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Urban-State Traffic Engineering Program (U-STEP)

Intent of Program

Solve traffic operation and safety problems on primary roads in Iowa cities


Who is eligible to request funding?

Any Iowa city


Qualifications for funding

  • The city must engineer and administer the project.
  • Improvements must involve a municipal extension of a primary road.  The two types of projects eligible are spot improvements and linear improvements (spot improvements are those limited to single locations; linear improvements are those which span two or more intersections).
  • City match is 45 percent of the construction cost (55 percent state-funded).
  • An engineering analysis of the problem area is required.
  • Iowa Traffic Engineering Assistance Program can be used for analysis.

Type of submittal required

Letters of request with a sketch and cost estimate submitted by interested parties


Application amount minimum/maximum

  • Maximum of $200,000 per project for spot improvements
  • Maximum of $400,000 per project for linear improvements

Application deadline

Letters of request accepted all year


Special project requirements

DOT review of plans and specifications


Type of approval required

DOT staff approval and selection


Average length of time for acceptance decision

90 days


Send application/request to:

The appropriate DOT district engineer

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