative. All markings shall be reflectorised by the application of
glass beads to the surface of the marking material. Solid glass beads 400g/m2 to 500 g/m2 from the
machine, shall be applied by pressure concurrently with the laying of the line with sufficient velocity to
ensure retention in the surface of the line. The solid glass beads so sprayed shall give uniform cover
and immediate reflectivity over the whole surface of the marking. (On screed applied markings where
pressure application is not practicable, gravity application will be permitted).
16. The Contractor shall note that the above mentioned solid glass beads which are to be applied to the
surface of the markings are in addition to the minimum solid glass bead content specified in Table 1
of BS 3262 for incorporation within the body of the mix for reflectorised markings.
Weather Conditions
17. The Contractor shall not carry out any work when the weather conditions or the road conditions (e.g.
dampness, dust, cold) are such that the quality of the work might be adversely affected. In particular,
application of markings shall not be carried out when the road temperature is less than 5°C. Where
the Employer’s Representative is of the opinion that such adverse conditions exist, he/she may instruct
the Contractor to suspend the work, but this shall not relieve the Contractor of the obligation to suspend
the work where such adverse weather conditions or road conditions exist.
Alignment
18. The Contractor shall ensure that the horizontal alignment of the applied marking is to the satisfaction
of the Employer’s Representative in respect of straightness of line and smoothness of curvature.
Certification
19. The Contractor shall supply to the Employer’s Representative, certification that the materials and the
method of application of markings to the road which the Contractor proposes to use, conforms to this
specification. For this purpose the Contractor shall obtain from Transport Infrastructure Ireland or
another approved agency, a report containing:
(1) The certified analysis, from a laboratory with current ISO Certificate, of each grade of
thermoplastic material intended for use.
(2) The results of an examination of the application equipment the Contractor proposes to use,
undertaken by a Company approved by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
(3) Certification that the required minimum skid resistance is achieved.
20. The submitted Report shall relate to certification carried out within the previous six months. Any
subsequent change in the source of thermoplastic material or the method of application shall be
certified as acceptable by The Environmental Research Unit or another approved agency before use.
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21. The methods of testing shall be in accordance with British Standard 3262 unless otherwise agreed
with the Employer’s Representative.
Temporary Road Markings
22. Temporary white lines and other road markings laid on the permanent works carriageways shall only
be used if approved by the Employer’s Representative.
23. Temporary road markings shall be reflectorised and laid in accordance with this appendix.
24. Prefabricated materials will be acceptable for temporary lane lines but should not be used for lane
arrows.
Removal or Concealment of Road Markings
25. The Contractor’s attention shall be drawn to the requirements of clauses 1216.28 to 1216.31 of the TII
SRW inclusive with respect to the removal of existing road markings.
26. Permanent Obliteration: Existing road markings to be permanently obliterated may be removed by
sand blasting, scabbling, water blasting or by another approved method agreed with the Employer’s
Representative. The use of a thermal lance to burn off road markings shall only be permitted subject
to the approval of the Employer’s Representative. Obliteration of road markings using either
bituminous or black paint is not permitted.
27. Temporary Obliteration: Where existing road markings are to be temporarily obliterated for traffic
management or any other purpose, existing road markings shall be marked with similar approved
black material or other colour as directed by the Employer’s Representative, which shall be able to
withstand the traffic load upon it for the required period. Upon removal of the black material or similar
approved covering, the original markings are to be upgraded to the standard apparent before the
temporary obliteration.
Road Studs
28. Permanent Road Studs shall be embedded and non-depressible (i.e. Type A in accordance with Table
3 of I.S. EN 1463-1).
29. Retroreflectors for permanent road studs shall be Type 3 as classified in Table 2 of I.S. EN 1463-1.
(i.e. P3A PRP1 Road Studs using Microprismatic lens such as the Fleming Roadcraft 3M 301 – 290
or similar and approved).
30. The Contractor shall submit details of the reflecting road studs he proposes to use in the works to the
31. Where road studs are required along lane lines, they are to be placed on the line of the lane(s) road
markings. For broken markings, wherever possible the studs should be positioned in the middle of the
gap and in line across the carriageway where there are more than two lanes.
32. Where road studs are required at the edge of carriageway lines (hard shoulder, median, merges,
diverges) for broken markings the studs should be placed on the line of the edge of carriageway
markings, and for continuous marking the studs should be offset by a distance no greater than 25mm
on the trafficked side of the nearside edge-of-carriageway continuous marking (RRM026 or RRM027),
or on the non-trafficked side of the offside edge-of-carriageway continuous marking (RRM027).
Wherever possible the studs should be positioned in the middle of the gap and in line across the
carriageway. The typical layout for road studs is illustrated in drawing 3184/130/SCD/0001.
33. Where road studs are required adjacent to hatched road markings, or on the slip lanes, the studs
should be offset by a distance no greater than 25mm on the trafficked side of the continuous marking.
Temporary Road Studs
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34. The Contractor’s attention shall be drawn to the requirements of clauses 1217.20 to 1217.22 of the TII
Specification for Road Works (SRW) with respect to temporary road studs.
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APPENDIX 12/5: Traffic Signs: Traffic Signal and Detector

