IDAB met Sept. 13, to discuss Pavement Standards with City staff. In response, Engineering Services will present their recommendations, which will consider the following: Projected average daily traffic, design life, traffic growth, percentage of trucks, types of collectors, ESALs, construction timing, protection of partially completed street sections, and future operation and maintenance activities to IDAB at a future meeting.
Interim Pavement Standards
Due to the variability of the soils across the City of Tulsa, as well as within each individual subdivision, the interim pavement sections are considered to be minimums. However, the City will require that independent, professional geotechnical engineers will assess, evaluate, and recommend the suitability and applicability of the interim pavement sections as presented or recommend appropriate modifications.
All applicable ODOT Standard Specifications 2009 will apply to the construction of pavement sections. These will include, but not be limited to: Undercutting / embankment, removal and replacement of unsuitable soils, tack coats, materials, use of separator fabrics with aggregates, etc. The purpose is to define the appropriate work components and efforts to provide adequate subgrades, bases, and pavement to meet or exceed the pavement section's 25-year life cycle.
Preliminary discussions identified key issues to be addressed and initial recommendations regarding the scope and direction of the Subdivision Regulation update. This information is included in the 
