99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6558
 
Introduced , by Rep. Steven A. Andersson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
    
605 ILCS 5/4-407  from Ch. 121, par. 4-407
605 ILCS 5/4-408  from Ch. 121, par. 4-408

     Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation and a local governmental agency shall post notice of highway detour locations on their respective websites no later than 10 days before a detour becomes active.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by changing 
5Sections 4-407 and 4-408 as follows:
 



6    (605 ILCS 5/4-407)  (from Ch. 121, par. 4-407)



7    Sec. 4-407. 
The Department may temporarily close to traffic 
8any portion
of a State highway for the purpose of constructing, 
9repairing or making
improvements thereon. When a portion of a 
10State highway with a route
marking is so closed, the Department 
11shall arrange with local authorities
or otherwise to maintain 
12efficient detours around the portion of the State
highway which 
13is closed and shall post notice of the detour locations on the 
14Department's website no later than 10 days before the detour 
15becomes active. Such detour shall be plainly and conspicuously

16marked with signs by which traffic may be guided around that 
17part of the
highway so closed.

18(Source: P.A. 84-873.)

 



19    (605 ILCS 5/4-408)  (from Ch. 121, par. 4-408)



20    Sec. 4-408. 
The Department may, upon application by the 
21proper authorities
of any local governmental agency, issue a 
22permit to such agency to
temporarily close to traffic any 
 
 
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1portion of a State highway for any public
purpose or for any 
2temporary needs of such agency. Such permit shall be
issued 
3only upon the explicit agreement of the local governmental 
4agency to
assume all liabilities and pay all claims for any 
5damages which shall be
occasioned by such closing and such 
6agreement shall be made a part of every
such permit. When a 
7State highway is closed by a local governmental agency
under 
8the terms of a permit, the agency shall maintain efficient 
9detours
satisfactory to the Department around the portion of 
10the closed highway. The Department and the local governmental 
11agency shall post notice of the detour locations on the 
12Department's website and the local governmental agency's 
13website no later than 10 days before the detour becomes active.

14Such detour shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with 
15signs by which
traffic may be guided around that part of the 
16State highway so closed.

17(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)