Each year the MAG Standard Specifications and Details Committee reviews changes to the Uniform Standard Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction document. These changes are first reviewed in separate cases. This project page is designed to be a resource for committee members to access the most current versions of cases under consideration throughout the year.
(Page last updated 9/07/21)
Case Number
Description of Case
Sponsor/ Agency
Date Submitted
Last Revision
Voting Status
Comments/ Updates
Case 21-01:
Miscellaneous Corrections A. Change “Plan” to “Plant” in the second paragraph of Section 430.9. B. In Section 415 Flexible Metal Guardrail, change referenced Maricopa County detail from 3002 to 3102. C. Update Detail 321 Standard Water Meter Vault to reference still existing meter cover Details 310 or 315 rather than the eliminated Detail 314.
Warren White, Chandler Karl Rockwell, MCDOT
01/06/21
08/20/21
Approved 09/01/21
Case 21-02:
Change the existing line types for Jurisdictional Boundary in Plan Symbols on Detail 110-2.
Karl Rockwell, MCDOT
05/18/21
Approved 06/02/21
Case 21-03:
Update Utility Pothole Repair Detail 212.
Jim Badowich, Avondale
02/03/21
05/25/21
Approved 07/07/21
Case 21-04:
Proposed Revision to Detail 422, Manhole Frame and Cover Adjustment for Corrosion-Protective Adjustment Rings.
Warren White, Chandler
04/28/21
Approved 05/05/21
Proposed new Details 542-1 and 542-2 Curb Opening Catch Basins. Incorporate the City of Phoenix Detail P1569 into the MAG standard details.
Craig Sharp, Buckeye
03/03/21
Proposed new Detail 272 Retrofit Manhole/Valve Box Curb Realignment.
05/05/21
Add definition for “Thermoplastic” pipe in Section 101. Modify Section 611 to replace “HDPE/PVC” with the more generic term “thermoplastic.”
04/07/21
04/26/21
Proposed new Details 226-1 and 226-2 Curb Cut Types from low-impact development handbook.
Allan Smolko, Phoenix
Revise Details 419-2 and 420-2 to Remove Conflicts with Clay Pipe Installation, update ASTMs.
Matthew Bryan, Phoenix. and Craig Sharp, Buckeye
06/28/21
Comments received from Clay Pipe Assoc.
Case 21-10:
Revise Section 776 – Masonry Mortar and Grout.
Jeff Hearne, Concrete WG
06/02/21
Approved 08/04/21
Case 21-11:
Revise Section 611 to Add Requirements for Potable Water Hauling.
08/24/21
Case 21-12:
Revise Section 601 to include Testing Frequencies Requirements.
New Detail 227 Sediment Traps.
Bashir Hassan, Tempe
07/07/21
09/01/21
Case 21-14:
New Landscaping Specifications: Section 425 Topsoil, Section 430 Landscaping, and Section 795 Landscape Materials.
Ryan Nichols, Mesa
07/27/21
Carry Forward
Case 21-15:
New Landscaping Details.
Carry ​Forward