Full Text of SB2278 103rd General Assembly
SB2278sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Mike Simmons Filed: 3/24/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2278
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2278 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 6-201.22 as follows: | 6 | | (605 ILCS 5/6-201.22) | 7 | | Sec. 6-201.22. Truck length Road weight restriction; | 8 | | notice and hearing. If not already required by the local | 9 | | ordinance or resolution process, jurisdictions at a minimum | 10 | | must follow the public notification process set forth in this | 11 | | Section. Whenever the local authorities with respect to | 12 | | highways under their jurisdiction wish highway commissioner | 13 | | wishes to permanently post a road to prohibit trucks over 55 | 14 | | feet in length, they at a reduced weight limit, he or she shall | 15 | | fix a time and place to examine the section of roadway route of | 16 | | the township or district road , and hear reasons for or against |
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| 1 | | permanently posting a road at a reduced truck length weight | 2 | | limit. | 3 | | The local authority highway commissioner shall give | 4 | | written notice at least 10 days prior to the time of | 5 | | examination or and hearing to the public county superintendent | 6 | | of highways . The local authority He or she shall also provide | 7 | | notice by publication in at least one newspaper published in | 8 | | the jurisdiction township or district . In the absence of a | 9 | | newspaper published in the jurisdiction township or district , | 10 | | notice by publication shall be provided in at least one | 11 | | newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction township | 12 | | or district . In the absence of a generally circulated | 13 | | newspaper in the jurisdiction township or district , notice by | 14 | | publication shall be made by posting notices in 5 of the most | 15 | | public places in the jurisdiction district in the vicinity of | 16 | | the road to be permanently posted at a reduced truck length | 17 | | weight limit. | 18 | | The highway commissioner may, by written notice to the | 19 | | county superintendent of highways, by public announcement, and | 20 | | by posting notice at the time and place named for the first | 21 | | hearing, adjourn a hearing from time to time, but not for a | 22 | | longer period than 10 days. At the hearing, or the adjourned | 23 | | hearing, the commissioner shall decide and publicly announce | 24 | | whether he or she will permanently post a road at a reduced | 25 | | weight limit. The highway commissioner shall issue a signed | 26 | | memorandum explaining the decision to permanently post a road |
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| 1 | | at a reduced weight limit, and address any concerns raised at | 2 | | the public hearing. The signed memorandum shall be filed | 3 | | within 5 days after the hearing in the office of the district | 4 | | clerk. The highway commissioner shall also send a copy of the | 5 | | signed memorandum to the county superintendent of highways. | 6 | | The county superintendent of highways may approve the decision | 7 | | of the highway commissioner by signing the memorandum and | 8 | | filing it in the office of the district clerk. Upon the | 9 | | approval of the decision by the county superintendent of | 10 | | highways and filing of the memorandum with the office of the | 11 | | district clerk, the road may be posted at a reduced weight | 12 | | limit by the highway commissioner.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 99-237, eff. 1-1-16 .) | 14 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 15 | | changing Sections 15-103, 15-107, 15-116, and 15-316 as | 16 | | follows:
| 17 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103)
| 18 | | Sec. 15-103. Height of vehicles. Except as provided in | 19 | | Section 15-316, the The height of a vehicle from the under side | 20 | | of the tire to the top of
the vehicle, inclusive of load, shall | 21 | | not exceed 13 feet,
6 inches on any highway in the State.
| 22 | | A person convicted of violating this Section is subject to | 23 | | the penalty
provided in paragraph (b) of Section 15-113.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 1 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
| 2 | | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
| 3 | | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | 4 | | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
| 5 | | (1) Semitrailers.
| 6 | | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | 7 | | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
| 8 | | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | 9 | | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | 10 | | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) | 11 | | shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view | 12 | | mirrors.
| 13 | | (b) (Blank).
| 14 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | 15 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | 16 | | except
the
following:
| 17 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
| 18 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | 19 | | dolly or one semitrailer.
| 20 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | 21 | | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | 22 | | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
| 23 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | 24 | | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
| 25 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
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| 1 | | provided
the following:
| 2 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
| 3 | | feet.
