Applicability Screening for Local Agency Projects
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Local Agency:
Screening Applicability
Will project involve? / Yes / No
Involve acquisition of new right-of-way or easements (temporary or permanent), or construction activities outside the existing right-of-way?
Require a drainage structure runaround or any in-stream work (the installation of riprap on a stream bank is considered in-stream work)?
Potentially affect a recognized Illinois Natural Areas Inventory site or Illinois Dedicated Nature Preserve, a wetland, or a location where a State or Federal listed species is known to occur.
To screen projects, visit Scroll to bottom of screen and click “Next,” then Question 1, select “To obtain information on Illinois T&E species or INAI sites for project planning purposes.”
For wetlands screening, visit
Involves a historic structure or is within the limits of a historic district?
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Potentially affect a historic district or property listed on the natural register of historic places?
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Involves replacement or rehabilitation of a bridge 50 years old or older?
Involves excavation on State right-of-way?
Includes a new road, bike trail, or sidewalk on new alignment regardless of who owns the right-of-way?
If all responses are “no”, then an ESR is not required. If a single answer is “yes,” an ESR is required and the District Environmental Coordinator shall be contacted.
For additional information, see Chapters 10 & 20 in the Bureau of Local Roads Manual. See next page for ESR supporting documentation.
ESR Supporting Documentation
- A general project location map clearly showing the project location within the county
- A detailed (close up) project location map
- Preliminary plan sheets showing the existing and proposed right-of-way/easements, if applicable
- Color photographs of the project area. The photographs should include all bridges, culverts, buildings or structures of any type within or adjacent to the project area. If a structure is involved, be sure to include side view photos of the structure.
- USGS Quad map may be obtained free of charge at:
- National Wetlands Inventory map may be obtained free of charge at:
- An exhibit showing the ESR limits. The ESR limits can be incorporated within the preliminary plan sheets.
- Historic screening of the project area.Please visit screen the project.
- GIS shape files of the ESR limits
- Copy of the ESR form
For additional information regarding ESR submittals and the supporting documentation required, please refer to the Bureau of Local Roads (BLR) Manual, Chapter 20, Section 20-2.02.
Please note some of the supporting documentation items listed above may not be listed in the BLR manual; however, providing this additional information may help expedite the ESR process.
If an ESR is required:
Please use the following link to send ESR supporting documentation to the District:
To enter the project in the Project Monitoring Application (PMA), please use the following link:
click on the “Environmental Survey Request” link.
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