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Monitoring Guide For Roads: Earthwork
Monitoring Guide For Roads: Earthwork
Classification of Road
1. National Road - This road connects one province to another province.
Its minimum thickness is 0.23 meter (9 inches) and a width of 6.10
meters for a two way traffic.
2. Provincial Road connects the municipalities within the province. The
minimum thickness is 8 inches but sometimes they adopted a 9 inches
and a width of 6.10 meters for a two way traffic.
3. Municipal Road - refers to the road network within a town. Its
thickness is 0.2 meter (8 inches) with a width of 6.10 meters for a two
way traffic.
4. Barangay Road - refers to the road that connects the barangays from
the town. The minimum thickness is 0.15 meter
(6 inches) with an ideal width of 4.50 meters.
5. Farm-to-Market Road - this refers to the access to transport of products
to the market outlet. The minimum thickness is 0.15 meter width an
ideal width of 4.50 meters.
I. EARTHWORK
This refers to the excavation for foundation of structures like riprap, trenches for
drainage, ditches, etc.
E. Item 104: Embankment
Embankment is the placing and compacting of approved materials
within the roadway where unsuitable materials has been removed,
and the placing and compacting of material in holes, pits and other
depressions within the roadway area.
• A. Pre-Construction
a. Prior to pouring of concrete, the road base should be well-prepared.
b. Ensure that there is no excessive crowning on the base cross-sectional
profile. This will create a substandard pavement in terms of thickness of
the mid section.
c. No boulders are laid over the prepared road base that will lessen the
required thickness of the pavement.
d. The forms should be rested over the prepared base and not embedded in
the ground.
e. Dowel and tie bars are present with their specified size and spacing.
f) River mix gravel or unsreened aggregates should not be used without the
approval of the engineer.
g. The aggregates are screened. The maximum size of coarse aggregate
(gravel) is 2 1/2 inches.
h) Dirty aggregates should not be used.
i) Verify for the provision of the specified slope/crown of the pavement
surface.
j) Provision of specified tie bars
B. During Construction
a. The concrete mixture should be “Class A”. A bag of cement is mixed with
2 boxes of fine aggregates (sand) and 4 boxes of coarse aggregates
(gravel).
b. Concrete vibrator or concrete screeder with vibrator should be used during
a spreading of concrete to prevent honeycombs
c. For every 4.50m length of the pavement, a contraction joint or weakened
plane joint should be provided.
d. For every pouring of concrete, the end of the pavement should be
provided with dowel bars spaced at 0.30m O.C.
e. Too much water or too wet concrete mixture will weaken the structure.
f. Construction joint should be located at 1/3 or 2/3 away from the weakened
plane joint
g. Shear key or groove is provided at the center line (pavement side) for
better connection to the other lane.
h. Brooming on the pavement surface should be uniform in depth and
direction.
Material Requirements
A. The length of gabions come in various lengths: in multiples of 2, 3 or 4
times its width. The horizontal width of the gabion shall not be less than
one (1) meter
B. Rock Fill
Rocks used in the gabions shall consist of hard, durable rock pieces that
will not deteriorate nor break when submerged in water or when
exposed to severe weather conditions.
MONITORING PROCESSES
I. PRE-MONITORING ACTIVITIES
The table below will be used as a tool to monitor the development of a domestic water supply project. The
items and questions are to be answered with yes or no with follow-up questions. Plans and
specifications, programs of work, pictures, minutes of meetings and other documents are means
of verifying the answers to the questions.
REMARKS OR MEANS OF
ITEMS AND YE N
RECOMMENDATION VERIFICATI
QUESTIONS S O
S ON
Pre-Implementation Phase
a. Is the project based on • If yes, are there minutes/ • Minutes of
the felt needs of the resolution on the General General
community? Assembly consultation Assembly
with the community?
•
b. Is there a resolution • If yes, who made it? • Copy of the
passed by the LGU or resolution
Community?
c. Is the project acceptable • If no, explain why?
to the majority of the
people?
d. Is the project fund a • If grant, indicate fund • Memorandum
grant or a loan? source of Agreement
(MOA)
• If loan, what is the mode
of payment
e. Is there a counterpart • If yes, how many percent • Project
shouldered by the of the total project cost? proposal
community
beneficiaries?
f. Are there Rights-of-Way • If none, explain why?
issues?
• If yes, how many land-
owners are affected?
Implementation Phase
a. Did the Procurement • If yes, what is the date? It • Copy of the
Entity issue Notice to is also the reckoning date NTP
Proceed (NTP) to the of project duration.
contractor?
b. Was there a Pre- • Minutes of the
construction conference Conference.
conducted?
c. Did the contractor(s) • How many are hired? • List of
hire laborers from the manpower
community? • What is the mode of
payment?
• Is it on a daily basis?
Project Title:
Location :
Appropriation/Project Cost:
Source of Fund:
Implementing Agency:
Contractor:
Date of Inspection:
Team Composition:
Findings/Observations:
a. Brief description//background of the project
b. Status of the project
B. Conduct Problem Solving Session with all stakeholders if there are major
problems in the
Project.
• Dialogue among project stakeholders like the implementing agency,
contractor, beneficiaries, LGUs, CSOs, etc to discuss issues and
concerns regarding the project in order to resolve issues and find
possible solution to the problems.
MONITORING REPORT
PROJECT INFORMATION:
DON B. SMITH
RENATO P. BRASUELA
ELAINE MERCADO
Noted by:
PURA C. SUMANGIL
CCAGG Chairperson
MONITORING REPORT
PROJECT INFORMATION:
FINDING/OBSERVATIONS:
The CCAGG monitoring team visited the on-going project along Abra – Ilocos
Sur Road particularly at Pidigan and Bangued section. During the project
visit, the following are the findings:
1. The reblocking at both approaches of Alinaya Bridge was already
completed. The existing pavement with major cracks has been
removed and replaced with new concrete pavement. However, the
half-lane that was already opened to traffic has major defects. Major
scaling of the pavement surface were found at some sections.
2. Pouring of concrete at the widening block and construction of curb
and gutter are the on-going activities during the visit. It was
observed that the base for the widening block was not properly
prepared. The base course was not compacted through the use of
road roller. There was no concrete vibrator used during the concrete
pouring to consolidate the concrete.
Recommendations:
1. To ensure a better road quality, a closer supervision from the implementing agency is
much needed.
2. The implementing agency should require the contractor to remove and replace the
pavement with major defects.
3. The contractor should prepare the road bed based on the specifications prior to the
pouring of concrete.
Prepared by:
DON B. SMITH RENATO P. BRASUELA
Noted by:
PURA C. SUMANGIL
CCAGG Chairperson