Bill Text: IL HJR0098 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to commence a procurement process for a project to provide additional highway capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties, and toll the additional capacity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJR0098 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0098-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate | ||||||
| 3 | 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties experiences | ||||||
| 4 | severe congestion for extended periods of time on a daily basis | ||||||
| 5 | and is unable to accommodate existing traffic demands; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Additional highway capacity along Interstate 55 | ||||||
| 7 | from Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, | ||||||
| 8 | Cook, and Will Counties, including tolls on the additional | ||||||
| 9 | capacity, is highly desirable; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The project is contingent on compliance with | ||||||
| 11 | applicable environmental requirements and, if federal funds or | ||||||
| 12 | requirements are involved, approval by the Federal Highway | ||||||
| 13 | Administration; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is | ||||||
| 15 | directed to move forward with a project to provide additional | ||||||
| 16 | highway capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to | ||||||
| 17 | Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties, | ||||||
| 18 | and to toll the additional capacity; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 20 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
| 21 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we authorize the Illinois Toll Highway | ||||||
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| 1 | Authority to commence a procurement process for a project to | ||||||
| 2 | provide additional highway capacity along Interstate 55 from | ||||||
| 3 | Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, | ||||||
| 4 | and Will Counties and toll the additional capacity; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the Executive Director of the Illinois Toll | ||||||
| 8 | Highway Authority, and to the Secretary of the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Transportation.
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