SB3627sam001 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 3/6/2026

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3627

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3627 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Sections 2705-631 and 2705-632 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-631 new)

Sec. 2705-631. Quick-build bicyclist safety projects.

(a) As used in this Section, "quick-build bicycle lane" means a temporary or interim bicycle lane, protected bicycle lane, buffered bicycle lane, sidepath connection, or intersection treatment designed for accelerated deployment using low-cost, modular, temporary, or removable materials or methods, including delineator posts, modular curbing, temporary curb extensions, refuge islands, signal timing or phasing changes, removable barriers, or similar treatments intended to reduce crashes involving vulnerable road users.

(b) The Department is prohibited from the exclusion of proposals of quick-build infrastructure as a temporary alternative for an infrastructure project. Quick-build infrastructure projects shall serve as temporary safety solutions in areas identified as high-crash corridors for vulnerable road users.

(c) A quick-build infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, a cycle lane delineator or other temporary infrastructure solutions. A cycle lane delineator shall have the following specifications: flexible cushions that absorb on impact; and reflective strips that provide high visibility during both day and night.

(d) In selecting and scheduling projects under this Section, the Department shall prioritize locations that are on the high-injury corridor network identified under Section 2705-632, with particular consideration for corridors with fatalities or injuries of vulnerable road users.

(e) Quick-build infrastructure shall be installed as an interim safety improvement pending design, funding, or construction of permanent infrastructure. Quick-build infrastructure shall be removed and replaced with permanent infrastructure within 12 months of the installation of the quick-build infrastructure, or as soon as reasonably possible.

(f) Where practicable and consistent with applicable safety standards, the Department shall consider whether a quick-build bicycle lane or protected bicycle lane can be designed with sufficient clear width, mountable or removable separation, or other features that allow access by an authorized emergency vehicle during an emergency response without authorizing general motor vehicle travel in the facility.

(g) Projects under this Section shall comply with applicable State and federal traffic control standards and Department policies.

(h) Nothing in this Section requires the Department to install a project in the absence of available funding, engineering feasibility, or compliance with applicable standards.

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-632 new)

Sec. 2705-632. High-injury corridors for bicyclists and vulnerable road users.

(a) As used in this Section:

"High-injury corridor" means a roadway segment or corridor that the Department determines has an elevated concentration or rate of crashes resulting in fatalities or serious injuries to bicyclists or other vulnerable road users based on the Department's crash data and methodology.

"Vulnerable road user" means a pedestrian, bicyclist, person using a wheelchair or other mobility-assistance device, or other person lawfully using a roadway without the protection of an enclosed motor vehicle.

(b) The Department shall identify, maintain, and update a statewide high-injury corridor network for bicyclists and other vulnerable road users using not less than the most recent 5 years of finalized crash data.

(c) The Department shall publish the high-injury corridor network on its website in a searchable and downloadable format.

(d) The Department shall use the high-injury corridor network to prioritize quick-build bicycle safety projects and other safety improvements intended to reduce fatalities and serious injuries to bicyclists and other vulnerable road users.

(e) The Department may issue guidance on the methodology used to identify high-injury corridors under this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".