N.M. Code R. § 18.21.3.15 – Procedures to Be Followed by the Department

A. Eligibility of funds: Federal funds may be eligible to participate in the cost and erection of these panels in the same manner that such funds are eligible for other highway signs to the national highway system, except that federal funds are not eligible to participate in the cost of procuring and installing the business signs.
B. Programming, project authorization and other actions: The procedures for obtaining approval for programming, project authorizations and other actions for federal projects including these panels shall follow the same procedures in use for other national highway system projects. If the department desires to erect these panels on the interstate highway system or other controlled access routes on the national highway system without federal fund participation, it shall provide a design consistent with standards in the MUTCD and standards herein. No panels shall be approved which do not conform to the requirements of these standards. Programming of a traveler informational panel project shall be at the discretion of the department and/or, when applicable, the program manager/contractor.
[9/30/98; 18.21.3.15 NMAC - Rn & A, 18 NMAC 21.3.15, 1/14/2005]