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 04/11/25)
A summary of 2025 Cases with links to PDF working documents is shown in the table below:
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Case
Number
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Description of Standard Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction (Blue Book) Case
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Sponsor/
Agency
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Date Submitted
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Last Revision
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Voting
Status
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Comments/
Updates
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| Case 24-12: |
Revise Section 626 - Corrosion Protective Coating of Sanitary Sewer Manholes and Access Structures to incorporate items from the city of Phoenix supplement. |
Matthew Bryan, Phoenix |
07/03/24 |
02/12/25 |
Approved
03/05/25 |
Glendale
1/21/25 |
| Case 24-13: |
Revise Section 620 Cast-in-Place Concrete Pipe (CIPCP) to add CIPCP underground stormwater retention systems, and revise Section 620.3.1 Excavation for expansive soils and how to handle when encountered. |
Warren White,
Chandler |
07/03/24 |
03/20/25 |
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Additional revisions and comments
Updated |
| Case 25-01: |
Miscellaneous Corrections:
A. Section 795.9 Decomposed Granite – strike second sentence of second paragraph to avoid conflicts with Table 795-2.
B. Clarify reinforcement on Detail 404-1 with Note 2.
C. Correct the Eades and Grim test reference in Section 309.1 to ASTM C977 – Appendix X1.
D. Correct the minimum break load and insulation thickness for tracer wire used for directional drilling/boring in Section 632.2.2.
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Peter Kandaris,
Gene Haranczak, Jose Rodriguez,
Warren White |
01/08/25 |
03/26/25 |
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Updated |
| Case 25-02: |
New Section 737 and Details 551 Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts. |
Warren White,
Chandler & Water/Sewer WG |
02/18/25 |
03/25/25 |
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Updated |
| Case 25-03: |
New Material Section 751 Crosslinked Polyethylene Pipe for Water Service Lines (PEXa). |
Warren White,
Chandler & Water/Sewer WG |
04/02/25 |
04/02/25 |
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New |
| Case 25-04: |
Update Arizona Test Methods to Use AASHTO Equivalents. |
Greg Groneberg,
Asphalt/ Materials WG |
04/02/25 |
04/02/25 |
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New |
| Case 25-05: |
Update References to Maricopa County Guardrails: Revise Section 415 to remove references to the 28” guardrail. Update post specifications. |
Marty Robbins,
MCDOT |
04/02/25 |
04/02/25 |
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New |
| Case 25-06: |
Revise Detail 260 – Retrofit Alley or Driveway Entrance to change ramp allowable slope from 8% to 5% along the pedestrian access route. |
Jose Rodriguez,
Phoenix, ADA WG |
04/02/25 |
04/02/25 |
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New |
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Case
Number
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Description of Supplemental Specifications and Details for Civil Construction Outside the Right-of-Way (OROW) Case
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Sponsor/
Agency
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Date Submitted
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Last Revision
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Voting
Status
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Comments/
Updates
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OROW 24-C:
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CMP Underground Storage Detention/Retention Tanks. Add new Detail OROW 609 and Section OROW 660.
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Jose Rodriguez, Phoenix
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07/03/24 |
03/26/25
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Scheduled
05/07/25
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Updated |
| OROW 24-D: |
Infiltration Trenches. Add new Detail OROW-524 and Section OROW 665. |
Peter Kandaris, Outside ROW |
07/03/24 |
04/11/25 |
Scheduled
05/07/25 |
Updated |
| OROW 25-A: |
Stormwater Harvesting Basin. Add new Detail OROW-541 and Section OROW 641. |
Roy Herrington, Scottsdale |
03/05/25 |
03/29/25 |
Scheduled
05/07/25 |
Updated |
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