Highway Department

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 August 27, 2008 those highways and/or structures are: 

            Roadways:  Posted for maximum of 54,000 pounds year around, except when “spring posting” is in effect, at which time that governs are:

1)      Perry Road from Shabbona Road east to South First Street

2)      Suydam Road from LaSalle County Line north to Rollo Road

In addition, Peace Road from Route 23 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. 

Structures (bridges):  Posted for legal loads only are the following County bridges:

1)      Structure number 019-3004:  Perry Road east of Anderland Road

2)      Structure number 019-3014:  Suydam Road east of Hyde Road, next to the park

3)      Structure number 019-3027:  Five Points Road north of IL Route 72

4)      Structure number 019-3021:  Shabbona Road north of Chicago Road

5)      Structure number 019-3035:  East County Line Road north of Pleasant Street

6)      Structure number 019-3037:  Coltonville Road east of Five Point Road

TRUCK ROUTES:

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

Class II:

            Peace Road from Pleasant Street to Route 64

Shabbona Road from US Route 30 north for a distance of 1,308 feet

Genoa Road from Genoa City Limits to Boone County Line (Length and Width only)

Class III:

            West County Line Road from US Route 30 northerly to the limits of the Village of Lee

            Barber Greene Road from Illinois Route 23 easterly to Peace Road

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 4:00PM 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 Permit Section, Department of Transportation, 117 Administration Bldg. 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62764 217/782-6271 or http://www.illinois.gov