Vehicle weight restrictions start Feb. 3 in Whiteside County

January 30, 2025

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that starting Monday Feb. 3, 10-ton vehicle weight restrictions will go into effect on the following roads in Whiteside County:

Garden Plain Road: 5 tons per axle (westbound lane only)
Freeport Road: 11 tons

Depending upon the weather, the postings will be lifted on or before May 1.

For IDOT District 2 updates, follow us on X at @IDOTDistrict2 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

Paul Wappel

IDOT

Kristophere’ Owens

IDOT

Latest stories

Open house for hiring seasonal employment on Dec. 2 in Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking to hire 46 seasonal positions in District 5 to help with snow and ice removal in Champaign, DeWitt, Piatt and McLean counties. An open house hiring event will be held at IDOT’s Field Office in Bloomington on Dec.2.