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LaSalle County highway board approves road transfer, engineer salary funding, HSIP shoulder projects and a contract award

LaSalle County Highway Department · November 19, 2025
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Summary

At its meeting the LaSalle County highway board approved Resolution 25-30 to transfer 0.94 miles of Champlain Street to the City of Ottawa (pending IDOT sign-off), approved Resolution 25-31 to fund the South County engineer salary with a 50% Surface Transportation Program transfer to IDOT ($81,500), reported two HSIP-funded shoulder projects (one with $473,375 HSIP award), and recommended awarding a contract for Section 23-27852 to the low bidder recorded in the minutes.

LaSalle County highway staff presented and the board approved several administrative and capital items at the meeting, including a roadway transfer, salary funding, HSIP-backed shoulder projects and a construction contract recommendation.

Staff introduced Resolution 25-30 to transfer 0.94 miles of County Highway 20 (Champlain Street) from the county system to the City of Ottawa; staff said the city had passed an ordinance accepting the transfer but that the transfer requires Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) sign-off before it is final. The board called for approval…

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