Region 2, District 2: : IDOT officials gathered with officials from the city of Rockford, community leaders and residents on Nov. 4 to celebrate the completion of the West State Street (U.S. Business 20) reconstruction. The $6.5 million project was the final phase of a plan that revitalized and strengthened a key corridor and gateway into downtown Rockford.

The project widened the road from two to four lanes, eliminating a bottleneck. Other upgrades include new sanitary and storm sewers, modernized traffic signals and green space to encourage walking and biking.

Region 3, District 4: District staff played a key role in the delivery of vital medical equipment to Peoria’s OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute in October. Delivery of the 210-foot super load – a 20-axle extended hitch semi-trailer that delivered 390,000 pounds of a 101-ton cancer treatment device – was facilitated by the Permit Unit’s process and oversize overweight permit app. The load crossed five state highways to reach its destination.

The Permit Unit offers an online, automated permit process for freights within a designated range to make such moves in Illinois. Additionally, their turn-by-turn app increases the safety and timeliness of moves.

“The app facilitated the process by providing up-to-date routing,” said Mike Todd of Specialized Inc., which delivered the load. “We were even notified by email of a road closure along our initial route, where we were quickly issued another permit around the closure to avoid construction and got back onto the initial route.”

For more information about the oversize overweight permit app, visit http://idot.click/permit-route-guidance.