The annual Standard Plate Update will be published during the month of May each year.
All plates published as part of the annual update will state 1st Edition of the proceeding calendar year and should be incorporated into construction plans for any
project bid August 15th or later. Warranted revisions or additions to the 1st edition plates may be released at any point between annual releases at the discretion
of the Standards Engineer. These revised or added plates will include a 2nd Edition (or 3rd, etc.) label and should be incorporated into construction plans as soon
as practical.