Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Road Needs Study

This report is the response to the North Dakota Legislature's request for a study of the transportation infrastructure needs of all counties, townships, and tribes in the state. In 2019, the North Dakota Legislature advanced HB 1066 which had a provision for funding distributions to non-oil producing counties based on the most recent version of this study. HB 1066 also stated: "If the data compiled by the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute includes more than one twenty-year estimate for the total needs of each county, the state treasurer shall use an average of the twenty-year estimates for each County."

In this report, the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) estimated infrastructure needs using the most current production forecasts, traffic estimates, and roadway inventory and condition data available. Agricultural- and oil-related traffic are modeled in detail at the sub-county level. Oil-related traffic is predicted for individual spacing units, whereas agricultural production is estimated at the township level.

2024 County, Township, and Tribal Roads and Bridges

2022 County, Township, and Tribal Roads and Bridges

2020 County, Township, and Tribal Roads and Bridges

2016 County, Township, and Tribal Roads and Bridges

2014 County, Township, and Tribal Roads and Bridges

2012 County and Local Road Needs

2017 Urban Needs

UGPTI

NDSU Dept 2880

PO Box 6050

Fargo ND 58108-6050