2022 STATE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Iowa’s state transportation plan was adopted in May 2022. In 2024, an administrative
modification was made to the plan to incorporate the following three
implementation activities that had occurred since plan adoption: the Carbon
Reduction Strategy, Resilience Improvement Plan, and Transportation 4.0:
Innovative strategies for the transportation revolution.
The plan looks out to 2050 and provides the long-range vision, policies, and decision-making framework that will guide investments in Iowa’s transportation system over the coming years. Iowa is required to have a long-range transportation plan by both federal and state code. The plan covers all modes of transportation in the state, for both people and goods.
The plan is updated every five years because Iowa’s transportation system is ever-changing. Proactively planning for the future of the system is critical to ensuring people and goods can get where they need to go in a safe manner. The needs for the system are continually evolving due to changes in demographics, land use, travel patterns, technology, and available funding. The plan establishes the vision and objectives for the state’s multimodal transportation system, identifies existing and emerging needs, risks, and challenges, and recommends strategies to achieve the vision for the transportation system.
This plan is the third in the current series of long-range plans. In 2012, a policy level plan was adopted. In 2017, the plan was expanded to identify primary investment areas, categorize future needs across modes, and provide strategies to achieve the system vision. The 2022 plan builds on these past plans by making enhancements that include:
- Additional focus on emerging planning considerations
- Establishment of system objectives
- Expanded analysis of highway system needs and risks
- Updated strategies to implement the plan
- Development of Iowa DOT’s rightsizing policy
Presentations and materials
Presentations and materials from the plan development process are posted below. These include presentations to the Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC), the Freight Advisory Council (FAC), and Iowa's Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Regional Planning Affiliations (MPO/RPA).
- FAC – Plan Overview – March 25, 2022
- MPO/RPA – Overview of Draft Plans – March 23, 2022
- ITC – Strategy Development – January 12, 2022
- MPO/RPA – Plan Strategies – December 15, 2021
- FAC – Freight Strategies – December 10, 2021
- MPO/RPA – Freight Bottlenecks and Improvements; Analysis Updates – September 22, 2021
- ITC – Analysis Updates – September 14, 2021
- FAC – Freight Improvements – September 10, 2021
- ITC – Public Survey Summary and Plan Updates – July 13, 2021
- FAC – Freight Bottlenecks – June 25, 2021
- MPO/RPA – Public Survey Summary and Freight Networks – June 23, 2021
- ITC – System Objectives and Freight Goals – April 12, 2021
- FAC – Freight Plan Update and Freight Networks – March 26, 2021
- MPO/RPA – Plan Updates and Freight Networks – March 24, 2021
- FAC – Freight Goals – December 18, 2020
- MPO/RPA – Plan Updates and Transportation Priorities – December 16, 2020
- ITC – Overview of Plan Update – November 10, 2020
- MPO/RPA - Trends, Issues, and Opportunities – September 30, 2020
- FAC – Freight Trends, Issues, and Opportunities – September 23, 2020
- FAC – Highway Freight Bottlenecks – June 19, 2020
For additional information, contact:
Andrea White
Systems Planning Bureau
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-239-1210
Email: iowa.motion@iowadot.us