Highway Department 815-923-2424

1990…..THEN	2022….NOW
42.03 miles of roads were maintained	65.33 miles of roads are maintained
Road district budget: $105,000.00	Road district budget: $305,300.00
$2498.20/mile	$4673.20/mile
Cost to pave: $30,000/mile	Cost to pave: $80,000/mile
Salt cost: $19.00/ton	Salt cost: $72.67/ton

RD uses roughly 700 tons of salt /year
RD mows 3 times/year, replaces culverts, signs and posts.
RD is responsible for 550 signs and posts.
RD trims trees, patches roads (cold & hot), maintains three bridges, three railroad crossings and the road shoulders.
RD Maintains 6 trucks (5 snowplow trucks and a 1-ton dump truck) 3 tractors, misc. mowers, a chipper, a backhoe, skid loaders, front end loader, roller, misc. equipment such as chainsaws, plows and spreaders.