Public Act 098-0412
 
HB2382 EnrolledLRB098 00261 MLW 38658 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 2705-605 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-605)
    Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the 
public.
    (a) The Department shall develop and publish a policy for 
the notification of members of the public prior to the 
commencement of construction projects which impact their 
communities. The policy shall include procedures for ensuring 
that the public is informed of construction projects, excluding 
emergency projects, which are estimated to require the closure 
of a street or lane of traffic for a period longer than 5 
consecutive business days. The policy shall include procedures 
for the notification of local public officials and affected 
businesses of affected communities and shall provide the local 
public officials the opportunity to request a meeting with the 
Department prior to the initiation of the closure.
    (b) The policy shall be completed and published on the 
Department's Internet website by January 1, 2013.

    (c) The Department shall work with affected stakeholders, 
including residents, businesses, and other community members 
before and during construction by considering various methods 
to mitigate and reduce project impacts to better serve those 
directly impacted by the improvement.  Those methods could 
include, but need not be limited to, detour routing and 
temporary signage. 
(Source: P.A. 97-992, eff. 1-1-13.)


Effective Date:  1/1/2014