Except when unusual safety concerns require, the following work that will not be funded under the RRP program:
1) constructing new parking areas or pullouts, widening off of the present road bench,
2) realigning and relocating roads (vertical or horizontal realignments), and
3) constructing new pedestrian trails or bicycle paths.
4) recurring maintenance practices such as grading roads and mowing roadsides.
Regions can obtain assistance for RRP project planning, design, compliance and construction contracting services from the Regional Engineering Offices, their respective Federal Lands Highways (FLH) Divisions, other Federal agencies (e.g. Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, etc.) or consulting engineering firms. Such activities, including program formulation and coordination and project tracking, may be paid for out of available Regional RRP funds.
Project administrative costs such as travel for on-site reviews and meetings related to the RRP program may be included in estimated project costs. However, salaries of permanent staff in FWS Regions and Refuge field stations, who are base funded, can not be charged to the FLH Program project accounts. The only exception to this may occur to pay the overtime portion of force account work. However, this higher rate should have been used in the documentation justifying the use of force account work versus doing the work by contract.
The costs for any planning studies such as Road System Evaluations, or RRP Engineering Studies, will be the responsibility of each Region using their RRP funds.
As part of an overall RRP improvement project, Regions may use RRP funding for sign upgrades to meet the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards. However, routine replacement due to wear and age is ineligible for FLH Program funding.
On a specific road improvement project, no more than 5% of the individual RRP improvement project funds may be used for non-roadway related improvements. Stand alone enhancement projects not associated with a specific road improvement project are not eligible for funding.
