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, ...
Winnebago County in collaboration with Region 1 Planning Council has developed a traffic safety action plan to address identified transportation safety concerns in Winnebago County. The plan's development was funded by a USDOTs Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant. The purpose of the SS4A program is to improve roadway safety by sign...
Starting May 5, 2025, the courthouse entrance will be temporarily relocated to 403 Elm St. due to construction of the new Family Court Center. 403 Elm Street is one block south of the current courthouse entrance, directly across from the Winnebago County Administration Building at the corner of Church St. and Elm St. The Family Court Center project...
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...
Reagan MTD and Winnebago County to Provide Rural Public Transportation Services WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Winnebago County Board approved a resolution authorizing County Board Chairman Joseph Chiarelli to enter into a contract with Reagan Mass Transit District (Reagan MTD) to provide public transportation services for rural residents of Winnebag...
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...
Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2024 Contact:Sean Von Bergen Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4034 / Fax: (815)319-4001 Winnebago County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Notice Winnebago County is working with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE...
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