Note about the project lists: Some lists have been changed due to amendments and administrative modifications that were approved after the TIP was adopted on 10/16/24:
For a transportation project to be constructed or implemented using federal funds, it must be included in a current Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, that’s been developed through a process based on jurisdictional coordination, includes opportunities for public input and has been formally adopted by the MPO Policy Board.
This TIP provides a detailed list of all transportation projects scheduled to receive federal funding during the four‑year period 2025-2028.
These projects are located in the Superior, Wisconsin section of the MIC’s bi-state Planning Area and are consistent with the MIC’s long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
Amendments and Administrative Modifications
Projects in the current TIP sometimes need to be revised—for example, to reflect changes to cost estimates, funding sources, and/or scopes of work. In accordance with the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan:
See the TIP Development & Public Involvement tab, below, to view approved changes to the TIP, find ongoing opportunities to comment on proposed Amendments, and learn how this TIP was developed.
Questions?
WisDOT requested three Amendments to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP, as follows. They will be brought forward for approval at the March 23, 2026 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the 2021 MIC Public Involvement Plan, these changes to programmed projects require a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
90 days after the end of every calendar year, the MIC is required to publish a list of the projects for which federal funds have been obligated in the previous fiscal year.*
These lists show all federally funded FHWA and FTA projects in the Superior area in FY2025, as well as federal funding remaining and available for subsequent years:
*“Obligated Projects,” in the context of the Superior Area TIP, refers to the federal government’s commitment to provide a specific amount of money for specific work on a programmed project. The annual listing is intended to help illustrate the federal role in providing transportation services and facilities, and to increase transparency in the planning process.
North Country Independent Living Center requested one Amendment, the Center for Independent Living requested two Amendments, and WisDOT requested three Amendments to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP, as follows. They will brought forward for approval at the January 21, 2026 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the 2021 MIC Public Involvement Plan, these changes to programmed projects require a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
WisDOT has requested four Amendments (#29-32) to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. They will brought forward for approval at the December 10, 2025 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
WisDOT has requested ten Amendments (#19-28), as follows, to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. They will brought forward for approval at the October 15, 2025 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
WisDOT has requested five Amendments (#14-18) to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. They will be presented for approval at the September 17, 2025 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation requested 16 administrative modifications to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. The modifications add narrative to selected projects to show the full project costs associated with the improvement project(s).
Adding the full associated project costs reflects current practices for calculating year of expenditure in WisDOT’s Environmental Documents. There are no changes to project description/activity, length, or funding or year of implementation.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change does not require a formal TIP Amendment and can be made as an Administrative Modification. About Amendments and Administrative Modifications
WisDOT has requested an Amendment (#13) to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. It will be presented for approval at the August 20, 2025, MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
WisDOT has requested five Amendments (#8-12) to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. They will be presented for approval at the May 21, 2025 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
90 days after the end of every calendar year, the MIC is required to publish a list of the projects for which federal funds have been obligated in the previous fiscal year.*
* “Obligated” is the federal government’s commitment to provide a specific amount of money for specific work on a particular project. The annual listing is intended to help illustrate the federal role in providing transportation services and facilities, and to increase transparency in the planning process.
WisDOT has requested seven Amendments (#1-7) to the 2025-2028 Superior TIP. They will be presented for approval at the January 15, 2025 MIC Policy Board meeting. The meeting is open to the public and comments will be taken.
Based on the criteria adopted in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan, this project change requires a formal TIP Amendment, including the opportunity for public comment and approval by the MIC Policy Board. The TIP will remain fiscally constrained within the revenues that can reasonably be expected to be available.
The 2025-2028 WisDOT STIP was approved by the FHWA/FTA. The 2025-2028 Superior TIP is incorporated in the STIP by reference and is effective with this approval.
Approval to include the Superior Area TIP in the WisDOT STIP was received, effective 12/13/24.
Note, until the WisDOT STIP is approved by the FTA and the FHWA, the 2024-2027 Superior Area TIP remains the current version.
The Policy Board voted unanimously to adopt the final 2025-2028 Superior Area Transportation Improvement Program. No public comments were received at the meeting.
Note, until this TIP is approved by WisDOT, the FTA and the FHWA, the Superior Area TIP for 2024-2027 remains the current version.
The final 2025-2028 Superior Area TIP will be presented for adoption at the October 16 meeting of the MIC Policy Board.
The meeting is open to the public and comments are welcome.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Virtual Meeting – Join Online or by Phone (see info in post)
Members of the public are invited and encouraged to join in this online meeting for information about the 2025-2028 Superior TIP, ask questions and give comments.
Microsoft Teams meeting -- Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 236 789 785 072
Passcode: PLaX3G
Or call in (audio only): +1 414-435-2017,,165235139# / Phone Conference ID: 124 256 624#
The draft TIP and proposed projects can be viewed in the attachments, below.
The draft 2025-2028 Superior TIP is now open for public review and comment, from September 1-30, 2024.
View the draft document under the “TIP Document and Project Maps” tab, below.
View legal notice, published 8/30/24 in the Superior Telegram.
Correspondence was sent to eligible agencies and jurisdictions soliciting CY 2028 multi-modal transportation projects. Eleven new projects were submitted for inclusion:
Six roadway projects:
Three railway projects:
Transit Operations:
Before a surface transportation project can be built in the Superior area using federal funds, it must be included in a Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, that has been developed with an opportunity for public input and approved by the MIC Policy Board, WisDOT and the FHWA.
It is part of the MIC’s role as an MPO to develop an annual TIP. The MIC works with state and local agencies to prioritize and program the transportation projects and services that will receive the federal funds that are anticipated to be received for this area for the next four years.
The final, approved TIP lists all regionally significant transportation projects that will utilize federal funds for the next four years. All projects are consistent with the transportation priorities of our region, as identified in our most recent long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
We work with local community partners to prioritize how our increasingly scarce share of federal transportation dollars are spent. It is a cooperative effort between the agencies and local jurisdictions responsible for implementing our area’s transportation projects* and involves a series of steps to reach the project approval stage.
All transportation projects in Superior that use federal funds must be programmed in a TIP that has been adopted by the MIC Policy Board, WisDOT and the FHWA.
Each year, before it is presented for adoption by the MIC Board, the draft document is made available for input and comment by the MIC’s Transportation Advisory Committee, Policy Board and members of the public, as well as by WisDOT, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The TIP development schedule, below, reflects coordination among the availability of funds, WisDOT program development, local capital improvement budgets and priorities, MPO public involvement requirements and the state-level TIP (STIP) development process.
*Eligible agencies and jurisdictions include the state of Wisconsin (WisDOT), Douglas County, the City of Superior and the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA).
All projects must be identified in the MIC’s current 25-year long range Metropolitan Transportation Plan. The MTP defines the Duluth-Superior area’s transportation goals and system needs, including:
Projects may be amended into the current, approved TIP throughout the year. Amendments usually modify existing projects as changes occur to the scope, cost or timeline for programmed projects. Sometimes new projects may be added if new funding becomes available. The formal processes for developing and amending a TIP are specified in the MIC’s Public Involvement Plan.
Federal legislation requires that the TIP includes a description of the anticipated effect of the projects funded in the TIP toward achieving the MIC’s performance measure targets, linking these annual infrastructure investments to improved performance of the transportation system.
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