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2575. Tl1RF ES'rABI.ISHMENT <br />General Requirements <br />2575.0. SPECIFICATION REFERENCE: Section 2575 of the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation "Standard Specifications for Highway Construction" 1983 Edition <br />and all amendments thereto shall apply except as modified or altered in the <br />following General Requirements. <br />2575.1. DESCRIPTION: This work shall consist of establishing ground cover on <br />designated areas in accordance with the plans and as specified herein. <br />7575.2. MATFRIAI.S: <br />2975.2.1. Seed: All seed required on the project shall he furnished by the <br />Contractor and meet the following requirements: <br />A. All seeds Oall conform to the requirements of the latest Reed laws of <br />the State of Minnesota, including those governing weed seed tolerances. <br />B. Purity and germination requirements listed below shall he met. <br />Purity <br />Germination <br />Common b Botanical Name <br />Minimum_ 'Z <br />Minimum % <br />Birdsfoot Trefoil, Fmpire (Lotus C-rniculatUR) <br />U7 <br />85 <br />White Clover (Trifolium Repens) <br />99 <br />82 <br />Park Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa Pratensis) <br />95 <br />82 <br />Perennial Rvegrass (Lolium Perene) <br />99 <br />92 <br />Smooth Rromegrass (Brumus lnermis) <br />90 <br />85 <br />Red Top (Agrostis Alha) <br />92 <br />87 <br />Timothy (Phelum Pratense) <br />99.25 <br />90 <br />VC. <br />The Reed mixture shall he one of the <br />mixtures listed <br />below as required <br />in the Specific Requirements. <br />Mixture <br />Mixture <br />60 <br />_`� <br />40" Park Kentuckv Bluegrass <br />20% Timothy <br />14% Smooth Rromegrass <br />42.9% Smooth Bromegrass <br />04 <br />62 Red Top <br />28.6% Perennial <br />Rvegrass <br />8% Timothv <br />9.5`' Birdsfoot <br />Trefoil, Fmpire <br />2nt Perennial RyeRrass <br />6% White Clover <br />6% Birdsfoot Trefoil, Empire <br />ke <br />2575.2.2. Topsoil: Topsoil used on this <br />project shall <br />be in general <br />accordance with the material IP,crihei <br />as Topsoil borrow in Mn/DOT <br />Bpocifice ion 3R97 and may contain a maximum of 20 percent <br />organic material. <br />I <br />71,p y,radnt ion req,iir-ments wi 11 !,,. waived on <br />topsoils natural <br />to the site. <br />,,r <br />8/84-h2Pa <br />f r�1+vr .Rht laK`. <br />Ronestroo, Ro%ene , A!! is r ; i k <br />b Associates Inc. <br />