Will County Division of Transportation

County Highway Access Permit

A business that builds or changes a driveway or access road onto a county highway needs an access permit from the Will County Division of Transportation. Code §56.023 applies the chapter to all access to and use of county highway right-of-way, including any land in any township or municipality located partially or entirely within the county, and §56.032 has the County Engineer set the fees in the Technical Reference Manual. Chapter 11 of the Manual, revised April 15, 2026, sets non-refundable application fees of $50 for agricultural access, $300 for minimum access (single-family driveways and field entrances of no more than 20 trips a day), $450 for minor access (no more than 50 trips a day), and for major access (more than 50 trips a day) $2,500 where no highway improvement is required or $4,500 where one is. Temporary access and right-of-way alteration are $450 each, and an extension of any permit is $100. Major access fees are payable with the first engineering plan submittal, and a pre-application meeting is required for every major access permit. The Access Permits page lists the same figures.