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SPRING road POSTINGs lifted

Nathan F. Schwartz, DeKalb County Engineer, has announced that the DeKalb County Highway Department will be removing the reduced weight limit postings on Friday, March 20, 2026 on all county roads under the jurisdiction of the DeKalb County Highway Department.  Reduced weight limit restrictions will not be enforced beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2026.  Township roads are under a different jurisdiction so proper contact must be made to the Township Road Commissioner for travel on township roads.

PERMANENT POSTING:

Additionally, local authorities with respect to roads and structures under their jurisdiction, may by ordinance limit or prohibit the use by trucks and other commercial vehicles on designated highways. This designation must be signed on the appropriate highways. As of December 27, 2024 those highways and/or structures are:

Roadways:

Peace Road from Route 64 west of Sycamore northerly to Plank Road and Plank Road northeasterly to Kane County Line is posted for 73,280 pounds with a maximum axle load of 18,000 pounds.

TRUCK ROUTES:

DeKalb County has established Class II truck routes as specified below:

Class II:

  • Barber Greene Road from Peace Road to Illinois Route 23
  • Chicago Road from IL Route 23 west to Shabbona Road
  • East County Line Road from Route 64 to Route 38
  • Genoa Road from Genoa City Limits to Boone County Line (Length and Width only)
  • Peace Road from Pleasant Street to Route 64
  • Perry Road from South 1st Street to Illinois Route 23
  • Shabbona Road from US Route 30 north for a distance of 1,308 feet
  • Somonauk Road from Bethany Road to Barber Greene Road
  • Somonauk Road from Illinois Route 38 south for 5,395 feet to the landfill
  • Suydam Road from Rollo Road to Illinois Route 23
  • Waterman Road from Perry Road to the Village of Waterman limits
  • West County Line Road from Lee Road to Route 30

PERMITS:

  • DeKalb County may, after review, issue permits to move over permanently posted roads. To apply for a permit, interested parties should call the DeKalb County Highway Department at 815/756-9513 between the hours of 7:00am to 3:30pm on Monday thru Friday. All issued permits must be in the vehicle making the move and all restrictions on the permit must be adhered to. DeKalb County charges a $5.00 administrative fee for all permits as well as a per mile/per trip charge for overweight vehicles traveling on the County roadway system.
  • For permits needed for posted State, township or municipal roads, each individual governmental authority having jurisdiction over their roads must be contacted, the County Highway Department only issues permits for County roads.

For information regarding over dimensional movements on State highways, please contact:

Department of Transportation – Permit Section
Hanley Building
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
217/782-6271 or http://www.illinois.gov

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