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SB0314 Enrolled |
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LRB095 09575 LCT 29775 b |
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| AN ACT concerning roads.
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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 Highway Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 4-220 as follows: |
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| (605 ILCS 5/4-220 new) |
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| Sec. 4-220. Bicycle and pedestrian ways. |
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| (a) Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be given full |
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| consideration in the planning and development of |
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| transportation facilities, including the incorporation of such |
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| ways into State plans and programs. |
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| (b) In or within one mile of an urban area, bicycle and |
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| pedestrian ways shall be established in conjunction with the |
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| construction, reconstruction, or other change of any State |
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| transportation facility except: |
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| (1) in pavement resurfacing projects that do not widen |
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| the existing traveled way or do not provide stabilized |
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| shoulders; or |
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| (2) where approved by the Secretary of Transportation |
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| based upon documented safety issues, excessive cost or |
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| absence of need. |
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| (c) Bicycle and pedestrian ways may be included in pavement |
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| resurfacing projects when local support is evident or bicycling |