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General Questions
- How do I navigate this website?
- How do I submit a claim for damage to my vehicle?
- How do I find information on Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)?
- I’d like to find out information about the Adopt-A-Highway program.
- Where can I find traffic counts?
- I’m looking for travel information to help me plan my trip.
- Where can I find real time traffic information?
- What is IDOT’s Winter Seasonal (Snowbird) Program?
- Where and when can I apply for seasonal programs?
- How do I obtain a state of Illinois map?
- Where can I find tollway information?
- How can I find information about vehicle license plates, vehicle registrations or title transfers?
- How can I find out about upcoming road projects in my area?
- How do I find out about IDOT events?
- How do I obtain information on road closures?
- Where can I find construction information?
- Where can I find information about IDOT lettings and procurements?
- How do I submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request?
- How do I report a pothole on a state-owned highway?
- How do I learn more about free motorcycle training offered by IDOT?
- I was involved in a crash and was given a form to complete. How do I submit the form electronically?
- IDOT was required by law to conduct a statewide study of traffic stops to collect data to identify racial bias. Where can I view these studies?
Information on the claims process can be found online.
Information on certification can be found here. To find information about certified DBE firms, visit the Illinois UCP Directory.
Information on IDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway and other community programs can be found on the Community Involvement page.
Traffic count information can be found online. More detailed Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts are available on IDOT’s interactive mapping application.
Visit Getting Around Illinois where you have the ability to search and display several sources of transportation data. You can find information on winter road conditions, annual average daily traffic, road construction, trucking routes, and planned road projects.
Visit Travel Midwest or Getting Around Illinois for real time travel information.
IDOT hires two types of temporary positions for its Winter Seasonal Program, which usually occurs from October 16th through April 15th of each year.
First, IDOT hires full-time, temporary highway maintainers – known as “Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers (Monthly Snowbirds).”
Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers (Monthly Snowbirds) perform all of same job duties as IDOT’s year-round highway maintainers, including performing a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair and upkeep of roads, bridges and other related structures and features. Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers (Monthly Snowbirds) must have a Class A or B CDL with an X or N endorsement.
Second, IDOT hires on-call, as-needed truck operators – known as “Snow Removal Operators (Hourly Snowbirds).”
Snow Removal Operators (Hourly Snowbirds) are paid hourly and respond to emergency weather situations to inspect roadways, operate snow plows/salt spreaders, and remove other hazardous materials/obstacles from the roadways. Snow Removal Operators (Hourly Snowbirds) must also have a Class A or B CDL with an X or N endorsement.
You can apply for a Winter Salaried Highway Maintainer (Monthly Snowbird) position or a Snow Removal Operator (Hourly Snowbird) position at either:
(1) Employment or
The positions will be posted each year, typically in the month of September.
District 1 (Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County) only posts for and hires Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers (Monthly Snowbirds).
All other counties will post for and hire both Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers (Monthly Snowbirds) and Snow Removal Operators (Hourly Snowbirds).
The Illinois Official Highway Map is available at all Illinois rest areas. You can also request a map online or by contacting us.
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is responsible for the tollway system in northeastern Illinois. More information can be obtained on the Illinois Toll Highway Authority website at www.illinoistollway.com.
The Secretary of State is responsible for motorist services. More information can be obtained on the Secretary of State website at https://www.ilsos.gov.
The annual highway program, as well as the highways portion of the multi-year multi-modal program list out all planned projects by IDOT district.
IDOT hosts or participates in hundreds of events each year. All types of IDOT-related events can be found on the IDOT events calendar. You can also sign up to receive emails based on your specific interests.
Emergency and planned road closures can be found online.
Construction information can be found on the Construction Releases page. Information is broken down by IDOT District. To find out what IDOT Region and District you are in, click on the interactive map here.
The Transportation Bulletin is the official publication for construction bids by IDOT's Division of Highways and Division of Aeronautics, as well as for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Letting information can also be obtained by joining a subscription list.
Information on the policies and procedures for submitting a FOIA is available online.
Motorists may report potholes on state highways online.
Illinois is one of two states to offer free motorcycle training. More information can be obtained online.
Under a recent change to Illinois Statute, completion of the Illinois Motorist Report is no longer a requirement. Based on Public Act 102-0560, a motorist involved in a motor vehicle crash will not need to fill out an SR1B Illinois Motorist Report and send it to the Illinois Department of Transportation. However, pursuant to State Rules, any employee involved in a crash in a state vehicle, is STILL required to file this report with IDOT’s Bureau of Data Collection, please send a request for a copy of the Illinois Motorist Report to DOT.CrashForms@illinois.gov
Information and data from the Illinois Traffic Stop studies is available online. Data is available from the date the study began (January 1, 2004).