St Francis Township, Effingham County IL

St Francis Township, Effingham County IL This is the general page for St Francis Township, Effingham County IL. We hope to share what tasks we are doing, why and when things will happen.

Sincerely, Road Commissioner Chad Mette

07/02/2026

We are aware of oil bleeding through heavily on 1400th Avenue; between 1800th Street and 2100th Street. Three loads of pea gravel was tailgated today on roughly 1-1/2 miles of this section, with the remaining getting done tomorrow July 3rd.

Please drive slow not only due to the loose gravel, but so you or the vehicle your passing doesn’t get rocks thrown all over their vehicle from your tires. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Thanks!

05/27/2026

Culvert Replacement 5/28/26

Tomorrow, the Illinois Department of Transportation will be replacing two culverts at the intersection of 1400th Avenue and 2300th Street (Dieterich-Montrose Blacktop). During this time, 1400th Avenue will be closed at the Effingham/Jasper county line and cars can go North on 2400th Street to 1500th Avenue if needed.

Also, at 1400th Avenue and 2200th Street, going East will be closed and prevent access to the Dieterich-Montrose Blacktop while the culvert on the west side of the highway is being replaced. Please take an alternate route if 1400th Avenue is a road you take daily.

05/13/2026

🚧 ‼️ Major Road Project Forthcoming ‼️ 🚧

Beginning May 26th, depending on weather, we will start work on 1400th Avenue, from 1800th Street and going east to 2100th Street. This project will consist of shutting down 1 mile of road each day and then tilling up the current road, adding material where needed to raise the low spots of the road, reshape and get a crown back in the center of the road.

Residents will still have access to get to their homes if they are located on the stretch of road that day, we just politely ask to keep travels in and out to a minimum. Work will begin right after 8AM each day and conclude by 5PM. Barricades and proper “Road Closed Ahead Signs” will be in place and you will need to take an alternate route.

After all 3 miles of road are tilled up and reshaped, this road will be loose gravel for 2-3 weeks. We need traffic to drive on it to help pack it back down and then after this period of time, we will come back and put down three heavy coats of oil and rock. “Loose Gravel Ahead” signs will be up during this transition to give drivers notice of the rock road conditions, as we do not want anyone to drive too fast for road conditions and wreck.

This stretch of road is a busy, main corridor through our township and with the sharp drop offs along the shoulders, heavy loose shoulder gravel and multiple low spots…..it’s time to correct it and the best course of action is to start over from the ground up by fixing the base of the road and build on top of that.

I plan to stop at every residence along this stretch of road and personally had deliver a letter explaining this work as well as answer any questions anyone may have.

Sincerely,
Chad Mette
St. Francis Township Road Commissioner

05/09/2026

Latest Update on K&N Subdivision ⬇️

We have completed the culvert replacements on the east side of the subdivision and will be transitioning now to the main entrance culvert. This project will tentatively take place on Tuesday 5/12 after 8AM, weather pending; and take about an hour to tear out the old and put the new one in.

After the new one is installed, the entrance will be rough as things take time to settle. We will do our best to come back periodically and touch up/fill in low spots. This year, K&N is on the schedule to be oil and rocked; hence why we are pushing hard to get these dilapidated culverts replaced in hopes we will seal coat shut the areas we disturbed from digging.

Thanks again for your patience and allowing us to cause some minor inconveniences in your subdivision for a few days.

05/05/2026

🚧 Attention K&N Subdivision!! 🚧

The T-intersection on the far east side of the subdivision will be closed starting tomorrow (5/6/26) and through Thursday (5/7/26) to tear out and replace two culverts. There will be large barricades set up on all three sides of the intersection preventing thru traffic.

The closure of this intersection will not affect access to any residence and we have passed this information along to the Unit 50 bus garage as well.

Thanks for your cooperation and please watch out for construction equipment while we work on improving the water drainage issues.

Going through old records/files and came across this. The original layout for K&N Subdivision and wanted to share with a...
04/20/2026

Going through old records/files and came across this. The original layout for K&N Subdivision and wanted to share with anyone who likes history.

03/10/2026

Today, culverts were delivered to K&N Subdivision in preparation for install within a couple weeks. The next step in this process is to do JULIE locate requests. Prior to the main entrance culvert being replaced, we will do our best to make sure all residents within K&N are notified of the work to be done.

Also, in the upcoming weeks, I will post on here the annual road commissioners report for St. Francis Township as a way to be transparent on how tax dollars are being spent.

As always, if there is an issue or concern with a section of road within St. Francis Township, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Thanks,
Chad Mette

01/26/2026

Our crews were out twice today clearing roads; once in the morning and once this evening.

They will again be out early tomorrow morning (3am-6am) to push back any drifting that has occurred overnight to make the morning commute a little easier for those who have to head into work.

01/24/2026

Since everyone is talking about this winter storm coming in this weekend, we might as well discuss it too.

Our guys have got all of our equipment ready to go yesterday and today; tested functionality and fueled up. Below is some insightful knowledge and our plans on how we will tackle this snow storm.

We will run a dump truck with a plow as well as a tractor with a 3 point blade attached to it. The plow runs on skis, which keeps the blade on the plow approximately 1 inch off the road to prevent damage to the road and also to not scrap off any loose rock into the ditch. With that being said, we will usually not be out until there is at least 3 inches of snow on the road or the road conditions are deteriorating quickly from blowing snow, slick intersections, etc. Staff will monitor road conditions on Saturday, but I expect our crews won’t be out until Sunday morning.

The dump truck will have sand in it that will be used solely for intersections and hills to give drivers a fighting chance. We really hope though that everyone just stays home, off the roads and lets us plow roads without having to deal with traffic. The tractors sole job is to scrap the snow off the road in areas of confined/tighter areas like K&N Subdivision and dead end roads. It may be used for normal roads, but that choice will be made on the fly by the operator.

If you are plowing driveways, we please ask that you do not leave windrows out in the middle of the road, as this is a safety issue for low profile cars, as they could hit it and then wreck.

Now, there will be times throughout the days that you may not see anyone out plowing. This comes down to my guys having to go home to sleep and my own full time job of plowing state highways that prevents me from helping out much. I rely pretty much solely on my help during winter events and I know they will do a great job of clearing roads once the snow rates let up. Give us time and road conditions will improve. Will they be like a state highway, absolutely NOT!

We don’t treat township roads with salt/brine or SuperBrine(brine-beet juice mixture); therefore we need winds to die down, temps to rise and sunshine.

Together we will get through this and Spring will be here before we know it. Stay warm, stay safe and drive safe.

Thank you,
Road Commissioner
Chad Mette

With the really cold temperatures lately, our guys have still been putting in the hard work, just indoors.I would like t...
12/16/2025

With the really cold temperatures lately, our guys have still been putting in the hard work, just indoors.

I would like to give recognition to the two guys that help me out, Kenny Zike and Mark Meyer. They wire wheeled the dump truck bed down and repainted it, as well as painting the front bumper and some other parts. Keeping our equipment in order is a top priority of mine.

Kenny and Mark, your work does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated.

The township has also purchased a boom mower and is currently being installed on the township tractor. Every year, our township has paid someone to come around and mow out overgrown deep ditches and push back encroaching tree limbs coming out into the road. With this purchase, this is another task we can do ourselves and save the township money in the long run.

Sincerely,
Chad Mette
Road Commissioner

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15480 N. 2300th Street
Montrose, IL
62445

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