| 4 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
| 5 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 6 | | fifth-wheel type assembly.
| 7 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | 8 | | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
| 9 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | 10 | | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | 11 | | regardless of weight.
| 12 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | 13 | | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | 14 | | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
| 15 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
| 16 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | 17 | | the operator of the towing vehicle.
| 18 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
| 19 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 20 | | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | 21 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
| 22 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 23 | | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | 24 | | vehicle:
| 25 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 26 | | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 |
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| 1 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | 2 | | brakes
are
required only if the towing vehicle is | 3 | | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer | 4 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | 5 | | purpose
of this
subsection, gross vehicle weight | 6 | | rating, or GVWR, means the value
specified by the | 7 | | manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
| 8 | | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 9 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 | 10 | | feet in all directions.
| 11 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 12 | | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | 13 | | of vehicles.
| 14 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | 15 | | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement | 16 | | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
| 17 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | 18 | | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections | 19 | | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
| 20 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 21 | | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | 22 | | tow truck towing another vehicle.
| 23 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | 24 | | serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed | 25 | | vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not | 26 | | a separate vehicle.
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| 1 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 2 | | provided the following: | 3 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | 4 | | feet. | 5 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | 6 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 7 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | 8 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | 9 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | 10 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | 11 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 12 | | Code.
| 13 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | 14 | | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | 15 | | (CDL).
| 16 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | 17 | | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 18 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | 19 | | dealer.
| 20 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | 21 | | State designated highway if: | 22 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 23 | | feet; | 24 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | 25 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
| 26 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
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| 1 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 2 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | 3 | | dealer.
| 4 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | 5 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | 6 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | 7 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | 8 | | vehicles if: | 9 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 10 | | feet; | 11 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | 12 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | 13 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | 14 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 15 | | between State designated highways; and
| 16 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | 17 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 18 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | 19 | | dealer.
| 20 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | 21 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | 22 | | provided:
| 23 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 24 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | 25 | | feet.
| 26 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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| 1 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 2 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 3 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | 4 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | 5 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 6 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 7 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
| 8 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | 9 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 10 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| 11 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 12 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
| 13 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
| 14 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
| 15 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 16 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 17 | | this
Section.
| 18 | | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | 19 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats and | 20 | | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | 21 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 22 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 23 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 24 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 25 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
| 26 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed |
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| 1 | | 97 feet overall dimension.
| 2 | | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 3 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 4 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 5 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 6 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
are | 7 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
| 8 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | 9 | | vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This | 10 | | exemption does not apply to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, | 11 | | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
| 12 | | are
the days on which the following traditional holidays are | 13 | | celebrated: New
Year's
Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | 14 | | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
Christmas Day.
| 15 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 16 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | 17 | | or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided | 18 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
| 19 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | 20 | | both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | 21 | | projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 22 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 23 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 24 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 25 | | limitations.
| 26 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) |
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| 1 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
| 2 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | 3 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | 4 | | for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | 5 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use | 6 | | the capability to carry cargo.
| 7 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 8 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 9 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
| 10 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | 11 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | 12 | | provided:
| 13 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 14 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | 15 | | feet
overall dimension.
| 16 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| 17 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 18 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 19 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | 20 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | 21 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 22 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | 23 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed | 24 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
| 25 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 26 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
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| 1 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may | 2 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 3 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| 4 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 5 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | 6 | | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | 7 | | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | 8 | | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 9 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 10 | | this
Section.
| 11 | | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | 12 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats may not | 13 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 14 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 15 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 16 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 17 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | 18 | | together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed | 19 | | 97 feet overall dimension.
| 20 | | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 21 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 22 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 23 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 24 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
are | 25 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
| 26 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the |
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| 1 | | vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This | 2 | | exemption does not apply to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, | 3 | | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
| 4 | | are
the days on which the following traditional holidays are | 5 | | celebrated: New Year's
Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | 6 | | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
Christmas Day.
