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Public Act 099-0124
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| SB1388 Enrolled | LRB099 05670 RJF 25713 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Sections 11-303 and 11-304 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-303)
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Sec. 11-303. The Department to place signs on all State |
highways.
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(a) The Department shall place and maintain such |
traffic-control
devices, conforming to its manual and |
specifications on all highways
under its jurisdiction as it |
shall deem necessary to indicate and to
carry out the |
provisions of this Chapter or to regulate, warn or guide |
traffic. These traffic control devices shall include temporary |
stop signs placed as a substitute for missing or damaged |
permanent stop signs required by the State Manual. Temporary |
stop signs shall be placed in a manner to provide adequate |
visibility and legibility, and shall be placed within duration |
recommendations in the State Manual, unless circumstances |
require longer placement.
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(b) No local authority shall place or maintain any |
traffic-control
device upon any highway under the jurisdiction |
of the Department except
by the latter's permission.
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(c) The Department shall erect and maintain guide, warning |
and
direction signs upon highways in cities, towns and villages |
of which
portions or lanes of such highways are under the |
control and
jurisdiction of the Department or for which the |
Department has
maintenance responsibility.
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(d) Nothing in this Chapter shall divest the corporate |
authorities
of park districts of power to prohibit or restrict |
the use of highways
under their jurisdiction by certain types |
or weights of motor vehicles
or the power of cities, villages, |
incorporated towns and park districts
to designate highways for |
one-way traffic or the power of such municipal
corporations to |
erect and maintain appropriate signs respecting such
uses.
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(e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a municipality, |
township, or
county from erecting signs as required under the |
Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act.
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(Source: P.A. 87-1118.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-304)
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Sec. 11-304.
Local traffic-control devices; tourist |
oriented businesses
signs.
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Local authorities in their
respective maintenance |
jurisdiction shall place and maintain such
traffic-control |
devices, including temporary stop signs placed as a substitute |
for missing or damaged permanent stop signs required by the |
State Manual, upon highways under their maintenance |
jurisdiction
as are required to indicate and carry out the |
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provisions of this Chapter,
and local traffic ordinances or to |
regulate, warn, or guide traffic. All
such traffic control |
devices shall conform to the State Manual and
Specifications |
and shall be justified by traffic warrants stated in the
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Manual. Temporary stop signs shall be placed in a manner to |
provide adequate visibility and legibility, and shall be placed |
within duration recommendations in the State Manual, unless |
circumstances require longer placement. Placement of |
traffic-control devices on township or road district
roads also |
shall be subject to the written approval of the county engineer
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or superintendent of highways.
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Local authorities in their
respective maintenance |
jurisdictions shall have the authority to install signs,
in |
conformance with the State Manual and specifications, alerting |
motorists of
the tourist oriented businesses available on roads |
under
local jurisdiction in rural areas as may be required to |
guide motorists to the
businesses.
The local authorities and |
road district
highway commissioners shall also have the |
authority to sell or
lease space on these signs to the owners |
or operators of the businesses.
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(Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03.)
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