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Staff said cape-seal work across the county is about 50% complete, with everything south of the river finished and work north of the river expected to wrap in about a month, weather permitting. County Highway 3330 at East Eleventh is nearing completion and will open once shaping and seeding are finished; the Leland bridge abutments are poured and beams set, with deck work ongoing and completion expected before school starts. \"They're working on forming a deck on that, and that should be completed still before school starts,\" the staff member said.

Staff also said striping and rumble-shoulder installation will follow shoulder gravel work on newly cape-sealed routes, that micro surfacing and resurfacing work are in progress, and that contractors are scheduled to begin seal-coat work shortly depending on weather.

On staffing, the department has two full-time maintainer positions posted and said the county is also open to hiring temporary winter help if needed. \"Right now, it's $24.29. It'd be higher if the union contract was settled, but that's not settled yet. So right now, starting wages $24.29, and it must have a CDL class a,\" the staff member said. The clerk confirmed full-time postings are active.

The meeting concluded with routine administrative items and an adjournment motion. No separate board action was taken on staffing beyond authorization to advertise positions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County Highway 7-16-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The department reported progress on cape-seal and resurfacing projects, bridge work, and advertised full-time maintainer positions with a starting wage of $24.29 and a CDL Class A requirement.","taxTitle","LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",59330,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6169951,"County outlines 2026 highway preservation plan, including cape seals, micro surfacing and bridge work",829,906000,1735000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f&start=906&end=1735","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f/thumbnail_906000.jpg","/articles/6169951/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-outlines-2026-highway-preservation-plan-including-cape-seals-micro-surfacing-and-bridge-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6169951-d4d12c1496892c3925d853029e6c76d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190241&Signature=lX5FqS6JRQTFXDqT4QFm3rPDPDnXWFnll2FF2uyR2BASeXneUwlJxM7Et-9VZ7~1eNJtYzWSi2MQtjMtJj4cnRKum-i~wJR7fGw9YftbOwQaUrEWDLZALq8Xv6m9jAW8D6ktMDMRBU2Vg4~TwAAfXeKLC1aNTHhIvbX8bUxeRLq8MFMhZLfSh3VQkiHaVJObvVxztMHgSZuFF4dQ-rMoYrlI1ZqdBahUfTCEwXPY~Zr~qWG1gowaSTpZd3oe-dlw34XJd5~AX3PIBYpwO~~pZTUMQghzho8GIby72iUIryQ~n3xFzXvG8jRYBFt2oM~zNJknPWR0ycaky0dWv2IeZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Highway Department staff presented a preliminary program for 2026 that prioritizes pavement preservation (cape seals and micro surfacing), shoulder widening for bicycle safety and several bridge and culvert projects.

Staff said the proposed preservation work would include cape seals on County Highway 3 (US 52 to Bridal), County Highway 9 (US 52 to US 34) and County Highway 66 (Illinois 23 to County Highway 15). For County Highway 9, staff recommended adding a micro surfacing layer to reduce \"chatter\" in an earlier seal coat. \"Micro is basically 3 sixteenth of an inch thick slurry seal,\" the staff member said, explaining micro surfacing is part of the cape-seal process and that the slurry sets up quickly.

For County Highway 34 staff proposed beginning preliminary engineering and right-of-way work to widen the roadway and add four-foot shoulders to provide space for bicyclists. \"We're gonna do a resurfacing and get it widened to have 4 foot shoulders put on it,\" the staff member said, adding that the work would protect vulnerable road users and would take time because of sensitive areas along the corridor: \"It's probably at least 3 years out from now before we can think about taking a project to a letting.\" The staff member said the project will not re-align the road but will redo slopes and ditches where needed to fit four-foot shoulders.

Bridge and culvert work highlighted included a county-line bridge replacement over Big Bridal Creek (a joint project with Lee County), a deck rehabilitation using a latex-modified overlay on an existing structure to extend life rather than a full replacement, and a replacement at the lock-and-dam on County Highway 34. The staff member said latex-modified overlays have performed well and \"should last us another 20 to 30 years\" in many cases, delaying an otherwise much larger bridge replacement.

Staff also described one structure near the marina that is underwater at the deck level and cannot be inspected; the department is limiting traffic to legal loads only. \"We're telling legal loads only over it,\" the staff member said, and added that dewatering and evaluation to determine condition would likely cost roughly $50,000 to $70,000. Staff said they would proceed with preliminary engineering and submit state and federal grant applications (the staff member referenced HSFP funds and other grant splits in the budget notes) to support the 2026 program.

No final project authorizations or contract lettings were made at the meeting; staff said they would prepare engineering reports and grant applications, and return with design and funding plans. The staff member said a draft budget based on these assumptions would be available this month for board review.","Staff presented a preliminary 2026 pavement-preservation and bridge program prioritizing cape seals, micro surfacing, resurfacing, shoulder widening for bicycle access and several bridge replacements and repairs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6169956,"County to seek city approval for jurisdictional transfers on roads through Dana and Ottawa",367,401000,768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f&start=401&end=768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f/thumbnail_401000.jpg","/articles/6169956/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-to-seek-city-approval-for-jurisdictional-transfers-on-roads-through-Dana-and-Ottawa","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6169956-d114d658f0ea3f247fda5f56ad507308/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190242&Signature=Bh1BYE4Kn2bRCZswJpmRIvyuorjMyQqWbJGX2Z8aTw0WCdv9~MWwfIQCZkPnbceAxR1DK-fo3W5zzdvzmkTq9CPo8y2mcuwQ59o1Ed~rJkj6dLVbmppVQ2U~oFLBoCqTQFWB5tl3NF6EEx2sNVonmbATmdrL16oFwW2pZTGpQ0JL5rIbu-Qqthvqzhe-rRwCCMTrtfaiWXIlGIgBf7xCeOzllTyJZ~arT~LmVU53UHT0w6hal2ep2Q3qL46Ul4HOq8tyNVEsr9qaXUMUjZ-R~uCLKWsX78WC7G31P1B54c8EAqHi82~jKkqCHn2ApHusaWR6CSnokT08SEIG0YL8SA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Highway Department staff said the department will pursue jurisdictional transfers of short county-owned road segments inside two municipalities, starting with a pair of County Highway segments in Dana and a segment of County Highway 20 (Champlain Street) in Ottawa.

