The Will County Department of Highways Office is providing the following information in conformance with the Freedom of Information Act 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.

 

 

The Will County Department of Highways is responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the 265 miles of county highways and bridges. In addition, the Department of Highways provides technical assistance to all 24 township highway commissioners and is the lead agency for township projects constructed or maintained with Motor Fuel Tax funding.

 

The staff works closely with local citizens and agencies, as well as with the Federal Highway Administration, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Administration, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Will County Council of Mayors on various local and regional transportation projects.

 

 

 

Administration Office is located at 16841 W. Laraway Road, Joliet, IL 60433.

Joliet Maintenance Facility is located at 16841 W. Laraway Road, Joliet, IL 60433.

Crest Hill Maintenance Facility is located at 1240 Caton Farm Road, Lockport, IL 60441.

Monee Maintenance Facility is located at 25930 S. Egyptian Trail, Monee, IL 60449.

 

The Will County Department of Highways employs approximately 78 employees including 76 full-time employees and 2 part-time employees. The approximate cumulative budget for FY-12 is $143,600,000.

 

 

While Freedom of Information Act requests may be submitted via mail, facsimile, e-mail, or in person, the Department encourages the use of the following form to facilitate your request. The following are the Will County Department of Highways’ designated Freedom of Information Officers:

 

Bruce D. Gould                    Jeff L. Ronaldson            Eric K. Wesel

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Will County Department of Highways will charge the following fees:

 

Black and White copies (legal or letter size):          No fee for the first 50 pages, $0.15 for each

additional printed page

 

Color Copies:                                                             8 ½ x 11 One sided $.14 per print

Two sided $.25 per print

                                                                                    8 ½ x 14 One sided $.15 per print

Two sided $.26 per print

8 ½ x 17 One sided $.16 per print

Two sided $.27 per print

CD’s plus envelope: $0.25

 

Certification: $1.00 per record

 

Non-standard sized copies or those that                  Actual cost
 must be commercially reproduced:

 

If a specific fee is set by statute, the statutory fee will be charged.

 

All requests under the Freedom of Information Act shall be reviewed by the designated Freedom of Information Officers. No documents will be made available until that review is completed within the time period allotted under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Posted at the Will County Department of Highways Administration Building and at www.willcountillinois.com

 

Version December 2011