Loops
Inductive Loops for SCATS / MOVA / Other
1. All Inductive loop detectors shall be approved to the appropriate standard specification as required by
the relevant Local Authority and SCATS / MOVA compatible as necessary.
(i) Detection loops shall be placed at locations as identified on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705
and approved by the Employer’s Representative, and to TII CC-SCD-01543.
(ii) The Contractor shall liaise with the Local Authority and TII in advance of the works commencing
to inform them of the works and to ensure all requirements are met with regard to equipment
switch off, and specifications for replacement of the loops.
(iii) The Contractor shall liaise with, facilitate, attend to, and pay all costs for the Local Authority’s
incumbent Equipment Maintenance Contractor (EMC) for decommissioning of the existing
inductive loops, installation and commissioning of new inductive loops associated with traffic
signals.
(iv) Facilitate access and provide attendance and accommodation to the Local Authority’s ITS EMC,
before, during and/or after any renewal works in order to facilitate all items listed below.
(v) Provide traffic management for TII’s ITS EMC to undertake the required works.
2. Items listed below shall be executed by the Local Authority’s ITS EMC and shall be paid directly to the
Local Authority’s ITS EMC by the Contractor and shall be included in the Contractor’s lump sum tender
price.
i. Decommissioning of inductive loops prior to commencement of works
ii. Replacement of loops and any other ITS Equipment affected by the works
iii. Execution of inductive loop re-wiring and re-commissioning
iv. Liaise with the Employer and complete a Site Acceptance Test. Any replacement equipment shall
only be deemed to be satisfactorily installed when all testing has been complete in accordance
with Appendix 1/5 of the Contract Specification and the relevant Site Acceptance Testing
Specification and signed off by the Employer’s Representative. the disconnection & reconnection
of all ITS equipment shall be completed by the Local Authority’s ITS EMC Contractor.
3. Installation of inductive loops:
(i) The Contractor shall be deemed to have inspected the site and satisfied himself on all matters
relating thereto, particularly with regard to presence of sub-surface ferrous objects, and he shall
be expected to liaise with the Employer’s Representative to identify these.
(ii) Joints between loop tails and feeder cables shall normally be in the loop detector chamber box.
(iii) Loop tails shall be as short as possible and only exceptionally shall a joint between feeder cable
and loop be more than 4 metres from the loop.
(iv) Where loop tail or feeder cables enter a footpath a point not less than 500mm from the face of the
kerb a hole shall be drilled to at least 100mm below the roadway and through or under the kerb.
A high impact resistant 100mm PVC duct about 800mm long shall be passed through the hole.
The damaged part of the carriageway shall then be backfilled with compacted fine cold asphalt
and hot oxidised bitumen.
4. Loop Cable Laying:
(i) The loop cable shall be to the following specification: 1.5 mm² 30/0.25 tinned annealed copper
conductor, insulated with EPR/CSP. Overall diameter minimum 4.0 mm.
(ii) Prior to installation in slots, cable shall be dry.
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(iii) The Contractor shall ensure that the cable lies evenly in the bottom of the slot, and shall secure
the cable in such a position if necessary.
(iv) Sharp implements shall not be used to seat the cable in the slot.
5. Loop Feeder Cable:
(i) The installed feeder cable shall not exceed 300 metres in length from the equipment housing to
the loop.
(ii) Each loop detector installation shall be connected to an individual single pair feeder cable and
terminated separately at the controller.
(iii) If armoured feeder cable is used it shall be terminated in the equipment housing using cable
connectors approved by the Employer’s Representative, and each connector shall be bonded to
the earth point using 2.5 mm² flexible earthing cable terminated with crimped connection tags.
The Contractor shall ensure that no other earth connection exists along the length of the cable.
(iv) When installing feeder cables the Contractor shall exercise the utmost care in storing, running-off,
drawing into ducts, bending and other processes involved ensuring that the cable is not damaged
in any way.
(v) Cables shall not be bent to a radius of less than 12 times their diameter or less than a radius
recommended by the manufacturer whichever is the greater.
(vi) Feeder cables beneath footpaths are to be laid in approved ducts.
6. Loop Cable Jointing:
(i) The Employer’s Representative shall approve the cable joint prior to use.
(ii) Feeder cables shall be electrically connected to the loop tails with heated insulated crimp
connectors using a ratchet type of crimping tool. The Contractor shall ensure that the cable
conductor has been correctly crimped by visually checking the cable and also by applying a
vigorous pull test to that cable on either side of the joint.
(iii) The electrical connectors shall be encased in a joint approved by the Employer staff and the
Contractor shall ensure that the connectors are staggered to avoid the possibility of any short
circuits.
(iv) The Contractor shall ensure that any instructions issued by the cable joint manufacturer are
provided in writing to his installation and supervisory staff. These instructions shall form part of
this specification.
(v) The Contractor shall ensure that the joint is waterproof prior to backfilling.
(vi) With the exception of cable joints between loop and feeder cables, no other joint shall be permitted
in the loop/feeder configuration.
(vii) Cables shall be terminated in the controller or detector housing using terminal connection blocks
which are adequate in size for the diameter of conductors used. Screws shall not bear directly on
to conductors; either a protective leaf in the terminal or a crimped pin on the end of the conductor
shall be used.
7. Slot Cutting for Inductive Loops:
(i) The road shall be inspected before the loop laying operation commences. The layout of the loop
configuration shall avoid areas of poor reinstatement in the road surface caused by other
roadworks etc. Slots shall be cut at least 1 metre from any such disturbance.
(ii) Slots shall be cut at least 1 metre from any ferrous objects such as manhole covers etc.
(iii) In concrete road surfaces slots shall not be cut less than 1.5 metres from transverse joints between
adjacent concrete sections.
(iv) Slots for loop cables shall exceed the maximum diameter of the loop cable or cable pair by at least
2.0 mm. All slot cutting shall be a minimum of 85mm deep.
(v) On all slots a minimum of 70 mm cover shall be maintained above the loop cable (60 mm in
concrete).
(vi) The depth of each slot shall be checked with a depth gauge along the whole length of the slot and
this shall conform to the requirements of this specification. The Contractor shall ensure that there
are no irregularities in the base of the slot.
(vii) Each loop shall be separated from adjacent loops by a minimum of 300 mm.
(viii) All debris shall be cleared from the base of the slot. The slot shall be cleared out with
compressed air and be completely dry before wires and resin are inserted.
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8. Backfilling of slots for Inductive Loops:
(i) Loop slots shall be backfilled with 10mm of Epoxy or hot oxidised Bitumen approved by the
Employer’s Representative, to give a minimum of 50mm cover above the uppermost cable.
(ii) The Bitumen shall be heated to the manufacturers specified temperature
(iii) The Contractor shall satisfy the Employer before slot cutting operations commence, that the on-
site equipment is able to raise and maintain the hot oxidised Bitumen to the temperature necessary
to achieve the specified viscosity.
(iv) Slot cutting of loop feeder cables in the path or roadway will not be accepted under any
circumstances.
(v) Bitumen filler in slots shall be finished off level with the road surface. All excess bitumen on the
road surface at edges of slots shall be removed with a heater implement.
9. Commissioning of Inductive Loops:
(i) Each feeder cable shall be labelled at its point of entry to the controller with PVC cable markers
secured around the cable with cable ties.
(ii) Each loop and feeder configuration shall be tested at the controller as follows and the results
submitted to the Employer’s Representative as a test certificate for the loop installation.
(iii) The DC series resistance of the loop feeder, with the detector disconnected, shall be measured
at a current 10A dc or greater. The resistance shall not exceed 3 ohms.
(iv) With the loop circuit disconnected from the detector, the impedance to earth of the two loop and
feeder conductors shall be measured at a test voltage of 500V dc applied for at least one minute.
This shall not be less than 10 megohms. The two ends of the loop circuit shall be connected
together for this test.
(v) Where armoured feeder cable is used, the armouring shall be disconnected from the earth point,
and the impedance to earth of the armouring shall be measured at a test voltage of 500V dc
applied for one minute. This shall not be less than 10 megohms.
(vi) Where armoured feeder cable is used with the armouring connected to the earth point of the
equipment housing, the impedance to earth of the armouring shall be measured. This impedance
shall not be greater than 0.5 ohms.
(vii) The inductance of the loop and feeder circuit shall be measured. This shall be comparable with
the theoretical value.
(viii) The frequency of operation of each configuration shall be measured. Where two loop circuits
share a common feeder cable their frequency of operation shall be separated by at least 5
kilohertz.
(ix) The detector shall be of the auto tuning type. The Contractor shall demonstrate correct operation
of the detector.
(x) The Contractor shall ensure that an inductance change caused by vehicles in one loop shall not
induce spurious detections in any adjacent loop system.
(xi) The Contractor at his own expense shall replace any loop or feeder which fails these tests.
(xii) Where inductive loop detectors are specified two full days prior to the loop laying and jointing
operation the Contractor shall obtain agreement to this from the Employer to enable the Employer
to be present. The Contractor shall conduct loop commissioning tests in the presence of Employer
staff.
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APPENDIX 15/1: Motorway Communications

