Local Road Management Manual 555 VII. Basis of Payment The quantity of completely graded and compacted shoulder as , provided above shall be paid for at the contract unit price per kilometer which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for leveling, grading, shaping, compacting and watering of the surface and for all labor, equipment, tools to complete this item, including required traiffc control. VIII. Payment will be made under: ACTIVITY NO. 141: MANUAL DITCH CLEANING I. Description of Activity Use this activity for reshaping ditches that do not have adequate lfow lines or crosssections or for cleaning obstructed ditches (lined or unlined) by using labor-intensive methods. Digging new ditches is included if short (up to 100 m.) and work is comparable to reshaping a silted ditch. II. Purpose To provide functional ditches. III. Schedule of Application Schedule when ditches are silted or otherwise obstructed. Emphasize prior to rainy season and when surface defects are caused by inadequate drainage. IV. Construction Method 1. Start cleaning or digging from the downstream side or from the discharge point. 2. Remove debris from the ditch. 3. Reshape unlined ditch to an adequate lfow line and cross-