Redwood City Engineering Standards Specifications

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Standard Specifications

Legend Notes, Abbreviations
AA - 1	Improvement Plan Legend
AA - 2	Improvement Plan Abbreviations
Streets
A - 1a \| 1b	Standard Street Sections: 1\| 2
A - 2	Omitted
A - 3a \| 3b \| 3c	Design Criteria for Private Streets: 1 (No Parking) \| 2 (Parking Bays) \| 3 (Curb and Gutter)
A - 4a \| 4b	Limited Right-of-Way Street Section & Parking Bay: 1 (Street Section) \| 2 (Parking Bay)
A - 5	Cul-De-Sac
A - 6	Asphalt Planning
A - 7	Speed Hump
Curb, Gutters, Sidewalks, Driveways
C - 1a \| 1b	Residential Driveway: 1 (Plan, Elevation) \| 2 (Sections)
C - 2	Commercial Driveway
C - 3	Curb and Gutter
C - 4	Sidewalk Detail (Monolithic)
C - 5	Sidewalk Detail (Parkway)
C - 6	Median Treatment
C - 7	Curb Drain (in existing curb & sidewalk)
C - 8	Curb Drain (in new curb & sidewalk)
C - 9a \| 9b	Wheelchair Ramp: 1 \| 2
C - 10	Bus Stop and Turnout
C - 11	Sidewalk Repair Requirements
C - 12	Omitted
Drainage
D - 1a \| 1b	Curb Inlet: 1 (Top) \| 2 (Base)
D - 2a \| 2b	Junction Box / Area Drain: 1 \| 2
D - 3	Omitted
D - 4	Omitted
D - 5	Lagoon Dewatering Structure
D - 6	Flared End Section
D - 7	Pipe Connection
D- 8a \| 8b	Combination Catch Basin/ Inlet And Curb & Gutter: 1 \| 2
Electrical/Street Lighting
E - 3	Street Light (Single)
E - 3D	Street Light (Double)
E - 4	Street Light Footing
E - 7	Street Light (Redwood Shores)
Monuments and Manholes
M - 1	Standard Street Monument (Placement & Casting)
M - 2	Standard Survey Monument (Installation in Marsh or Unstable Soil)
M - 3	Type I Manhole (Pipes 6" to 21")
M - 4	Type II Manhole (Pipes 24" through 48")
M - 5	Type III Manhole (Pipes larger than 48")
M - 6	Manhole Frame & Cover
M - 7	Manhole Step for Precast Manhole
Sewer
S - 1	Sanitary Sewer Lateral (New Pipe)
S - 2	Sanitary Sewer Lamphole
Traffic Control
T - 1a \| 1b \| 1c	Detector Loop Installations: Sht1 (New Installation) \| 2 (Replacement) \| 3 (Installation Procedure)
T - 2	Timber Barricade
T - 3	Omitted
T - 4	Traffic Control Sign
T - 5	Street Name Sign
T - 6	Sign Installation Plans
T - 7	Pavement Markers
T - 8	Parking Meter Installation
T - 9	Red Curb Painting
T - 10	Median Tapers
T - 11	Disabled Parking
T - 12	Wheel Stop
Utility Trench Details
UT - 1	Utility Trench
UT - 2	Utility Trench (Bay Mud)
UT - 3	Rockwheel Trench
Water Details
W - 1	Air Release Valve
W - 2	1" By-Pass for Closed Gate Valve
W - 3	1" or 2" Plastic Service Connection
W - 4	2" Blow Off
W - 5	2" Polyethylene Loop
W - 6	Fire Hydrant
W - 7	Standard Thrust Blocks
W - 8a \| 8b	Thrust Blocks (In Bay Mud): 1 \| 2
W - 9	Excavation for Tapping Sleeves & Valves
W - 10	Locator Wire
W - 11	Valve Stem Extension
W - 12	Valve Box & Riser
W - 13a \| 13b \| 13c	Detector Check Valve: Backflow Preventer Assembly \| Fire Service System Layout \| Fire Department Connection Post Indicator Valve
W - 14	Cathodic Protection at Fittings & Valves
W - 15	Fire Hydrant (In Bay Mud)
W - 16	Cathodic Protection Test Station Housing
W - 17	Omitted
W - 18	Cathodic Protection Exothermic Weld
W - 19a \| 19b	Pipe Anchors & Backfill Stabilizers: 1 \| 2
W - 20a \| 20b \| 20c \| 20d	Water Main Lower Details: Water Main Bends \| Thrust Restraint Length Table \| Joint Restraint With Petrolatum Tape System \| Water Main Lowering Detail
W - 21	Capping Active Line
W - 22	Cut and Plug Inactive Line
Landscaping and Irrigation Details
Z - 1	Backflow Prevention Device
Z - 2	Pop-up Rotor Head
Z - 3	Quick Coupler Valve
Z - 4	Omitted
Z - 5	Remote Control Valve
Z - 6	Omitted
Z - 7	Gate Valve - Irrigation System
Z - 8	Irrigation Controller
Z - 9	Irrigation Trench Backfill
Z - 10	Ground Cover Planting
Z - 11	Redwood Header (Landscape Areas)
Z - 12	Shrub Planting on Slopes
Z - 13	Street Tree Planting
Z - 14	Omitted
Z - 15a \| 15b	Tree Well Detail: 1 \| 2
Utilities Located on or Near Closed Landfill Areas
LF - 1	Utility Trench Penetrating Clay Cap
LF - 2	Utility Structure Penetrating Clay Cap
LF - 3	Methane Gas Cut-off Barrier in Utility Trench
LF - 4	Leak Detection Vault at Water Valves and Water Service Connection Main
LF - 5	Sanitary Sewer Gravity Pipes Thru Transition Zone
LF - 6	Termination of Containment Pipe at Limits of Refuse
LF - 7	Containment Pipe Termination Structure
LF - 8	Pressure Pipe Enclosed in Containment Pipe
LF - 9	Termination of Containment Pipe at Air Release Valve
LF - 10	Termination of Containment Pipe at Water Meter Box and Detector Check Valve Box
LF - 11	Termination of Containment Pipe at Fire Hydrant
LF - 12	Termination ofs Containment Pipe at Blow-Offs

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