Section 547.300  Criteria for Engine Braking Signs

a)         A municipality or county may furnish, install and maintain engine braking signs at each end of the section of road or street under its respective jurisdiction where the prohibition applies and may add such additional engine braking signs along the prohibited section, as necessary, to effect the prohibition.

b)        A municipality or county may furnish, install and maintain engine braking signs along roads or streets, other than freeways and interstates, under the jurisdiction of the Department in accordance with Section 11-303(b) of the Code.

c)         At the request of a municipality or a county, the Department will furnish, install and maintain the signs on interstate highways near weigh stations that are within ½ mile of residential areas or communities [625 ILCS 5/12-602.1].

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 3036, effective February 19, 2010)