Winnebago County Traffic Safety Action Plan Addressing Traffic Safety Concerns in Winnebago County Winnebago County together with Region 1 Planning Council (R1PC) are in the process of developing a Safety Traffic Action Plan for Winnebago County. This is being funded by a federal SS4A (Safe Streets For All) grant. Public engagement is very im...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2024 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Bell School Road Construction Phase II Phase II of the Bell School Road construction project will start on Monday July 15, 2024, including reconstruction of the Bell School Road/Guilford Road intersection...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4018 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Elevator Road Construction Construction will start on Elevator Road on Monday June 3, 2024. The project limits are from just West of Willow Brook Road to County Line Road. The work will consist of aspha...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4018 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Latham Road Resurfacing Latham Road from Owen Center Road to La Maine Drive, just West of IL Route 2, will be under construction starting on Wednesday May 15th, 2024. The work will consist of asphalt paving, a...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2024 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815-319-4029 WHITE SCHOOL ROAD CLOSURE White School Rd, just South of the intersection with Prairie Hill Road, will be closed starting on Tuesday May 7, 2024 for a Culvert replacement. The work will be completed by Friday May 10, 2024, but the durat...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Mulford Road Resurfacing Pavement resurfacing on South Mulford Road, between Blackhawk Road and Baxter Road, will start on May 2, 2024. This project is a cooperative effort between Cherry Valley Townshi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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...

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...

 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...

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...

 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...