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Description

This work shall consist of the construction and removal of temporary facilities which are generally designed by the Contractor and employed by the Contractor in the execution of the work and whose failure to perform properly could adversely affect the character of the contract work or endanger the safety of adjacent facilities, property, or the public. Appropriate reductions in allowable stresses or loads shall be used for design when other than new or undamaged materials are to be used. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, falsework, forms and form travelers, cofferdams, shoring, water control systems, and temporary bridges.

The following publications are useful reference documents in the preparation of specifications for the design, review and inspection of temporary works:

Synthesis of Falsework, Formwork, and Scaffolding for Highway Bridge Structures, November 1991, (FHWA-RD-91-062)

Guide Standard Specification's for Bridge Temporary Works, November 1993, (FHWA-RD-93-031)

Guide Design Specification for Bridge Temporary Works, November 1993, (FHWA-RD-93-032)

Certification Program for Bridge Temporary Works, November 1993, (FHWA-RD-93-033)

Construction Handbook for Bridge Temporary Works, November 1993, (FHWA-RD-93-034)