iveness ▁of ▁road ▁surface ▁mark ing . ▁Finally , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁Dru gs , ▁D OT ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁illegal ▁drug ▁use ▁on ▁traffic ▁and ▁driver ▁safety . ▁D OT ▁was ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁study ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁mass ▁media ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁sever ity ▁of ▁highway ▁acc idents , ▁and ▁educ ate ▁them ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁reduce ▁highway ▁acc idents . ▁Con ne ctor ▁roads : ▁A ▁new ▁program ▁permitted ▁states ▁to ▁seek ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁to ▁build ▁roads ▁( not ▁to ▁exceed ▁ ▁in ▁length ) ▁in ▁high - tra ffic ▁urban ▁areas , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁these ▁roads ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁System . ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁such ▁roads ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁fis cal ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁High ways : ▁Section ▁ 1 3 4 ( a ) ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁author ized ▁D OT ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁study ▁exam ining ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁national ▁scen ic ▁highway ▁system . ▁ ▁Specific ▁projects ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁act , ▁although ▁far ▁less ▁numerous ▁than ▁in ▁previous ▁legisl ation , ▁included : ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁for ▁a ▁high - speed ▁bus ▁transport ation ▁program ▁between ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁D ul les ▁International ▁Airport . ▁A ▁requirement ▁that