Road work scheduled for E. Riverside Boulevard

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2024 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4028 Fax: (815) 319-4001 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. - The westbound right turn lane of E. Riverside Blvd. between Bell School Road and Galleria Drive will be closed for utility work. The work is scheduled to start on Monday, April...

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Perryville Bike Path Extension work to begin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. -- Construction will start on Monday April 8, 2024, for the latest extension of the Perryville Bike Path from Anjali Way to Willow Brook Lane in Machesney Park. The Perryville Road east side shou...

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Highway Department to begin Bell School Road Improvements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Bell School Road Improvements Beginning Monday April 8, 2024, work will start on the Bell School Road improvement project from Argus Drive to Royal Troon Drive, located just north of Guilford Road. The work will consis...

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Highway Department 2024 Seasonal Weight Postings Update

PRESS RELEASE Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2024 Contact: Carlos Molina / Mike Ackerman Winnebago County Highway 815-319-4000 Due to annual freeze / thaw cycles, the roadways are beginning to soften up. The road departments are now posting signs on roadways that temporarily restrict use from heavy trucks. Winnebago County will be po...

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Highway Department to begin Perryville Road utility work

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/16/2024 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4028 Fax: (815)319-4001 N. Perryville Road Lane Closure The outer southbound lane of N. Perryville Road between Rock Cut Crossings and Zenith Parkway will be closed for utility work. The work is scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 1...

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Winnebago County Surface Water Management Ordinance Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2024 Contact: Sean Von Bergen Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4034 / Fax: (815) 319-4001 Winnebago County, in conjunction with Illinois Emergency Management Agency, received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to update the County's floodplain...

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Roscoe Road Widening and Paving project to begin

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2023 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4028 Fax: (815) 319-4001 ROSCOE ROAD WIDENING AND PAVING Paving operations will start on Friday, November 3, 2023 on Roscoe Road, between Old River Road and Sprague Road as part of a development in the village of Roscoe. The work...

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Construction to begin on Roscoe Road Turn Lane

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2023 Contact:Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4028 Fax: (815)319-4001 ROSCOE ROAD - TURN LANE CONSTRUCTION Construction of a left turn lane on Roscoe Road will start on Monday, October 9th, 2023. This work is part of a residential development and it consists of pavement w...

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Highway Department announces Gleasman Road closure to begin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Revised: March 8, 2023 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4018 GLEASMAN ROAD CLOSUREWINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. - Gleasman Road will be closed to traffic between IL Route 2 (North Main) and Rockton Avenue for a Box Culvert replacement. The work is scheduled to start the week of March 13...

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Highway Department announces East Riverside Blvd. lane closure

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2023 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4028 Fax: (815) 319-4001 E. Riverside Blvd. Lane Closure WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. - The eastbound right turn lane at the intersection of E. Riverside Blvd. and N. Perryville Road will be closed for ComEd work. The work is sche...

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