The LaSalle County Highway Department presented its 2025 annual report outlining federal and state transportation allotments, township distributions, capital projects and maintenance expenditures, and officials asked the board to forward the report to the full board for approval.

Unidentified Speaker 5 walked through funding categories including Surface Transportation Program (STP) and bridge allotments, stating FY '26 allotment figures and noting there are 57 county structures eligible for STP bridge funds (up from 48 last year). The speaker cited regional allocation numbers presented in the report, including a listed figure of $76,217,481 distributed among downstate counties and a specific allotment example of $856,332.95 for one category. State Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) receipts were discussed, with MFT receipts reported as $2,889,643 this year versus $2,897,191 last year; the speaker explained county shares depend on vehicle registrations and truck registrations, which affect LaSalle County's portion.

The report itemized construction and maintenance work: a $3 million federal project to widen and resurface County Highway 15; other projects and culvert/bridge contracts with amounts (examples: Gilham Construction $576,000 for a listed project; East 30th reconstruction $588,000; City of Oglesby Walnut Street $394,000). Total construction spending this year was reported as approximately $9,200,000 (previous year ~$9,700,000).

Maintenance activities and costs were presented: culvert replacements, shoulder and ditch work, sign replacements, and striping (21,750 gallons of traffic paint at $456,661). Snow removal was highlighted as a significant expense: the report lists total snow‑removal costs at $464,487 this year (down from $486,000 the previous year) and notes use of more than 3,500 tons of sand‑salt mix. During the presentation, Unidentified Speaker 5 and others discussed bridge inspections (53 county bridges and 21 township inspections this year) and planned railroad crossing upgrades at specific locations.

Unidentified Speaker 5 requested a motion to forward the annual report to the full board for approval; the transcript records the request but does not capture the subsequent vote outcome within the provided segments. The report and attached maps were made available as meeting materials for board review.

The report’s numerical figures and project names were read from the presentation; the transcript does not include attachments or full spreadsheets, and several program names (STP, MFT, TARP) were discussed without statutory citations in the oral presentation.