Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Bridge Deck Sealing Various Locations Bridge decks will be sealed at the following locations: Alpine Road Bridge over Forest Hills Road Cunningham Road Bridge over Kent Creek (1/4 mile East of Meridian Rd) Gle...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Swanson Road Pipe Culverts Replacement Pipe culverts will be replaced on Swanson Road between Perryville Road and Belvidere Road. Work will start on August 11th with an expected completion date of August...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 04, 2025 Contact: Bharath Mandula Winnebago County Highway Department Office: (815) 319-4022 Fax: (815) 319-4001 SOUTH PECATONICA ROAD CONSTRUCTION Work will start on South Pecatonica Road on Monday August 11, 2025, between US-20 and Edwardsville Road in the town of Seward. Improvements include widening and p...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Swanson Road Pipe Culvert Replacement Pipe culverts will be replaced on Swanson Road between N Second Street (IL 251) and Perryville Road. Work will start on August 4th with an expected completion date of Augus...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Pecatonica Road Culvert Replacement Pipe culverts will be replaced on Pecatonica Road between US 20 and 12th Street in the Village of Pecatonica. Work will start on July 28th, 2025, with an expected completion ...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 18, 2025 Contact: Bharath Mandula Winnebago County Highway Department Office: (815) 319-4022 Fax: (815) 319-4001 MOATE ROAD RESURFACING The Resurfacing of Moate Road will begin on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, between IL-70 (Trask Bridge Road) and IL-75 (Freeport Road). The project is expected to be completed b...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2025 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815-319-4029 Meridian Road Bridge Over Pecatonica River Closure Meridian Road will be closed between IL Rt.-75 and Shirland Road for emergency repairs on the bridge over the Pecatonica River from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Friday, May 23, 2025. The...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2025 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815-319-4029 WHITE SCHOOL ROAD CLOSURE White School Road between Rockton Road and Prairie Hill Road will be closed starting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 for a Culvert replacement. The work will be completed by Friday, May 16, 2025, but the duration is depen...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Mulford Road & Linden Road Resurfacing Work will start on Mulford Road & Linden Road on Monday, May 12, 2025. This is a coordinated project between Cherry Valley Township, the Village of Cherry Valley and...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2025 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Kishwaukee Road Widening Construction will start on Kishwaukee Road, between Airport Drive and Beltline Rd., on Monday, May 12, 2025. This project is a cooperative effort between Winnebago County and the Greater...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2025 Contact: Prafull Soni Winn. County Highway Dept. 815/319-4028 GLEASMAN ROAD CLOSURE Gleasman Road, between Old River Road and Roscoe Road in the village of Roscoe, will be closed to traffic for repairs at the rail road bridge. Local traffic will be able to have access on either side of the bridge. A d...

REVISED Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2025 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Elmwood Road Improvements Construction will start on Elmwood Road, between Owen Center Rd and IL Route 2, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The work will consist of asphalt resurfacing, pipe culvert replacements, ...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4th, 2025 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815-319-4029 PIEPER ROAD CLOSURE Pieper Road at Best Road will be closed starting on Wednesday, April. 9th, 2025 for a Culvert replacement. The work will be completed by Friday, April 11th, 2025, but the duration is dependent on the weather. Del...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2025 Contact: Carlos Molina Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4000 Fax: (815)319-4001 PRAIRIE HILL ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE ROCK RIVER - CLOSURE The Prairie Hill Road bridge over the Rock River will be closed, weather permitting, from Monday March 31 to Friday April 4, 2025. This is to drill...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2025 Contact: Carlos Molina Winn. County Highway Dept. 815/319-4000 2025 SPRING WEIGHT POSTINGS UPDATE As of Friday, March 21st, 2025 the spring weight postings will no longer be enforced by Winnebago County. 

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2025 Contact: Matt Fox Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4027 Fax: (815)319-4001 CENTRAL AVENUE PAVEMENT PATCHING In preparation of a detour associated with an Illinois Department of Transportation project to replace the bridge structure on Springfield Avenue over the North Fork of Kent Creek...

PRESS RELEASE Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2025 Contact: Sean Von Bergen Winnebago County Highway 815-319-4000 Prairie Research Institute Boone County is working with the Illinois State Geological Survey as part of a major study to better understand where its drinking water comes from. Starting this March, residents will see this histo...

PRESS RELEASE Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2024 Contact: Carlos Molina/Mike Ackerman Winnebago County Highway 815-319-4000 2025 SEASONAL WEIGHT POSTINGS Due to annual freeze / thaw cycles, the roadways are beginning to soften up. Highway departments are now posting signs on roadways that temporarily restrict use by heavy trucks. Wi...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2024 Contact:  Matt Fox Winn. County Highway Dept. 815/319-4027 The Highway Department is finalizing phase one engineering for proposed improvements to Owen Center Road from north of Riverside Boulevard to Latham Road. The project is being funded in part with Highway Safety Improvement P...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2024 Contact:Sean Von Bergen Winnebago County Highway Department Office: (815) 319-4034 Fax: (815) 319-4001 ROSCOE ROAD LANE CLOSURE The westbound lane of Roscoe Road between IL-251 and Gleasman Road will be closed for bridge maintenance. The work is scheduled to start on Thursday, November 21, 2024 and...