Usage: Standard
Mixture comprised of cement(s), aggregate(s), water, and other chemical admixtures, smoothed and then allowed to harden, forming a solid sidewalk surface.
Riverside Drive, Manhattan
Unpigmented concrete
Benefits
- Provides durable sidewalk surface with high friction coefficient
- Widely available and cost-effective
- Provides solid footing for flush-mounted furniture anchors
Considerations
- Sidewalk heaving may occur next to street trees if suspended pavement systems are not used
Application
- Appropriate for sidewalks on all non-commercial and non-historic streets and select commercial streets unless otherwise specified
Design
Specification source: DOT Standard Specifications Section 2.02, 2.15, 2.22, 3.05
Detail source: DOT Standard Details of Construction drawing # H-1045
- Flag size: 5 feet by 5 feet
- Joint: “tooled joint” or saw-cut joint-scoring patterns
- Typically requires 6-inch gravel base
- Sustainability opportunity: Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM)
- Sustainability opportunity: Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA)
Maintenance
- Adjacent property owners are generally responsible for maintaining this material
- Difficult to patch in sections where utility cuts or defects occur
- Patching may result in different coloration
- Patching may result in different coloration