Public Act 102-0333
 
SB1791 EnrolledLRB102 16054 RAM 21426 b



    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:

 
    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
Section 2705-210 as follows:
 



    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-210)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15)



    Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of 
accidents. The Department
has the power to develop, 
consolidate, and coordinate effective
programs
and activities 
for the advancement of driver education, for the
facilitation 
of the movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the

protection and conservation of life and property on the 
streets and
highways of this State and to advise, recommend, 
and consult with the
several departments, divisions, boards, 
commissions, and other agencies
of this State in regard to 
those programs and activities. The
Department has the power to 
aid and
assist the counties, cities, towns, and other 
political subdivisions of
this State in the control of traffic 
and the prevention of traffic
accidents. That aid and 
assistance to counties, cities, towns,
and other
political 
subdivisions of this State shall include assistance with 
regard
to planning, traffic flow, light synchronizing, 
preferential lanes for
carpools,
and carpool parking 
allocations.

    To further the prevention of accidents, the Department 
shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any 
accident involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an 
intersection of a State highway. The study shall include, but 
not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric 
design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other 
improvements that the Department deems necessary. The 
Department shall make the results of the study available to 
the public on its website.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)