Preservation: Protecting, maintaining and operating Wisconsin's transportation system efficiently by making sound investments that preserve and extend the life of our infrastructure, while protecting our natural environment.

Performance measure	How we measure it	Current report period	Goal	Goal met	Trend	Comments	Date last reported
Program Effectiveness Calendar year 2021	Scheduled improvement projects compared to modeled roadway needs (as a percent)	Location: 89; Scope: 93; Time: 71	Location: 80; Scope: 65; Time: 65			Scores have increased both at the statewide and regional levels. The statewide analysis shows all metrics meeting their targets, with project locations at an 89 percent match rate, scoping at a 93 percent match rate, and timing increasing to a 71 percent match rate.	1/2022
State Highway Pavement Condition (backbone) Calendar year 2021	Percent of state highway pavement rated fair or above	98.8	90 rated fair or above			The state’s backbone highway system is comprised of priority corridors and carries 85 percent of the freight tonnage traversing Wisconsin’s state trunk highways.	7/2022
State Highway Pavement Condition (non-backbone) Calendar year 2021	Percent of state highway pavement rated fair or above	80.8	80 rated fair or above			Funding is prioritized to Backbone system, but future reports will reflect increased funding to State Highway Rehabilitation for 2019 – 2021.	7/2022
State Bridge Condition Calendar year 2021	Percent of state bridges rated fair or above	97.5	95.0			Although there was a small decline from last reporting period, the goal continues to be met. This is testament to the department's continued focus on safe infrastructure and system quality.	7/2022
State-owned Rail Line Condition Calendar year 2021	Percent of state-owned rail line meeting FRA Class 2 Standard (>10 mph)	77.1	95.0			In 2020, 10.1 miles of track were improved to meet FRA Class 2 standards. Zero miles of rail line deteriorated to below FRA Class 2 standards. A total of 557.0 of the 722.7 miles of track (77.1 percent) met the department goal. This is a 2.4 percentage point increase from 2020 to 2021 in the number of miles that meet the standard.	1/2022
Airport Pavement Condition Calendar year 2021	Percent of core airport pavement area rated fair or above for each functional type	RWY 90.0 TXWY 80.0 Apron 78.0	90.0 85.0 80.0			Primary runways and aprons slightly increased, while taxiways slightly decreased in 2020 data.	4/2022​
Material Recycling State fiscal year 2021	Percent of newly produced materials replaced with recycled materials	18.66	10.0			Recycled materials provide time and cost savings, performance and efficiency benefits on nearly all WisDOT projects.	1/2022