Inductive Loops for ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) Equipment
1. The locations of all loop sensors at Traffic Monitoring Unit (TMU) / Automatic Incident Detection (AID)
sites are shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 to 0705.
2. Loop sensor installations shall be in accordance with drawings 3184/130/SCD/001 and SCD/002.
3. The Contractor shall arrange a meeting and liaise with Aidan Smyth of TII (aidan.smyth@tii.ie, 087-
2074651) in advance of the works commencing, and shall inform Aidan of the schedule of works.
4. The locations of all loop sensors at TMU / AID sites shall be checked by the Contractor with Aidan
Smyth of TII and shall be verified by the Contractor on site.
5. The Contractor shall ensure that their operatives are familiar with the location of all loop sensor sites
within the extents of the scheme.
6. In advance of any works progressing, the Contractor shall mark the location of any loops warn their
operatives of the presence of cables.
7. Where any excavations are taking place in the vicinity of a TMU / AID site, the Contractor shall hand
dig around the cable entry point to expose the cables and associated ducting in order to avoid damage.
The same care will be required when backfilling.
8. The Contractor shall ensure that any remaining roadside equipment (Cabinet/Renewable
Pole/Sockets/Parking Bays* etc.) are protected from damage by scheme plant and machinery.
9. Responsibility for all TMU and AID Site maintenance rests with the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)
Equipment Maintenance Contractor (ITS EMC) and as said Contractor is subject to Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs), all loops to be replaced shall be executed by the current ITS EMC Contractor or its’
listed Subcontractor(s) under the ITS EMC. Any exception to this will only be by express permission
and agreement of TII.
10. The responsibilities of the Contractor in relation to replacement of existing loop sensors shall be as
follows:
i. Liaise with TII’s ITS EMC to co-ordinate decommissioning of existing inductive loops and
installation of new inductive loops.
ii. Facilitate access and provide attendance and accommodation to TII’s ITS EMC, before, during
and/or after any renewal works in order to facilitate all items listed below.
iii. Provide traffic management for TII’s ITS EMC to undertake the required works. This shall include
traffic management required for the works in the median to be safely carried out during the
construction and installation of chambers and ducts, and the jointing of the sensors. This traffic
management will be additional to the traffic management provided for the pavement resurfacing
works.
Note: The Contractor must notify TII’s ITS EMC 2 weeks in advance of planing works to allow
the EMC to disconnect the system.
11. Items listed below shall be executed by the ITS EMC and shall be paid directly by TII under the ITS
EMC.
v. Decommissioning of TMUs / AIDs prior to commencement of works
vi. Replacement of loops and any other ITS Equipment affected by the works
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vii. Execution of TMU / AID loop re-wiring and re-commissioning
viii. Liaise with the Employer and complete a Site Acceptance Test. Any replacement equipment shall
only be deemed to be satisfactorily installed when all testing has been complete in accordance
with Appendix 1/5 of the Contract Specification and the relevant Site Acceptance Testing
Specification and signed off by the Employer’s Representative. the disconnection & reconnection
of all ITS equipment shall be completed by the ITS EMC Contractor.
12. The Contractor shall notify the ITS EMC of any works that directly impact the TMU / AID Loops (i.e.
damaged by planing or scarifying of the road surface). The notification period in this scenario shall be
8 weeks prior to commencement of works.
13. The Contractor shall also notify the ITS EMC where the loop sensor operation may be affected by the
works (e.g. due to traffic management operations during a resurfacing scheme). The notification
periods in this scenario shall be 2 weeks prior to commencement of works.
14. Notifications of potential impact to loop sensors, shall issue in writing (email) to; aidan.smyth@tii.ie
and/or david.laoide-kemp@tii.ie
15. Note: Inductive loops are “metal detectors” and are affected by metal road studs. Loop
replacement must occur after road markings and road studs have been executed to ensure
centre alignment within lanes and mitigate risk of metal road studs affecting loop operation.
16. Typical loop sequence detail for recuts is included in Annex 1 of this Appendix 15/1 for the Contractors
information only.
17. Loop sensor installations shall consist of 2 lane loop array (2 loops per lane) in accordance with TII
CC-SCD-01534, as per the detail for “2 Lane and Hardshoulder in Flexible Construction”.
18. Detector loop slot details shall be in accordance with TII Publication CC-SCD-01525. Cross cutting
corners of slots shall be in accordance with TII Publication CC-SCD-01529. Loop joint chambers shall
be in accordance with TII Publication CC-SCD-01531.
19. All works shall be in accordance with Series 1500 of TII Specification for Road Works.
20. Where any kerbing is provided at the edge of carriageway, a section of kerbing shall be removed to
allow cable entry through a 50mm dia. PVC-U duct and the kerb re-instated thereafter. Where a slot
drain is provided at the edge of carriageway, a sleeve should be provided across the slot drain to
protect cables from maintenance activities.
ITS Ducting Requirements
21. The Contractor shall install the proposed chambers and ducting for ITS Equipment in the verge and
median of the carriageway as detailed in drawing 3184/130/SCD/001 and SCD/002.
22. Requirements for ITS ducts shall comply with the general and specific ITS duct requirements
contained in this appendix.
23. Treatment of existing ducts shall comply with the requirements of this appendix.
ITS Chamber Requirements
24. Chambers shall be Comms 3 chambers in accordance with TII CC-SCD-001518 and shall have Class
D400 covers / frames.
25. Requirements for ITS chambers shall comply with the general and specific ITS chamber requirements
contained in this appendix.
GENERAL DUCT REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS EQUIPMENT
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General
