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PLANS AND SPLCIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
HOUET HOPE ROAD

A thesis submitted to
The Faculty of
The Michigan State College
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Candidate for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science

June 1926

INTRODUCTION

A pavement is very much needed at the present
time on B. Et. Hepe Avenue. It is the only through
thoroughfare South of Michigan Avenue, which extends
East and West. It is used daily by funeral processions
on their way to the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The district is
built up and subdivisions and new homes extend from
Cedar Street to Sycamore Creek.

Beyond the end of the proposed pavement, houses
are quite numerous, both on the road toward Okemos and the
road toward Holt. Another use to which the road can be
put to use is as another means of agression to the Michigan
State College. After a football game or some such event,
the trunk line highway is very congested. PeOple desiring
to go into Lansing by the South would find this a pleasing
drive and one which would take them to M~29 going to
Charlotte if they desired to go west on W. Ht. Hepe Avenue.

Furthermore, and what is most important, most of
the residents along the preposed pavement desired a
pavement and expressed wonder that it had not been done
before. The public opinion was easily seen to be all for
a pavement.

A survey was made, accordingly, and plans were
drawn to the best of our ability for a pavement which would
best serve the public, which would have a pleasing
appearance, and which conforms closely to City of Lansing
and State Highway Department specifications.

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CROSS-SECTION

This particular cross-section chosen conforms
very closely with the standard for the City of Lansing
aSphalt pavement. Their section for asphalt is a 6"
base course of concrete and a 2%" top course of asphalt.
The 8' thickness of pavement conforms with the state
highway thickness standard for the edges and is one inch
thicker at the center than the highway standard. As there
is no steel, this thickness will be needed to produce a
good safe pavement. The curbs, of course, are placed after
the 27' width of pavement is laid.

Estimates of earthwork were made for the dirt
graded to a smooth slope to the sidewalk or other embank-
ment.where there is no sidewalk. This grading, or trimming,
is to be done at any time after the concrete has hardened.
The dirt which has been thrown upon the concrete to cure it
must be cleaned off and may be used for grading or carted
away.

Concrete to be used shall be of 1:2:4 mixture
and shall be of a consistency to have a slump of not more
than 2' nor less than 1".

Twice as much sand shall be used in curb than is
used in pavement, but cement shall be in same preportion.'
In other words a 1:3:3 mixture.

flew specifications of highway department also

Specify coarse segregate shall all pass a 1' opening.

TRAVLRZE

No witnesses were taken to Station 0 L 00 but
the point was lined in as follows:

Dug up section corner monument at intersection of
Bailey Street and Mt. Hope Avenue. This is buried about
9' and is easily found. An iron stake on the east line of
the lot having the large house on 3. Side of road at Station
12 was on the property line and by measuring 33' out on center
of Rt. Hope was easily measured off in digging for the
monument.

The stores on the N.W. corner of Cedar and Mt. Hope
are exactly 31' from the center line of Mt. Hope. Measured
out 31' at right angles with the center line and held a rod
on the point. Set up instrument on the monument and sighted
rod. Lined in the red when held at the east edge of existing
pavement at Cedar Street and Mt. HOpe intersection. This is
Station 0 L 00.

Another point on the center line of the road is the
half—section monument at Station 58 1 83. This is buried only
a scant 2'. It is on the N. and 3. line with west fence of
lane going north. Witnesses are as follows:

30' Sycamore N. and E. 30.2 ft.

Horse block--- s.w. corner N.E. 44 ft.

10' Maple edge of sidewalk S.E. 51 ft.

By wiggling in at top of hill be Pennsylvania Avenue
monuments at Bailey Street and also last named monument can be
sighted. By setting a rod at the point of wiggling in and
another at Station 0 L 00, the instrument at Bailey Street

monument the deflection angle can be measured. This is O 08'

 

 

 

By setting the instrument at the point of wiggling

in, again, and sighting in on %-section monument a stake

midway between fence lines, 33' from each at tap of hill by

cemetery was checked and no deflection was noted. Section

monument at road intersection at N.E. corner of cemetery was

hunted for, about 2 cu. yds. of earth being moved but it

was not found. Undoubtedly it is lost. Eidway between the

fences was then taken as a point on the center line.

BENCH LEVSLS

A bench mark from city engineer of Lansing was

secured to tie system to City of Lansing datum.

