​Enhancing freight mobility is a top priority for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). The State Freight Plan (SFP) provides a vision for multimodal freight transportation and positions the state to remain competitive in the global marketplace. The SFP was approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation on March 19, 2018.

 For information about the 2022 update, please see the Wisconsin State Freight Plan - 2022 Update webpage.

Key elements​​​

The State Freight Plan:

• Links transportation investments to economic development activities
• Places Wisconsin within a national and global context
• Engages and reflects the interests of a wide array of freight stakeholders
• Guides implementation – from planning to project development to programming
• Provides performance measures and management
  

Final State Freight Plan ​

• Cover
  
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Transportation Stakeholders & Institutions
• Chapter 3 – Public Involvement​
  
• Appendix 3-1:  Public Hearings
• Chapter 4 – Economic Context of Freight on Wisconsin’s Transportation System
• Chapter 5 – Wisconsin’s Transportation Assets
• Chapter 6 – Transportation System Condition and Performance
• Chapter 7 – Freight Transportation Trends, Issues, and Forecasts
• Chapter 8 – Freight Policies and Strategies
• Chapter 9 – Investment and Implementation (includes original Appendices 9-1 and 9-2)
• Appendix 9-1: Freight Projects, and Appendix 9-2: Freight Projects Programmed to Use NHFP Funds (update #1, September 2018)
• Appendix 9-1: Freight Projects, and Appendix 9-2: Freight Projects Programmed to Use NHFP Funds (update #2, May 2019)
• Appendix 9-1: Freight Projects, and Appendix 9-2: Freight Projects Programmed to Use NHFP Funds (update #3, November 2020)
  
• Appendix 9-1: Freight Projects, and Appendix 9-2: Freight Projects Programmed to Use NHFP Funds (update #4, June 2022)​
• Chapter 10 – Environmental Justice​​
  
• Chapter 11 – System-plan Environmental Evaluation
  
• Appendix 11-1:  Environmental Resource Agency Consultation
  
  
• State Freight Plan - Original complete plan (This is a 48 MB file and may require a lengthy download time)
  

Expected results

The State Freight Plan develops a cohesive plan that provides direction and actionable goals throughout the state and region. In addition the SFP provides:

• Agility - data, policy, and investment priorities will be regularly updated and refreshed
• Usability - freight industry input will shape usable policies that maximize the efficiency of the system as a whole
• Partnering - p​rovides guidance for how WisDOT should optimize public-private partnerships for the benefit of Wisconsin economic interests
• Interrelation - creates a framework for harmonizing freight policy and goals between:
• Federal and state freight initiatives
• Wisconsin and its neighboring states
• Local, regional, and metropolitan-level freight goals and state freight goals
• Investment strategy - establishes direct connection between freight movement investments and economic benefits to the state
• Competitiveness - identifies infrastructure characteristics that are ideal for business site selectors to develop new markets and create jobs in Wisconsin​
  

Freight corridors

• Critical Freight Corridors Submittal Package - 2019

Contact:

Sarah Simonson​
Freight Program Officer
Bureau of Planning and Economic Development
sarah.simonson@dot.wi.gov
(608) 267-4452​​​