Ramp Meter Letter

Ms. Elaine Jones

Dear Ms. Jones,
Congratulations on your recent move to Milwaukee. This truly is a great city, and every member of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation strives to make it even greater. Part of this effort is the incorporation of ramp meters into the local freeway system. While waiting in line at the entrance ramp, it may seem as though the meter is inefficient, but once you enter the freeway, your travel time and convenience is greatly improved.

Milwaukee is not the only city to adopt this new technology. Madison and Minneapolis are nearby cities that have recently updated their traffic system to include ramp meters. In fact, Minneapolis was the site of a recent study to show the effectiveness of these meters. To conduct the study, the ramp meters were removed for six weeks. The results wer...