The Fayette County Highway Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the county highway system, which includes 167 miles of highway and 51 bridges. We provide various engineering services to the 20 townships which maintain 1,100 miles of roadway and 200 bridges. We provide additional assistance to the townships by administering the Township Bridge and Township Motor Fuel Tax programs.

Township Road Commissioners

For questions or comments about township roads, please contact the appropriate Township Road Commissioner from the following list.

Township	Road Commissioner	Phone Number
Avena	Doug Engeljohn	618-829-5810
Bear Grove	Gary Haupt	618-326-7445
Bowling Green	Rusty Rosenberger	217-827-4115
Carson	Rocky Kramer	618-428-5407
Kaskaskia	Jerry D. Mays	618-292-2913
LaClede	Leland McGuire	618-267-6394
Lone Grove	Dane Harpster	618-349-8332
Loudon	Robert (Mark) Reed	618-487-5282
North Hurricane	Merle Saunders	217-823-2150
Otego	Kenneth Garrison	618-427-3075
Pope	Gib Houston	618-367-3667
Ramsey	Richard Thull	618-292-9362
Sefton	Tom Stewart	618-347-2282
Seminary	Randy Long	618-780-1353
Shafter	Scott Wright	618-335-4955
Sharon	Terry W. Denton, Sr.	618-780-8221
South Hurricane	Tiffany Summers	618-367-9111
Vandalia	Bruce Henry	618-267-1442
Wheatland	Britton Merrill	618-704-4070
Wilberton	Robert Gehle	618-267-8813

Additional Resources

• For questions or comments about state routes, including winter road conditions, contact the Illinois Department of Transportation in Effingham at 217-342-3951 or visit their website.
• Review the Fayette County Sub-Division Ordinance and Set-Back Regulations.