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Local Roads Improvement Program

Established in 1991, the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) assists local governments in improving seriously deteriorating county highways, town roads, and city and village streets. LRIP is a reimbursement program, which pays up to 50% of total eligible costs with local governments providing the balance.

The information you will need to apply for the 2010-2011 LRIP cycle is contained in the following packets. These are large files and may take several minutes to download. Please note the entitlement and discretionary guidance information is provided separately.

• Guidelines and Requirements for Counties (1.1 MB)
  • CHIP application DT2201
• Addendum I - Discretionary Guidance and Requirements (534 KB)
  • CHIP-D application DT2202
    
    
• Guidelines and Requirements for Cities and Villages (2.4 MB)
  • MSIPLT application DT2198
  • MSIPGT application DT2199
• Addendum I - Discretionary Guidance and Requirements (324 KB)
  • MSIP-D application DT2200
    
    
• Guidelines and Requirements for Towns (1.1 MB)
  • TRIP application DT2196
• Addendum I - Discretionary Guidance and Requirements (1.2 MB)
  • TRIP-D application DT2197

Local Roads Improvement Program 2010-2011 Informational Webcast 29-min video Webcast

NOTE: The Webcast includes entitlement components only.

Changes to prevailing wage laws

For detailed guidance and requirements related to changes in prevailing wage laws, please see the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Internet site.

Complete Streets initiative

Budget Act 28 requires WisDOT to "ensure that bikeways and pedestrian ways are established in all new highway construction and reconstruction." It requires the department to promulgate rules to specify when these are required. The department will move forward with a comprehensive rulemaking as soon as practicable to address implementation of this requirement. In the meantime, we expect communities to consider the feasibility of including bikeways and pedestrian ways in their LRIP projects.

Guidelines and application for requesting a substitution, project change or transfer of funds:

• Guidelines for submitting a request
• Substitution-Change-Transfer application

The following reports show all open projects, a summary of the dollar amount by component and biennium, and local progress toward project completion over time.

• Open Projects Statewide Report (344 KB)
• Open Projects Statewide Summary Report
• Open Projects Report - Trends  

The 2008-2009 LRIP Summary Report (1.1 MB), published every two years, presents program activity during the past biennial cycle. The report provides an analysis of program performance and includes a listing of all projects funded during the biennium.

The On/At Manual illustrates how to describe the location of your LRIP project using the On/At method. Starting with the 2004-05 program cycle, LRIP applicants are required to use On/At in the LRIP Application Form to describe the location of their LRIP project(s). On/At is the same method used by the Wisconsin Information System for Local Roads (WISLR) and by local communities to submit pavement ratings to WisDOT every two years. Please contact your county highway commissioner with your On/At questions.

Program managers: 

Janice Watzke
janice.watzke@dot.wi.gov
(608) 266-9497

Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha 

Kathryn Dustin
kathryn.dustin@dot.wi.gov
(608) 264-7336

Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Price, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood 

You will need the Adobe Reader (provided free of charge) to view PDF files. For more information about getting your free copy of the Adobe Reader, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

You will need Microsoft Word to view Word files. If you do not have a copy of Microsoft Word installed on your computer, you can use the Microsoft Word Viewer (provided free of charge) to view Word files. For more information about getting your free copy of Microsoft Word Viewer, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

You will need a video player (provided free of charge) to view our video files. For more information about getting a free video player, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

Questions about the content of this page:
Janice Watzke, janice.watzke@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: November 6, 2009