Road Closures
NOTICE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
Press Release for 10-05-2026
DeKalb County Engineer, Nathan Schwartz, announces that beginning Tuesday, October 13, Peace Road between IL Route 64 and Freed Road will be closed at the Kishwaukee River bridge for paving operations. The closure will last approximately one week and is being closed to complete the paving operations before the start of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival and for the safety of the workers as they work across all lanes of the roadway. The closure will include milling the butt joints at the ends of the project limits, paving the first lift of hot mix asphalt, longitudinal joint sealant, the surface lift of hot mix asphalt, installation and adjustment of guardrails, pavement striping, and sealing of the concrete bridge deck. A marked detour will be provided utilizing Motel Road and Freed Road with a County Sheriff’s deputy assisting with traffic control during the morning & afternoon rush hours at the intersection of IL Route 64 with Motel Road. Delays may occur during busy times of the day, therefore utilizing IL Route 23 & IL Route 64 through Sycamore may be more desirable. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. All work is weather dependent. Please contact the DeKalb County Highway Department with any questions at 815-756-9513.
The DeKalb County Engineer would like to inform the traveling public of road construction work during the months of June and July. Crossroad and driveway culverts will be replaced by our maintenance crew at multiple locations, requiring daily closures.
Cherry Valley Road – multiple locations between Genoa Road and Stone Quarry Road
Typical road work hours are 8 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday. Please obey the flaggers, signs and barricades in place. Any questions or concerns call 815-756-9513.
In order to reconstruct and maintain DeKalb County roads and bridges, it often becomes necessary to close sections of roads.
Depending upon the work being performed this may be simply for a short period of a day or may extend for months.
The Department will make every attempt to keep the general public, schools, postal service and emergency services aware of the closures that are for extended periods of time, either through this web site and/or news media.
For short term closures, it may not be possible to so inform the public, however, during maintenance operations, when crews are working on the roads…flagmen will be utilized for safety purposes.
The County Highway Department asks that the traveling public obey the flagmen, signs and barricades placed for such purposes.