Thanks for the responses. Yes the existing gore is paved. Is there any applicable standards requiring the gore to be paved during a mainline and ramp overlay? At a minimum it seems a safety edge should be paved in for a recoverable slope. This is a 70mph interstate.
Construction engineer here. Looking for guidance on paving at freeway gores. When overlaying mainline and on-ramp must the gore be paved? Is it ok to have a drop off with no safety shoe (AASHTO safety edge)? This will create a drop off into the existing paved gore.
AASHTO standards preferred ...