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| Public Act 099-0124 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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