Wisconsin Department of Transportation Accountability: July 2021

Accountability: July 2021

Accountability: The continuous effort to use public dollars in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

Performance measure	How we measure it	Current report period	Goal	Comments	Date last reported
Transportation Facilities Economic Assistance and Development (TEA) Grants Calendar year 2021	Capital investment dollars achieved per grant dollar awarded	$74.47	$50.00	The department awarded three grants totaling $1.6 million. The businesses involved in these three projects expect to make total capital investments of $119.9 million resulting in each grant dollar leveraging an average of $74.47 in capital investment.	7/2021
Timely Scheduling of Contracts State fiscal year 2020	Percent of highway program funding scheduled during the first six months of each fiscal year	42.5 percent	54.0	The department lost footing after four years of positive gains and is taking steps including the addition of an October letting to help keep larger projects moving forward earlier in the fiscal year.	10/2020
On-time Performance Calendar year 2019	Percent of highway projects completed on time	90.0 percent	100.0	The department will continue to focus on frequency and quality of communication to overcome challenges contractors encounter in the field.	10/2020
On-budget Performance State fiscal year 2020	Final highway project cost as percent of original contract amount	102.0	103.0	The department exceeded its goal while coming in 3 percentage points below industry average (a lower number is better).	1/2021
Surplus Property Management State fiscal year-to-date 2021	Dollar value of surplus land sold	$3.01 mil.	$2.75 mil.	WisDOT's Real Estate staff kept processes and sales moving throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to set the stage for a strong showing in fiscal year 2021.	7/2021