Summer of 2026 Hot - Mix Asphalt Paving

2026-11-03

The City of Barre has selected six streets to be paved as detailed below . Auditorium Hill : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Seminary St intersection to the BOR building . This is estimated to be 500 feet in length . The average width will be 44 feet . Camp St : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Hill St intersection to the Tremont St intersection . This is estimated to be 1375 feet in length . The average width between Hill St and house number 88 will be 22 feet . The average width between house number 88 and Tremont St will be 30 feet . Plain St : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Seminary St intersection to the Warren St intersection . This is estimated to be 325 feet in length . The average width will be 50 feet . Seminary St : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Maple Ave intersection to the Summer St intersection . This is estimated to be 1000 feet in length . The average width will be 30 feet . Spaulding St : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Washington St intersection to house number 23 . This is estimated to be 550 feet in length . The average width will be 20 feet . Warren St : This street is to be fine - graded and repaved by the contractor after the City strips the existing asphalt and reshapes the street . A total of four inches of pavement ( 2 ½ ” of type II ( 3 / 4 ” aggregate ) binder course , 1 ½ ” of type III ( 1 / 2 ” aggregate ) wearing course ) will be placed from the Maple Ave intersection to the Plain St intersection . This is estimated to be 175 feet in length . The average width will be 14 feet . Specifications For all locations in this contract , the City will strip the existing asphalt and reshape the gravel base . The contractor will be responsible for fine grading and compaction of the sub - base . When reshaping the road , the City will leave all utilities ( gate boxes and manholes ) in the road below grade to allow for fine grading and the placement of binder course . Any catch basins along the curb line / edge of the road will remain at grade . The City of Barre will be responsible for all grinding of keyways at abutments to existing asphalt to include beginning / end of project , intersections , and driveways . No hot - mix asphalt or tack coat shall be placed on a wet road surface , at the discretion of the Superintendent of Public Works . Once binder course is placed , the contractor shall give the City a minimum of three working days to bring all utilities to finish grade before wearing course is placed . Tack coat shall be applied between all courses of asphalt not laid on that same day . Tack coat should be applied at a rate of 0 . 06 gal / SY as specified by the 2024 Vermont AOT Standard Specifications for Construction . The contractor shall ensure that a clean road surface is present prior to the application of tack coat . The contractor shall pave an apron at each driveway within the project limits . Aprons shall extend a minimum of 3 ’ from the edge of road , the entire width of the existing driveway , and be tapered down to match the existing driveway . Apron widths and lengths shall be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works prior to them being paved . The City of Barre reserves the right to reject and require the contractor to tear out and redo any work , at the expense of the contractor , if the quality is determined to be unacceptable by the Director of Public Works .

Vermont

2026-04-28