761—164.6 (312) Eligible project costs.
	 164.6(1) Site-specific improvements. The costs of construction or improvements eligible for traffic safety fund reimbursement include, but are not limited to, the following:
	  a.   	 Road modernization, upgrading or reconstruction.
	  b.   	 Bridge and culvert modernization, replacement or removal.
	  c.   	 Road intersection and interchange improvement including channelization, traffic control devices or lighting.
	  d.   	 Right-of-way required for a traffic safety project.
	  e.   	 Drainage and erosion measures which are an integral part of the project.
	  f.   	 Traffic control devices required by the project.
	  g.   	 Guardrail.
	  h.   	 Tree removal.
	  i.   	 Other construction activities directly related to or required by the safety project.
	 164.6(2) Traffic control devices. The cost of materials purchased for initial installation of traffic control devices or replacement of obsolete traffic control devices to comply with the applicable warrants in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) adopted in rule 761—130.1(321), Iowa Administrative Code, shall be eligible for funding.
	 164.6(3) Research, studies and public information initiatives. Funding shall be available for research, studies or public information initiatives related to traffic operations safety.
	  a.   	 Research shall address statewide traffic safety concerns.
	  b.   	 A study shall address remedies for traffic operations safety at a specific location. Study funds may be used to supplement federal Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP) funding.
	  c.   	 A public information initiative shall emphasize traffic safety techniques or policies, and should be of statewide interest. An initiative of local scope may also be considered.