Public Act 102-0393
 
HB1916 EnrolledLRB102 15379 RAM 20741 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    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 an updated 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, 
including the highway commissioner in each Department district 
that will be impacted by the construction projects, 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 include a requirement that the 
Department contact the highway commissioner located in each 
Department district that will be impacted by a proposed 
construction project. The policy shall be completed and 
published on the Department's Internet website by January 1, 
2022 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. 98-412, eff. 1-1-14; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.


Effective Date:  8/16/2021