Bill Text: IL HJR0030 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect signage notifying motorists of congestion and possible dangers along Interstate 80 between the exit to I-55 in Joliet and Route 30 in New Lenox.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed [HJR0030 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0030-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | ||||||
3 | Prevention, motor vehicle crashes are a
leading cause of death | ||||||
4 | in the United States; in 2014, more than 33,700 people died | ||||||
5 | from motor vehicle
crashes; for every death there are numerous | ||||||
6 | devastating injuries and costly emergency room visits; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Drivers on the corridor of I-80 between the exit | ||||||
8 | to I-55 in Joliet and the exit
to Route 30 in New Lenox, suffer | ||||||
9 | high rates of congestion; the corridor has witnessed a total of | ||||||
10 | eight
fatalities and 1,456 crashes since 2011; and
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11 | WHEREAS, These traffic accidents and the resulting | ||||||
12 | injuries and deaths are tragedies for
the families, the | ||||||
13 | communities of the victims involved, and for the people of | ||||||
14 | Illinois; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation is | ||||||
16 | administering a study of I-80
from Ridge Road to US Route 30 in | ||||||
17 | preparation for the reconstruction of I-80 structures in that
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18 | corridor; the reconstruction may not occur for several years; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Motorists would be safer and would take more | ||||||
21 | precautions while driving if
they had advanced knowledge of the |
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1 | congestion and dangers associated with the above-mentioned
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2 | corridor along I-80; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
5 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois Department of | ||||||
6 | Transportation to erect signage notifying motorists of | ||||||
7 | congestion and possible dangers along Interstate 80 between the | ||||||
8 | exit to I-55 in Joliet and Route 30 in New Lenox; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | delivered to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation | ||||||
12 | and the Mayor of the City of Joliet.
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