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Public Act 103-0386 |
SB1710 Enrolled | LRB103 28514 MXP 54895 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 adding |
Section 11-315 as follows: |
(625 ILCS 5/11-315 new) |
Sec. 11-315. Paved bicycle trail signage. For the purposes |
of this Section, "paved bicycle trail" includes trails |
accommodating bicycle traffic composed of aggregate, asphalt, |
bituminous treatment, concrete, crushed limestone, or any |
combination thereof. The authority having maintenance |
jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the |
State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage |
alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings. If the |
authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned |
bicycle trails has actual knowledge of an emergency or safety |
hazard that creates a dangerous condition on a publicly owned |
paved bicycle trail, the authority shall take reasonable steps |
to erect temporary signage alerting pedestrians or cyclist of |
the dangerous condition. The Department with reference to |
State highways under its jurisdiction, and the local authority |
with reference to other highways under its jurisdiction, shall |
erect or install permanent signage or markings warning |