On the Dana proposal, the staff member told the board that the city has installed additional stop signs on county highways within city limits and that \"at that point, he's responsible to take care of the road ... and signage and everything like that.\" The staff member described the transfer as a way to avoid an ongoing enforcement and maintenance dispute: \"One way we make this not a headache for us is to give him the jurisdiction of the road within the city limits.\" The county would retain the road outside Dana's city limits.

The staff member said both County Highway 45 and County Highway 60 segments through Dana total roughly 0.32 of a mile each. He characterized the county's financial exposure as minimal: because the county's share of motor fuel tax and motor vehicle-registration based receipts would not materially change, the transfers \"is not really gonna impact too much to our federal allotment funds,\" the staff member said. The transcript recorded the staff member estimating the segments were small enough that federal mileage-based formula funds would be only minimally affected.

Discussion in the meeting made clear no formal jurisdictional transfer ordinance or resolution was adopted that day. The staff member said he would \"reach out to him to go through this process to get him to agree to it, and then I'll come back with a formal jurisdictional transfer later on once he agrees to it.\" The board offered no objection during the meeting; the matter was presented as direction to staff rather than a formal vote.

Separately, staff said he will approach Ottawa about transferring County Highway 20 (Champlain Street), which the staff member described as mostly within city limits and not functioning as a county connector; the segment under discussion is roughly nine-tenths of a mile. \"Both ends of the road is city,\" the staff member said of Champlain Street, and the county will ask the city to take over the maintenance.

Next steps given in the meeting: staff will contact the mayors and city attorneys as needed, seek their agreement to accept jurisdiction, and if accepted, return to the board with a formal transfer package for approval. No formal transfer or vote was recorded at the meeting.","Staff proposed transferring short stretches of county roads within city limits to the respective municipalities to resolve local signage and maintenance issues and because the segments no longer function as county connectors.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6169960,"County approves utility boring permits for ComEd, AT&T and Surf Broadband",106,251000,357000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f&start=251&end=357","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5401678-929a0726ced167eee357173955342f8f/thumbnail_251000.jpg","/articles/6169960/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-approves-utility-boring-permits-for-ComEd-ATT-and-Surf-Broadband","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6169960-9322b2c632e41380ff5a1abd3b987f6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190242&Signature=oTrO1mfkbas4LSVHc4KlHa~S~SVN813M606hc0xQtwqLDMgEYR6X4ITOVE7sp-7nVcdNgDcHVxEFioLcVKoL23-orJhB-v-i2B57bgZHvHeS7EDv8fYO-8lQjEOJ4kB1slJuj2w39kaehEs72UA4G3Nr9VCUvMHmqYrLQzuwa3DSFoD~cMREUeCT4PRrhbSFn8ewcLhKscthNErgJOqBBa9OdqAyG6vsnghIejIke6Yi9Hn5AnE8cqBobLYGheXKzPhbULHzu59yZLOIvoqzO-dCitVH6GGjcL1t054EOFDBmSgjcTgEzc7~iTCC8jz8rJ9aVvKIDYW27Yn6KGSzEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a recent County Highway Department meeting, County Highway Department staff moved to approve a set of utility boring permits for ComEd, AT&T and Surf Broadband covering multiple county roads. The group voted to carry the motion.

County Highway Department staff said the permits are for routine utilities work: ComEd will bore across County Highway 8 in Deer Park Township and install a new service on County Highway 45 in Groveland Township; AT&T will place an aerial line and a short bore at an intersection on County Highway 55 in Fall River Township; and Surf Broadband will install a fiber-optic line along the east side of County Highway 24 from U.S. 34 to Leland. \"They're installing a fiber optic line along the East Side of Highway 24 from US 34 up to Leland,\" staff said.

The staff member asked for approval and said, \"I made a motion to approve the utility boring permits.\" A board member seconded, and the clerk called the vote: \"All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carried.\" The action was recorded as approved; no roll-call vote or individual votes were recorded in the transcript.

The permits were presented as routine and were recommended by staff. Commissioners asked whether the county ever denies boring permits; staff replied that the county can require changes to depth or location and has done so in the past but does not typically refuse permits outright because the work usually serves residents with power, gas or communications needs. No additional conditions or contingencies were recorded in the meeting minutes.

The department noted no public comments were made on the permits. The approvals were handled as consent items and will proceed under the county's existing permitting process.","County Highway Department approved a bundle of utility boring permits allowing new service lines and fiber installations on several county roads.","actionData","errors"]

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Highway department reports resurfacing progress and seeks snowplow drivers; starting wage posted at $24.29

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County to seek city approval for jurisdictional transfers on roads through Dana and Ottawa

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