26. These general requirements apply to all service ducts unless otherwise indicated in this specification
or on the contract drawings.
27. Service ducts for traffic cabling, together with associated cable chambers, shall be installed in
accordance with the requirements indicated on the relevant Construction Drawings and in accordance
with the TII ‘Specification for Road Works’. The standard TII ‘Standard Construction Details’ in respect
of service ducts and cable chambers shall be deemed to apply except where modified or superseded
by the Contract Drawings and Specification.
28. This Appendix 15/1 shall be read in conjunction with Appendix 1/16, which provides additional specific
requirements in relation to the services.
29. The positioning, depth and colour coding of pipes for service ducts shall generally conform to the
recommendations set out in the U.K. National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG) Publication ‘Volume 1:
Guidelines on the Positioning and Colour Coding of Underground Utilities Apparatus’ and I.S.
370:2007 ‘Colour Code for Buried Plastics Piping’, unless stated otherwise within the Service
Provider’s particular requirements.
30. In addition, the minimum cover depths for proposed service ducts shall be in accordance with the
following, unless specific cover depths are specified under a particular Service Provider requirements:
o 750mm in trafficked areas
o 600mm in non-trafficked areas
31. In addition to the colour coding of ducts, the ducts shall be stamped with the words
‘Telecommunications Cables’, ‘Danger Electricity Cables’ etc. as appropriate printed in large block
capitals continuously along their length, to the approval of the Employer’s Representative.
32. Any other deviation from the guidelines contained in the above NJUG publication requires approval
by the Employer’s Representative.
33. The installation of telecommunications ducts shall comply with the ‘Recommendations for
Underground Telecommunications Cable Works for Roads, Commercial and Residential Schemes’ as
published by the Department of Public Enterprise.
PIPES FOR SERVICE DUCTS
Ducts
34. All pipes, bends, coupling, etc. shall be from a single manufacturer. Unless otherwise indicated, pipes
for service ducts shall generally be uPVC single wall pipes with a minimum wall thickness of 3.8mm
complying with Class B or better of BS 3506, or HDPE single wall pipes with a minimum wall thickness
of 5mm complying with IS EN 50086-2-4. All pipes used shall be suitable for the depth of burial and
the types of cables to be pulled through them.
35. Ducts shall be of ‘Normal’ duty in accordance with IS EN 50086-2 and shall comply with IS EN 50086-
2 in terms of duct deformation and impact resistance requirements.
36. Ducts shall have a smooth low friction inner surface completely free of ripples, sharp edges and
protrusions.
37. All ducts shall have large radius bends at changes in directions. All radius bends (11.25°, 22.5°, 45°
& 90°) shall only be used with the approval of the Employer’s Representative.
38. Ducts shall have a circumferential mark to indicate the correct push-in distance for duct jointing for
spigot and socket joints.
39. The internal diameter of all pipe ducts shall be as indicated on the contract drawings
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40. Each batch of ducting shall include the manufacturers name QA details.
41. All duct joints shall be watertight and shall be fitted with draw rope in accordance with Clause 501.8.
Duct Handling and Storage
42. Care should be taken when loading/unloading ducts to avoid damage to the ducts. Any damaged or
defective ducts shall be marked in a conspicuous manner and removed from Site.
43. Ducts shall be stored on a smooth flat horizontal surface, supported by side supports at intervals of
not more than 1.5m and fully in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Ducting
supplied in factory strapped bundles may not require side supports, however care should be taken
when removing strapping, when tension may be released.
44. Socket ducts shall be stacked in layers in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and with
the socket at alternate ends of each layer. The socket on one layer should project beyond the duct
spigots on the layer below so that the ducts are evenly supported along their length.
45. Duct stacks shall not exceed 7 layers with a maximum height of 2m.
46. The method of stacking shall be such as to ensure that the integrity of the ducts is maintained and that
distortion is avoided.
47. Ducts shall not be stored in a place where they are likely to be in contact with surface water or other
foreign matter which could make its way into the ducts.
Excavation, Bedding and Surround for Service Ducts
48. All excavation for service ducts shall be carried out by Contractor to Clause 502 of the TII ‘Specification
for Road Works’. Bedding and surrounding of ducts shall be carried out in accordance with Clause
503 of the TII ‘Specification for Road Works’.
49. Ducts as indicated on the drawings shall be laid to the depths specified above, unless specified
otherwise by particular Service Provider, with bedding, surround and backfill in accordance with TII
CC-SCD-01511 or the service provider’s requirements, as appropriate.
50. Material for the bedding and surround to all ducts and multi-ducts shall be clean and sharp and
conforming to BS EN 12620:2002.
51. Ducts shall be evenly and solidly bedded and all sand shall be compacted to the degree specified
without voids to ensure adequate support. Particular care shall be taken to endure that sand is
compacted into the spaces in between any multi-ducts.
52. Ducts passing under roads carrying heavy vehicles shall be completely surrounded with lean-mix
concrete to a minimum radial thickness of 150mm.
Duct Laying
53. Each duct shall be carefully examined immediately prior to laying and any damaged or defective ducts
shall be marked in a conspicuous manner and removed from Site.
54. The location and arrangement of the various duct banks shall generally be as indicated on the Contract
Drawings, but the precise positions/lines of the duct banks shall be agreed between the Contractor
and the Employer’s Representative before commencement of the works.
55. Ducts shall not be laid in trenches where water is lying in the bottom.
56. Every effort must be made to prevent dirt ingress into the ducts. Allowing dirt to enter ducts on the
