5 (120) for 16' (4.

8 m) W
3 (60) for 14' (4.2 m) W
2 (150) for 13' (3.9 m) W
1
5 (120) for 12' (3.6 m) W
4 (90) for 11' (3.3 m) W
Longitudinal joint or
3 (60) for 10' (3.0 m) W
edge of pavement

38)
6 (150) for 9' (2.7 m) W Longitudinal joint or

25)
m ax.
(
m ax.
edge of pavement

75)
6 12 (300) 12

150)
4 26 12 (300)

1 (
1

1
(100) (660) min. lap (150) min. lap (300)

3
(

6
(
Transverse

Transverse Contraction

Contraction joint

joint
Transverse
Contraction
joint

W
W6.5 Wire
(7.31)

240)
No. 3 (No. 10)

9
(
bars
W4 Wire
(5.74)

50)
75)
1
6 26 6 6 6

3
(

2
(
(150) (660) (150) (150) (150)
Reinforcement pay length Reinforcement pay length
Variable Variable

2
Approximately 63 lbs./100 sq. ft. (3.07 kg/m ) Approximately 63 lbs./100 sq. ft. (3.07 kg/m )
2

When clipped bar mats are used, each bar

intersection shall be clipped with W1.7 (3.74) wire.

TYPE B TYPE A
Welded wire reinforcement when
Lane edge required to end approximately
6 (150) from joints.
*

When the 12 (300) minimum cannot

be achieved, the transverse joints shall
300)

be extended to either the longitudinal

n.

joint or edge of pavement.

Longitudinal
*12 (
mi

keyed joint

GENERAL NOTES
** Casting outside limits Pavement block-outs shall be at least
24 (600) from contraction joints.
1 (25) Preformed expansion ** 6 (150)
joint filler-full depth (typ.) (typ.) Welded wire reinforcement which is
lapped longitudinallyshall have a minimum
lap of 6 (150).
300)
n.

2-No. 5 x 4' (No. 16 x 1.2 m) Welded wire reinforcement may be

*12 (
mi

Reinforcement bars (8 total) positioned with the transverse wires on

placed at pav't. mid-depth top or bottom of the longitudinal wires.

All dimensions are in inches (millimeters)

unless otherwise shown.
Place casting to grade and fill Edge of pavement
with full depth concrete after
DATE REVISIONS
pavement has cured.
Illinois Department of Transportation 4-1-16 Changed terminology to PAVEMENT WELDED
'welded wire reinforcement'.
WIRE REINFORCEMENT
ISSUED

PASSED April 1, 2016

DETAIL OF ADDED REINFORCEMENT Renamed standard.

ENGINEER OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES

FOR PAVEMENT BLOCKS-OUTS 1-1-08 Switched units to
1-1-97

APPROVED April 1, 2016

English (metric).
STANDARD 420701-03
ENGINEER OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT