Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP)

Local Road Improvement Program 

The Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) is a state program established to help local governments improve seriously deteriorating roads.  

Established in 1991, the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) assists local governments in improving seriously deteriorating county highways, town roads, and city and village streets. LRIP is a reimbursement program which may pay up to a maximum of 50% of total eligible project costs for entitlement and discretionary projects, and up to 90% of total eligible costs for supplemental projects, with the balance funded by the local unit of government. All applicable projects are locally let and reimbursed by WisDOT upon project completion. 

The program has three entitlement components that provide funding for road improvements. Counties are eligible for funding through the County Highway Improvement Program (CHIP), cities and villages through the Municipal Street Improvement Program (MSIP) and towns through the Town Road Improvement Program (TRIP) 

Eligible projects include the following categories: Reconstruction, Resurfacing, Reconditioning, and Structure projects. 

Eligible project costs are the costs eligible to be reimbursed by the department for an eligible LRIP project, and may include feasibility studies, design, right-of-way acquisition, any items that are an integral part of street and road reconstruction, and related engineering costs. 

Only work on existing county trunk highways, city and village streets, and town roads under the authority of the local unit of government are eligible for funding. Maintenance, new construction, or improvements to alleys or parking lots are not reimbursable through the program, per Ch Trans 206. 

No LRIP funds may be used as the local match for federal aid projects. No federal aid funds may be used as the local match for an LRIP project. 

LRIP projects are awarded every two years on a biennial budget cycle. Contact your County Highway Commissioner for details.