Bill Text: IL HB1916 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0393 [HB1916 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1916-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 102-0393
HB1916 Enrolled LRB102 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.