102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1916
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2705/2705-605

     Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall update its policy for providing notification of construction projects to the public. Provides that 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. Provides that the policy shall be completed and published on the Department's website by January 1, 2022. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
6Section 2705-605 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-605)
8    Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the 
9public.
10    (a) The Department shall develop and publish an updated a 
11policy for the notification of members of the public prior to 
12the commencement of construction projects which impact their 
13communities. The policy shall include procedures for ensuring 
14that the public is informed of construction projects, 
15excluding emergency projects, which are estimated to require 
16the closure of a street or lane of traffic for a period longer 
17than 5 consecutive business days. The policy shall include 
18procedures for the notification of local public officials, 
19including the highway commissioner in each Department district 
20that will be impacted by the construction projects, and 
21affected businesses of affected communities and shall provide 
22the local public officials the opportunity to request a 
23meeting with the Department prior to the initiation of the 
 
 
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1closure.
2    (b) The policy shall include a requirement that the 
3Department contact the highway commissioner located in each 
4Department district that will be impacted by a proposed 
5construction project. The policy shall be completed and 
6published on the Department's Internet website by January 1, 
72022 2013.

8    (c) The Department shall work with affected stakeholders, 
9including residents, businesses, and other community members, 
10before and during construction by considering various methods 
11to mitigate and reduce project impacts to better serve those 
12directly impacted by the improvement.  Those methods could 
13include, but need not be limited to, detour routing and 
14temporary signage. 
15(Source: P.A. 98-412, eff. 1-1-14; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
  
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.