| 7 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 8 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | 9 | | or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided | 10 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
| 11 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | 12 | | both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | 13 | | projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 14 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 15 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 16 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 17 | | limitations.
| 18 | | Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | 19 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
| 20 | | resolution designate Class II highways. allow length | 21 | | limitations of this subsection (e).
| 22 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | 23 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | 24 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | 25 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | 26 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
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| 1 | | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | 2 | | the capability to carry
cargo.
| 3 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 4 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 5 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| 6 | | (e-1) (Blank). | 7 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | 8 | | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
| 9 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | 10 | | this Section, are
allowed access as follows: | 11 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | 12 | | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 13 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 14 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | 15 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | 16 | | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | 17 | | for the purpose
of loading, unloading, food, fuel, | 18 | | repairs, and rest if: | 19 | | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | 20 | | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 21 | | between Class I or Class II highways. | 22 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | 23 | | operated by household
goods carriers or towaway trailer | 24 | | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | 25 | | except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | 26 | | have unlimited access to points of
loading,
unloading, or |
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| 1 | | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | 2 | | (f) On non-designated highways, except as provided in | 3 | | Section 15-316, the maximum length
limitations
for vehicles in | 4 | | combination are as follows:
| 5 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | 6 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | 7 | | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | 8 | | local government shall not be required to widen or | 9 | | otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed | 10 | | before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck | 11 | | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
| 12 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
| 13 | | 53 feet overall dimension.
| 14 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | 15 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | 16 | | overall dimension.
| 17 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | 18 | | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | 19 | | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | 20 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | 21 | | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | 22 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 23 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | 24 | | this Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
| 25 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | 26 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting |
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| 1 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | 2 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, | 3 | | provided the overall
length of vehicle and load may not | 4 | | exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80
feet in length | 5 | | may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as
| 6 | | authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, | 7 | | "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New | 8 | | Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | 9 | | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
| 10 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | 11 | | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | 12 | | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | 13 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | 14 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | 15 | | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | 16 | | mark the dimensions of the load.
| 17 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 18 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | 19 | | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | 20 | | from length limitations.
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The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | 22 | | from the initial
point of wreck or disablement to a point where | 23 | | repairs are actually to occur.
This movement shall be valid | 24 | | only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | 25 | | weight limits.
| 26 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) |
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| 1 | | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
| 2 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | 3 | | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | 4 | | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | 5 | | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | 6 | | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | 7 | | apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | 8 | | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | 9 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
| 10 | | operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
| 11 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | 12 | | not in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | 13 | | operation and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or | 14 | | recyclable materials. However, in no instance
shall the load | 15 | | extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
| 16 | | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | 17 | | front bumper.
| 18 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | 19 | | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle
specifically designed | 20 | | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more
than 4 feet | 21 | | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
| 22 | | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | 23 | | than 6 feet
beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | 24 | | This paragraph shall
only be applicable upon highways | 25 | | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this Section.
| 26 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither |
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| 1 | | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | 2 | | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | 3 | | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | 4 | | are:
| 5 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | 6 | | authorized by law
to provide public transportation | 7 | | services; or
| 8 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | 9 | | any other person
and the municipality in which the service | 10 | | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
| 11 | | (j-1) (Blank).
| 12 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | 13 | | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | 14 | | Section 15-113.
| 15 | | (l) (Blank).
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)
| 17 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) | 18 | | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. | 19 | | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | 20 | | provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated | 21 | | streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code.
| 22 | | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | 23 | | listing of all local streets or highways that have been | 24 | | designated Class II by local agencies. | 25 | | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to |
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| 1 | | the Department all streets and highways under their | 2 | | jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also | 3 | | provide to the Department reference contact names and | 4 | | telephone numbers.
| 5 | | (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | 6 | | official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that | 7 | | includes State and local streets and highways that have been | 8 | | designated Class I or Class II.
| 9 | | (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | 10 | | designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | 11 | | affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | 12 | | (f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the | 13 | | Department, and the Department shall post on its official | 14 | | website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | 15 | | imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | 16 | | government's non-designated highway system. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20 .)
