Public Act 103-0386
 
SB1710 EnrolledLRB103 28514 MXP 54895 b


  
    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 11-315 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-315 new)
    Sec. 11-315. Paved bicycle trail signage. For the purposes 
of this Section, "paved bicycle trail" includes trails 
accommodating bicycle traffic composed of aggregate, asphalt, 
bituminous treatment, concrete, crushed limestone, or any 
combination thereof. The authority having maintenance 
jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the 
State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage 
alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings. If the 
authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned 
bicycle trails has actual knowledge  of an emergency or safety 
hazard that creates a dangerous condition on a publicly owned 
paved bicycle trail, the authority shall take reasonable steps 
to erect temporary signage alerting pedestrians or cyclist of 
the dangerous condition. The Department with reference to 
State highways under its jurisdiction, and the local authority 
with reference to other highways under its jurisdiction, shall 
erect or install permanent signage or markings warning 
vehicular traffic in advance of bicycle trail crossings. 
Permanent signage erected or installed as part of this Section 
shall conform with the State manual and permanent advanced 
warning signage shall be located at least 150 feet in advance 
of the crossing. This Section shall not apply to rustic or 
primitive trails.