basis that the dirt should be removed later during the duct cleaning process is not acceptable.
57. Bricks or other hard packings shall not be used as temporary duct supports.
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58. Ducts shall be aligned as straight as possible in the horizontal and vertical directions. All sweeps shall
be gradual as possible and jointed above ground prior to installation.
59. For ducts in trefoil formation, the ducts shall be bound together with duct ties at 3m intervals or more
frequently as required to maintain the duct formation.
60. Where duct routes are located within the loading zone of influence of existing structures the trench
shall be filled with concrete of minimum strength 10N/mm2 in order to ensure the structural integrity
of the adjacent structure.
61. Ducts shall be laid on the trench bed with the sockets towards the duct layer. The spigot end and
inside of the duct to be joined shall be thoroughly cleaned with a dry rag. A duct shall be temporarily
inserted to prevent ingress of soil or foreign material prior to jointing.
62. The spigot end of the duct shall be pushed into the socket initially by hand and then driven in to achieve
proper engagement by tapping with a hammer against a suitable wooden batten placed across the
remote socket. Full engagement is when the indicator on the duct seals properly. Joints shall be made
in such a manner as to avoid any sharp internal edges that may interfere with cabling operations.
63. Cutting of ducts shall be with a suitable non-electrical hand cutting tool. All cut ends shall be square
to the axis of the duct and all burrs removed before use. Cutting of occupied ducts, if required, shall
be carried out with extreme care.
64. Ducts not required to enter a jointing chamber shall by-pass the chamber either to the side or beneath
the chamber. In certain circumstances and with the approval of the Employer’s Representative, ducts
may pass through the chambers uninterrupted All ducts for medium voltage cables shall be plug-and-
socket water-sealed.
Crossing of Electricity Ducts
65. A minimum radial clearance of 300mm between the outer services of ducts shall be provided where
telecommunications or traffic ducts cross electricity ducts. Wherever possible, the telecommunications
or traffic ducts shall cross above the electricity ducts.
66. Where it is not possible to provide the minimum 300mm clearance, a reduced separation may be
agreed with the Employer’s Representative on the basis that mechanical protection overlaid with
marker warning strip shall be inserted between the crossing ducts. This mechanical protection may be
in the form of concrete blocks or tiles, or hot dip galvanised steel plating to the approval of the
Duct Cleaning and Testing
67. Immediately after ducts are laid they shall be cleaned with an approved brush or swab in accordance
with the manufacturer’s recommendations and to the approval of the Employer’s Representative,
following which the ducts shall be tested by drawing a cylindrical wooden/iron mandrel through them
in accordance with the TII ‘Specification for Road Works’.
68. All ducts shall be tested with a mandrel as part of the snagging process.
Draw Ropes and Duct Plugs/Caps
69. All ducts shall be fitted with draw rope in accordance with Clause 524.2.
70. Immediately after cleaning and testing, each individual duct run shall be fitted with a single piece
polypropylene draw rope with a minimum 8 kN breaking strength. The type of draw rope used shall be
approved by the Employer’s Representative prior to installation.
71. Following testing a blank duct plug shall be placed in each duct to secure the duct and the draw rope.
A surplus of 2 metres of draw rope shall be left neatly coiled at each end of each duct run. The duct
plug should have a ring where the rope can be effectively secured to prevent accidental withdrawal of
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the rope. Duct plugs shall be approved by the Employer’s Representative prior to installation. Refer to
Duct Sealing Systems in Volume G – Information Volume.
72. A plastic tag should be placed on each duct run secured to the duct Plug. The Tag shall display the
date the duct was tested, and size of mandrel used on one side of the tag and on the other side the
TII Logo and the following text “DO NOT USE – Contact TII MTCC – 0818 -715-100”. Duct Tags shall
be approved by the Employer’s Representative prior to installation.
Backfilling
73. Backfilling shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 505 of the TII ‘Specification for Road Works’
and with the ‘Guidelines for the Opening, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Trenches in Public Roads’
issued by Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
74. Backfill material shall be ‘Clause 804 material.
75. Backfilling shall be undertaken immediately after the bedding, laying and surrounding of the ducts and
shall be compacted in layers of no greater than 150mm. In order to minimise post-construction
settlements it is essential that the correct backfill materials are utilised and that the compaction
methods employed are in accordance with the best engineering practices.
76. Pavement layers should be reinstated in accordance with TII CC-SCD-00705 where carriageway is
being reinstated.
Marker Tapes
77. Distinctive marker tapes shall be provided over all service ducts at a depth of 180mm from the surface
in footways and 350mm from the surface in carriageways and in the apron slab areas, or as otherwise
directed by the Employer’s Representative.
78. Marker tape shall be 300mm wide PVC, coloured as detailed below, with the words
‘Telecommunications’, ‘Electricity’ etc. as appropriate printed in large block capitals continuously along
its length, all to the approval of the Employer’s Representative. The tape shall provide full lateral cover
over the ducts and shall be in vertical alignment with the duct run. For large duct configurations, more
than one width of tape may be necessary to cover the extra width of the duct section.
79. The marker tape shall be manufactured from high quality material to an approved international or
national standard in order to ensure its long-term performance with regard to physical integrity and
readability.
80. Marker tape shall be in accordance with the specific Service Providers requirements.
Marker Tiles or Posts
81. Cable duct marker tiles or posts shall be required where indicated on the Contract Drawings.
