Seasonal Road Restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2026, and will remain in effect for a minimum of eight weeks. After that period, road restrictions will be lifted on a case-by-case basis as conditions warrant. All Cook County gravel roads are limited to 5 tons per axle unless otherwise posted. The following roads will be posted as follows: 

10 Tons per Axle 

CSAH 5 Entire length
CSAH 12 Entire length
CSAH 16 TH 61 to Hovland Tower Rd
CSAH 17 Mineral Center Rd segment

9 Tons per Axle 

CSAH 2 TH 61 to end of bituminous (FR 164)
CSAH 7 Entire length
CSAH 8 CSAH 12 to CR 27
CSAH 18 Entire length 

7 Tons per Axle 

CSAH 4 TH 61 to end of bituminous (FR 164)
CSAH 8 CR 27 to CR 57
CSAH 17 TH 61, east to Hat Point segment
CSAH 23 TH 61 to CSAH 17 

5 Tons per Axle 

CSAH 1 Entire length
CSAH 2 Honeymoon Trail (FR 164) to The Grade (FR 170)
CSAH 14 Entire length
CSAH 16 Hovland Tower Rd to Shoe Lake Rd
CSAH 17 Old Hwy 61 segment
CR 27 Entire length
CR 45 CSAH 7 to Pike Lake
CR/UT 48 Entire length
CR 57 CSAH 8 to Bally Creek Rd (FR 158)

All other County gravel roads that are not posted. 

4 Tons per Axle 

CSAH 16 North of Shoe Lake Rd (FR 313)
UT 74 Entire length

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Robert Kimmel-Hass, Cook County Highway Engineer