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Ground preparation involving site strip and/or cut to form a very shallow or deep rectangular tray with vertical sides and level base, in which geotextile or geocomposite is fixed, if necessary, and granular sub base is laid and compacted to refusal. Most path construction will involve a reduction in level, i.e., some degree of digging down to a formation level upon which to build a path.

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