Surface Reinstatement
82. Surface reinstatement shall generally be in accordance with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland
‘Specification for Road Works’ and to the particular requirements detailed in the Contract Documents
and Drawings.
GENERAL ITS CHAMBER REQUIREMENTS
General
83. The construction of the cable chambers shall be in accordance with the relevant Standard
Construction Detail for each service provider. Details of Chambers required for each service provider
are included in the SCD series of drawings.
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84. Adequate and safe access/egress to the cable chambers shall be provided to facilitate the installation
and future maintenance of cables.
Frames and Covers to Cable Chambers
85. Frames and covers to cable chambers shall comply with the requirements of IS EN 124 and shall be
as described in Appendix 15/1 of this Specification.
86. Chamber covers must be to a minimum rating of D400.
87. Cable chamber frames and covers shall be set square to structure or kerb lines.
88. All chamber covers are to be lockable. All lockable covers to be removed from locked end. Frames
must be laid to allow for easy removal of covers.
89. All chamber covers located in grassed areas shall include a 300mm wide, 150mm deep 30N20
protective concrete surround, trowelled and with a pencil edge.
AS LAID RECORDS
90. Full as-laid record of all installed ducts and cable chambers shall be provided.
91. Duct locations shall be recorded before trenches are backfilled.
92. Special features such as crossings and pinch-points with other services shall be included in the
records.
SPECIFIC DUCTING AND CHAMBER REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
General
93. All ducts and chambers shall be constructed in accordance with the various Service Provider’s
requirements.
94. In some cases, as indicated in Table 15.1, the Service Provider will install the ducts and chambers
(including fixtures and fittings), otherwise ducts and chambers must be installed by the Contractor. In
all cases the Contractor shall carry out the excavations and backfilling (to Service Provider’s
specification), required to facilitate the laying of the service.
95. Table 15.1 below also outlines where ducts and chambers (including fixtures and fittings) will be
supplied and/or installed by the service provider and where ducts and chambers (including fixtures
and fittings) will be supplied by and/or installed by the Contractor.
Provider Supply of Ducts and Chambers incl. Ducts & Chambers Connection of
fixtures and fittings installed by service By
ITS Contractor Contractor ITS EMC
TABLE 15.1
Note: In all instances in Table 15.1 the Contractor is responsible for the excavation of
trenches bedding and backfilling of ducts and chambers.
TREATMENT OF EXISTING DUCTS
General
96. The Contractor shall be responsible for locating, supporting and protecting all existing services as
detailed in Appendix 1/16 in situ during the works. Details of existing services are based on preliminary
information from Statutory Undertakers. There is no guarantee as to the accuracy of this information
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and the Contractor shall liaise with relevant stakeholders prior to undertaking any works in connection
with the services or utilities.
97. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all Statutory Undertaking and Public Services works
including making all necessary arrangements, provision of builders work and attendances as required,
etc
98. The Contractor shall refer to the HSA publication “Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from
Underground Services” and any other relevant publications when dealing with or working nearby
underground utilities and services.
99. The Contractor shall refer to the ESB publication “Code of Practice on Overhead Electricity Lines in
Construction” and any other relevant publications when dealing with or working nearby overhead lines.
100. Should any ducts be damaged during the works, the responsibility for repair of these ducts shall lie
with the Contractor.
101. The Contractor is responsible for locating and protecting any underground services in the vicinity of
any excavations.
102. As part of this contract where possible and unless indicated otherwise in the drawings all existing ducts
and services are to be protected in situ. In all cases, where there is slack available on existing ducting,
the ducting should be lowered to increase the cover to those ducts.
General Treatment of all Existing Ducts Located within the Extent of the Excavation.
103. Where existing services are located within the extent of the proposed excavation, these services
should be carefully exposed by the Contractor. The need and use of tracing equipment, trial holes
and slow digging/hand digging should be allowed for by the Contractor in his lump sum. The
Contractor is advised that existing services may include intermittent and or total lean mix bedding
surround and backfill. These ducts should be protected by the Contractor during the works. Should
these services be damaged by the Contractor during the works, the Contractor is fully responsible for
the repair, costs associated with these repairs and any other consequential costs.
Existing Ducts Below Excavation Level.
104. Where existing service ducts are located below the base of the excavation, the Contractor shall be
responsible for the protection of these ducts during the works. Should these services be damaged by
the Contractor during the works, the Contractor is fully responsible for the repair, costs associated with
these repairs and any other consequential costs.
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ANNEX 1
TYPICAL 4 LANE LOOP ARRAY with MEDIAN DUCTING and JOINT CHAMBERS
The following are Typical Loop Cutting & works sequences depending on direction being resurfaced first (for information)
NEARSIDE being RE-SURFACED before OFFSIDE (Cutting Typically 5/6 hours allowing extra feeder cutting )
LANE 2 CLOSED
Median Nearside Joint Chamber & Ducting to rope barrier installed while Lane 2 Closed
Lane 2 Loops including 2 x Feeder Cable Slots Cut Wired & Sealed
TM Swapped & Lane 1+ HS Closed
Lane 1 Loops including 2 x Feeder Cable Slots Cut Wired & Sealed
All HS Slots Cut wired & Sealed
Coring/ boring into existing Chamber & Ducting to verge Chamber installed while Lane 1 & HS Closed