| 18 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
| 19 | | Sec. 15-316. When the Department or local authority may | 20 | | restrict right to use highways.
| 21 | | (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), local | 22 | | authorities with
respect to highways under their jurisdiction | 23 | | may by ordinance or resolution
prohibit the operation of | 24 | | vehicles upon any such highway or impose
restrictions as to | 25 | | the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such
highway, |
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| 1 | | for a total period of not to exceed 90 days, measured in either | 2 | | consecutive or nonconsecutive days at the discretion of local | 3 | | authorities, in any one calendar
year, whenever any said | 4 | | highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or
other | 5 | | climate conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed | 6 | | unless the
use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the | 7 | | permissible weights thereof
reduced.
| 8 | | (b) The local authority
enacting any such ordinance or | 9 | | resolution shall erect or cause to be erected
and maintained | 10 | | signs designating the provision of the ordinance or resolution
| 11 | | at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby, | 12 | | and the ordinance
or resolution shall not be effective unless | 13 | | and until such signs are erected
and maintained. To be | 14 | | effective, an ordinance or resolution passed to designate a | 15 | | Class II roadway need not require that signs be erected, but | 16 | | the designation shall be reported to the Department.
| 17 | | (c) Local authorities with
respect to highways under their | 18 | | jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or
resolution, prohibit | 19 | | the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles,
or may | 20 | | impose limitations as the weight or length thereof, on | 21 | | designated highways, which
prohibitions and limitations shall | 22 | | be marked designated by appropriate signs placed on
such | 23 | | highways.
| 24 | | (c-1) (Blank).
| 25 | | (c-5) Highway commissioners, with respect to roads under | 26 | | their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion |
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| 1 | | thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so | 2 | | is made in accordance with Section 6-201.22 of the Illinois | 3 | | Highway Code. | 4 | | (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as | 5 | | hereinbefore
granted to local authorities to
determine by | 6 | | resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight or | 7 | | length of vehicles
operated upon any highway under the | 8 | | jurisdiction of said department, and such
restrictions shall | 9 | | be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected
upon | 10 | | the highway or portion of any highway affected by such | 11 | | resolution.
| 12 | | (d-1) (Blank).
| 13 | | (d-2) (Blank).
| 14 | | (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this | 15 | | Section, the owner
or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed | 16 | | guilty of a violation and either the
owner or the driver of the | 17 | | vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any
person, firm, | 18 | | or corporation convicted of violating this Section shall be | 19 | | fined
$50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit up to the | 20 | | axle or gross weight
limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in | 21 | | subsections (a) or (b) of Section
15-111 and $75 per every 500 | 22 | | pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
exceeding that which | 23 | | is provided for in subsections (a) or
(b) of Section 15-111.
| 24 | | (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county | 25 | | weight limit
ordinance applying to county highways within its | 26 | | corporate limits and is
entitled to the proceeds of any fines |
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| 1 | | collected from the enforcement.
| 2 | | (g) An ordinance or resolution enacted by a county or | 3 | | township pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall not | 4 | | apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent axles | 5 | | when delivering propane for emergency heating purposes if the | 6 | | cargo tank is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity, the | 7 | | gross vehicle weight of the vehicle does not exceed 32,000 | 8 | | pounds, and the driver of the cargo tank vehicle notifies the | 9 | | appropriate agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the | 10 | | highway before driving the vehicle on the highway pursuant to | 11 | | this subsection. The cargo tank vehicle must have an operating | 12 | | gauge on the cargo tank which indicates the amount of propane | 13 | | as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. The cargo tank must | 14 | | have the capacity displayed on the cargo tank, or | 15 | | documentation of the capacity of the cargo tank must be | 16 | | available in the vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, | 17 | | propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon. This subsection does not | 18 | | apply to municipalities. Nothing in this subsection shall | 19 | | allow cargo tank
vehicles
to cross bridges with posted weight | 20 | | restrictions if the vehicle exceeds the posted weight limit. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20 .)".
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