Wisconsin Traffic Operations Infrastructure Plan

In July 2006, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) initiated preparation of a Traffic Operations Infrastructure Plan (TOIP) with the goal of developing a methodology and associated tool to strategically evaluate potential operational improvements from technology applications, improved communications, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in a manner similar to traditional highway infrastructure projects.  The planning effort has resulted in a quantifiable method for that evaluation, designed to build upon current WisDOT planning and programming processes.

The plan is structured around primary corridors across Wisconsin, and the technology areas include detection, incident management, traffic signal systems, surveillance, ramp and highway traffic flow management, communications, and traveler warning and information.  An initial TOIP report was completed in May 2008, and the plan was refined in 2009 with benefit-cost analyses and implementation guidance. 

The TOIP received the FHWA & FTA Transportation Planning Excellence Award