OFF SIDE being RE-SURFACED before NEARSIDE (Cutting Typically 4/6 hours allowing for cutting and median works)
LANE 4 CLOSED
Lane 4 Loops Cut Wired & Sealed
TM Swapped & Lane 3 Closed
Lane 3 Loops Cut Wired & Sealed (includes feeder cuts to median)
Median Off side Ducting installed while Lane 3 Closed
ASSUMES THAT THE MEDIAN CHAMBER AND DUCTING CAN BE COMPLETED IN THE c. 2 HOURS EACH RESPECTIVE FAST LANE IS CLOSED

APPENDIX 23/1: Bridge Deck Expansion Joints Schedule

1. All bridge deck expansion joints shall satisfy the requirements of UK Departmental standard BD 33/94
“Expansion Joints for Use in Highway Bridge Decks” and have a current NSAI Agrement Certificate or
equivalent.
2. The treatment of joints within the extent of works shall be in accordance with the following schedule
23/1-1.
3. At the location of the existing Type1 joints, as shown on drawings 3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705, a single
saw cut is to be made in the new proposed pavement. The single saw cut shall be 3mm wide by
30mm deep and shall be cleaned prior to being sealed with hot poured bitumen sealant.
4. At the location of the existing elastomeric joints in metal runners (Type 6), as shown on drawings
3184/130/HW/0701 – 0705, the existing surfacing shall be removed by hand held tools over 500mm
adjacent to the joint nosing material on either side of the joints. The nosing face shall be cleaned and
the pavement inlay shall be carried out across the bridge structure and placed tight against the back
of the nosing material. Following the completion of the pavement inlay, saw cuts 20mm wide by
surfacing depth shall be made either side of the joint and the pavement in this 20mm strip shall be
broken out. The 20mm strip shall then be backfilled with a nosing material compatible with the existing,
which shall be approved by the Employer’s Representative in advance of the works commencing.
5. The Contractor shall ensure that no damage occurs to the existing joints while inlay works are
progressing. Any damaged caused to the existing joints shall be repaired by the Contractor at their
own expense. The repair methodology shall be approved in advance by the Employer’s
Representative.
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Schedule 23/1-1
BRIDGE ROAD ROAD EXISTING