This was:

Hydrant N.E. corner Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania

Avenue, top of valve stem 160.90

From this a line of levels was run both ways from

here to the

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end of the proposed pavement.

list of bench marks obtained follows:

Hydrant N.E. corner Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania
Avenue,—----Elevation 160.90

Hydrant N.E. corner Mt. Hope and Bailey Street
Elevation 157.35

Hydrant N.¥. corner Mt. Hope and Cedar Street
Elevation 143.09

Hydrant West of Sycamore Bridge by swamp
Elevation 127.79

Rail in blaze near root of 24' ash, road
intersection mt. Hope and Holt Roads.

Elevation 136.96

DRAINAGE

Surface water from Station 0 to 5 L 80 will
drain into the storm water sewers on Cedar Street, which
is paved and well drained. Station 12 is the highest
point between Cedar Stxeet and the N.Y.C.R.R. tracks but
all water from Station 0 to 12 could not be drained to
Cedar Street because the necessary grade would make Linval
Street intersection too high. Therefore the grade was
laid so as to drain the water from Station 5 fi 80 to Station
9 t 34 into Linval Street which has a slepe toward the
river and curb and gutter to carry it. Water from Station
9 t 54 to 12 also drains into Linval Street. Water from
Bailey Street to the tracks will drain to the R,R. Right
of Way. Water from Station 24, near Pennsylvania Avenue,
to Station 17 L34 will also drain to the R.R. Right of Way.
A very slight amount.of water from Mt. Hope will drain into
Pennsylvania Avenue as the high point is only 100' or so
west of the intersection. There is a series of negative
grades from Pennsylvania Avenue to the bridge on Mt. Hepe
over the Sycamore Creek. “No catch basins or storm sewer are
necessary as all the water can be drained to the bridge and
into the creek. Two large cast iron inlets set in the curb
at the bridge will be needed and about 20' of 24' sewer tile
for each outlet. The street intersections between Penn-
sylvania and the bridge will need to be made with curb

straight across intersection and not a crowned section at

curb line.

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There is a section of 140' just East of the bridge
which is level. There is not much difficulty caring for
the drainage here. The ground is near river level on both
sides of the road and two catch inlets on each end of the
140' stretch, sunk in about 3/4"from bottom of gutter will
catch all the water. 10” tile, 2' long on each side will
take care of the inlets near the vridge and 18' tile, 13'
long will take care of the inlets at Station 51 L 50.
Water between 59 L 50 and 51 L 50 will all drain into the
four inlets just named.

The pavement is made to end level with the crown
of the existing road just before the road intersection. This
crown is two or three feet above the ditchs at both sides
and the 18'1ron culvert is needed to drain the right ditch
water to the left side of the road and into a grove sleping
toward the Cedar River. All water from Station 59 t 50 to
the end will drain to the left ditch and down the slope just

named.

CURBS

Curbs already exist at the Cedar Street inter-
section. All curbs for intersecting streets shall have a 13*
radius with a few exceptions. Pennsylvania Avenue shall have
a 20' radius curb. The curb at the entrance gate of the
Cemetery at Station 54 shall follow the curbe of the sldewalks
and fence which have a larger radius than 20'.

There are 55 driveways where curb will have to be
broken. If property owner desires a cement drive from curb
to sidewalk the contractor can arrange terms with proprietor
for putting same in. If property owner does not desire
such, curb will be merely brought down level with gutter for
the width of the driveway. Besides these 53 driveways there
are two filling station entrances and one double entrance to
the cemetery. At these entrances curba can be dropped same
as for private drives. The entrance at Cedar Street filling
station is 40' long. The driveway at the filling station and
store at Pennsylvania is SC' long Station 24 L 11 to 24 L 47.
The driveway at the cemetery will be double, a triangular
flower bed dividing. These extend, at curbline, from Station
55 L 40 to 55 L 84 and from Station 54 L 14 to 54 L 58. At
this double drive at the cemetery it will be best to carry

the curbs in as far as the gate.

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L 22 to 2 L 50 Left
L 29 to 5 L 57 '
L 40 to 6 L 55 '
L 82 to 6 L 92 '
L 45.5 to 7 L 51.5 '
L 15 to 8 L 21 '
L 98 to 9 L 06 Right
L 57.5 to 9 L 46.5 '
L 85 to 9 L 95 '
L 00 to 10 L 09 Left
L 61 to 10 L 69 '
L 91.5 to 10 L 99.5 '
L 55 to 11 L 41 '
L 29 to 12 L 57 Right
L 88 to 12 L 98 '
L 95 to 18 L 00 Left
L 67 to 22 L 76 Right
L 70 to 25 L 88 '
L11 to 24 L 47 Left
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