Rep. Kay Hatcher
Filed: 3/8/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2382 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2382 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
6Section 2705-605 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-605)
8    Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the 
9public.
10    (a) The Department shall develop and publish a policy for 
11the notification of members of the public prior to the 
12commencement of construction projects which impact their 
13communities. The policy shall include procedures for ensuring 
14that the public is informed of construction projects, excluding 
15emergency projects, which are estimated to require the closure 
16of a street or lane of traffic for a period longer than 5 
 
 
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1consecutive business days. The policy shall include procedures 
2for the notification of local public officials of affected 
3communities and shall provide the local public officials the 
4opportunity to request a meeting with the Department prior to 
5the initiation of the closure.
6    (b) The policy shall be completed and published on the 
7Department's Internet website by January 1, 2013.

8    (c) The Department shall work with affected stakeholders, 
9including residents, businesses, and other community members 
10before and during construction by considering various methods 
11to mitigate and reduce project impacts to better serve those 
12directly impacted by the improvement.  Those methods could 
13include, but need not be limited to, detour routing and 
14temporary signage. 
15(Source: P.A. 97-992, eff. 1-1-13.)".