BRIDGE NAME ITM_EAST ITM_NORTH COMMENTS
ID ID NAME JOINT TYPE
Mark or record the position of the existing saw cut inducer. Plane
off surface course, apply bond coat and relay surface course as
specified in Appendix 7 of this Specification. A saw cut (3mm wide
562626 575760 Type 1 Joint x 30mm deep) shall be made at the existing location of the Type 1
joints. The saw cut faces shall be cleaned and sealed with hot
poured bitumen sealant. This is applicable for the type 1 joints on
both the northbound and southbound carriageways.
Protect the existing Type 6 joint at all times during the pavement
N20 /
CC-N20- Clogheenmilcon replacement operation. Existing pavement layers to be removed by
N20 R617
004.00 Bridge hand 500mm adjacent to joint nosing material on either side of the
Junction
joint. Clean nosing face and protect joint during the remaining
operations. Plane off the remaining surface course, apply bond coat
562611 575765 Type 6 Joint and relay surface course as specified in Appendix 7/1 of this
Specification up to the existing nosing face. Saw cut 20mm wide
and to the full depth of surfacing behind the nosing material and fill
with nosing material compatible with the existing. This is applicable
for the type 6 joints on both the northbound and southbound
carriageways.
Confirm position of joint gap relative to the road surface by trail
excavation in the pavement and preferably within the hard shoulder.
Mark or record position of joint and repair trail hole excavation.
Plane off surface course, apply bond coat and relay surface course
566049 574803 Type 1 Joint as specified in Appendix 7 of this Specification. A saw cut (3mm
wide x 30mm deep) shall be made at the locations of the joint gap.
The saw cut faces shall be cleaned and sealed with hot poured
bitumen sealant. This is applicable for the type 1 joints on both the
CC-N20- northbound and southbound carriageways.
Kilnap Bridge N20 N20
001.00
Confirm position of joint gap relative to the road surface by trail
excavation in the pavement and preferably within the hard shoulder.
Mark or record position of joint and repair trail hole excavation.
Plane off surface course, apply bond coat and relay surface course
566040 574807 Type 1 Joint as specified in Appendix 7 of this Specification. A saw cut (3mm
wide x 30mm deep) shall be made at the locations of the joint gap.
The saw cut faces shall be cleaned and sealed with hot poured
bitumen sealant. This is applicable for the type 1 joints on both the
northbound and southbound carriageways.
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N20 Sheen Upper to Killeens

2018 High Speed Road Pavement

N20 Sheen Upper to Killeens Pavement

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

JOB NUMBER: 3184/130 DOCUMENT REF:

- For Construction PC SF DC UOH May 2021

Revision Purpose Description Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date

APPENDIX 5/1: Drainage Requirements 100

2. A location plan of the site is provided on drawing 3184/130/HW/0001.

3.2. Scope of the Works

3.3. Sectional Completion

3.4. Site Information

6. HEALTH AND SAFETY

7. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR

8. POSSESSION OF THE SITE

PREAMBLE TO THE SPECIFICATION

2. An Additional Clause as indicated by a suffix 'AR' in Appendix 0/1 is a Contract-specific alteration.

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APPENDIX 0/1: Contract-Specific Additional, Substitute

Table 7/1 SR – Tolerances in Surface Levels of Pavement Courses

- Adjacent to a surface water channel** + 10 – 0mm

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APPENDIX 0/2: Contract-Specific Minor Alterations to

List of Altered Clauses

Clause No. Alterations to be made

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APPENDIX 0/3: List of Numbered Appendices Referred to

C Contractor to compile and submit to the Employer’s Representative

Appendix 0/3 is comprised of two lists, A and B, of numbered Appendices as follows.

A(i) Not Used 1/4 Working and Fabrication Drawings

FENCING AND ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE BARRIERS

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A(i) Not Used 26/2 Bedding Mortar

List ‘B’: List of Numbered Appendices, project specific

Contract for Works Designed

A(i) E 1/71 Safety File

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APPENDIX 0/4: List of Drawings Included in the Contract

DRAWING NUMBER TITLE

3184/130 HW 0000 Cover Sheet

2. Drawings Supplied to Each Tenderer for Information

DRAWING NUMBER TITLE

3184/130 HW 0501 Existing Utilities (Sheet 1 of 5)

3. Brought into the Contract by Reference

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APPENDIX 1/1: Accommodation and Equipment for the

• 1 No. 5.0m steel tapes

Personnel Protective Equipment (sizes to be advised to the Contractor before supply)

2. 1 No. sets of approved protective clothing. Each set to consist of:

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Computer and Technical Equipment

v. 1 no. Lowepro Portlan 20 camera case or equivalent

vi. 1 no. Lowepro RidgeLine Pro BP 300 AW Laptop Bag or equivalent

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APPENDIX 1/2: Vehicles for the Employer’s Personnel

4. The Contractor shall provide vehicles as listed in Table 1/2-1.