Right-of-Way & Fence Row Clearing
Corridor work — anything long and narrow that has to stay open. Access lanes, fence lines, trails, drainage ditches, and the ground under and around utility runs.
- Free estimates
- Owner-run by James
- Illinois Valley to the Quad Cities
Right-of-Way Clearing, step by step
Access that closed up
A two-track back to the timber or a field entrance stops being usable after a couple of seasons of growth. A mulcher opens it back to width in a single pass without tearing up the running surface.
Fence lines you have to maintain
Woody growth in a fence row eventually becomes a fence problem. Clearing the corridor makes the fence maintainable and keeps the line where the survey says it is.
Ditches, trails and utility runs
Anywhere growth has to stay off equipment, off wire, or out of the water’s way. Where the overgrowth has spread past the corridor into a lot or a field, that is brush clearing for overgrown lots and fields.
Right-of-Way Clearing near you
Regular work through the Illinois Valley, north to Sterling and Dixon and west into the Quad Cities. See the full service area.
Right-of-Way Clearing by town
Illinois Valley
Northwest IL & Quad Cities
Right-of-Way Clearing on real jobs
Every photo here is from a real OPS job. See more recent work.
Right-of-Way Clearing questions
Not seeing yours? Call or text (815) 240-9065 and ask James, or read the common questions.
Will the brush grow back?
Some regrowth is normal, especially with species that come back from the root. How fast depends on what was there. Ground that gets used afterward — mowed, grazed, farmed, driven on — tends to stay open. Ground that’s left alone will need another pass eventually.
Do I need to be there while the work is done?
Not usually. What matters is that the boundaries are clear and we agree beforehand on exactly what’s coming out and what’s staying. Marking anything you want left — a good tree, a well head, a buried line, a property pin — is time well spent.
Do I need a permit to clear my own land?
In most of rural Bureau, La Salle and Lee counties, clearing brush and overgrowth on your own property doesn't require a permit. It can change if the ground is in a floodplain or wetland, is under a conservation or CRP agreement, or if the work affects a drainage district. If any of that applies to your property, check with your county before the work starts — we're not able to give that answer for you.
What size jobs do you take?
Anything from a single overgrown lot up to multi-acre clearing and full site work. Smaller jobs closer to home are easy to fit in; smaller jobs at the far edge of the service area are best paired with other work in the same week.
What usually goes with it
Most jobs start with the mulcher and end somewhere else. All services.
Forestry Mulching
Standing brush and saplings ground into cover in one pass. Nothing burned, nothing hauled.
Learn moreServiceLand Clearing
Wooded or neglected acreage opened back up for pasture, food plots, or a building site.
Learn moreServiceDriveway & Dirt Work
New rock drives cut in, washed-out ones regraded and re-stoned.
Learn moreWhat people say after
Word for word from the OPS Google Business Profile. Recent jobs are on Facebook.
“James has done a wonderful job for us. He is timely, efficient and willing to travel where needed. You will not be disappointed.”
“OPS does what they say they’ll do, and do it efficiently and at a fair price. You’ll be glad you hired them.”
“James is a good communicator… he has some super equipment and for sure endeavors to do a great job. He recently rototilled some property for me… then planted it with oats and grass seed. Now it can rain all it wants!!”
“OPS did an amazing job on our property. We hired them to install a drainage system for our pool area, level the ground…”
From First Call to Usable Ground
Call or Text
Call or text (815) 240-9065 or send the form. Roughly how many acres, what is growing and whether a truck and trailer can get in.
We Look at the Ground
James looks at the ground before he gives you a number, so the estimate fits the job in front of him.
The Work Gets Done
We agree on what comes out and what stays. Then the machines go to work, with James running them.
Ground You Can Use
You are left with ground you can walk, mow, build on or farm, and the topsoil stays where it belongs.
Need right-of-way clearing?
Tell us roughly how many acres, how thick it is, and whether a truck and trailer can get to it. That’s usually enough for a real number.
Straight to James. No call center.
Got a piece of ground?
Tell us roughly how many acres, how thick it is, and whether a truck and trailer can get to it. That’s usually enough for a real number.