605 ILCS 5/ Illinois Highway Code.

(605 ILCS 5/9-128) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-128)

Sec. 9-128. Any person who intentionally damages or removes an official sign or other traffic control device erected by the proper authority having jurisdiction over such highway authorized by Chapter 11, Article III of The Illinois Vehicle Code, as now or hereafter amended, or any other sign authorized and approved by this Code shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of at least $250 in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed. This Section does not apply to persons properly authorized to repair or remove such signs or other traffic control device.

(Source: P.A. 83-672.)

(605 ILCS 5/9-129) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-129)

Sec. 9-129. Agricultural aircraft used for crop dusting or other activities in aid of agriculture as authorized by the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation may use any county highway or township road as defined under Sections 2-204 and 2-205 of this Code, if granted permission by the County Superintendent of Highways or the Highway Commissioner, whoever shall have proper jurisdiction over such road. Permission to use county highways or township roads shall only be granted by the County Superintendent of Highways or the Highway Commissioner if the average daily traffic count is less than 200. Roads used by agricultural aircraft shall be blocked by barricades conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the Department and shall be accompanied at all times, while in place upon such road, by a flagman. All barricades and flagmen shall be furnished by any individual applying for permission to use any such roads for agricultural aircraft. Traffic shall not be delayed by the use of a county highway or township road by agricultural aircraft by more than 15 minutes in each 30 minute period, and no emergency vehicle shall be delayed at any time unless the safety of either the plane or emergency vehicle would be seriously threatened if the emergency vehicle were allowed to proceed.

A county, county superintendent of highways, township or township commissioner shall not be liable for any personal injuries caused as a result of the operation of agricultural aircraft on such highways.

(Source: P.A. 83-92.)

(605 ILCS 5/9-130) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-130)

Sec. 9-130. No person, firm, corporation or institution, public or private, shall plow or remove or cause to be plowed or removed ice or snow from any shopping center, parking lot, commercial or institutional service area or driveway or any other public or private service area or driveway and deposit such ice or snow upon a public highway or along the shoulder or edge of a public highway. Such prohibition shall not pertain to a residential driveway or sidewalk.

Any person, firm, corporation or institution, public or private, who violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense.

(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

(605 ILCS 5/9-131)

Sec. 9-131. Installation of fiber-optic network conduit.

(a) For purposes of this Section:

"Fiber-optic network conduit" means a pipe or duct used to enclose fiber-optic cable facilities buried alongside the roadway or surface mounted on bridges, overpasses, and other facilities where below ground placement is impossible or impractical.

(b) In order to ensure affordable high-speed, world-class core information and communication networks are available throughout Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Department of Central Management Services shall collaborate to install fiber-optic network conduit where it does not already exist in every new State-funded construction project that opens, bores, or trenches alongside a State-owned infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roadways and bridges. The Department of Central Management Services or the Department of Transportation may permit a third party to manage the fiber and conduit leasing. The Department of Central Management Services and the Department of Transportation shall take reasonable steps to ensure market-based, non-discriminatory pricing. Public bidding notices for such projects must describe the need for fiber-optic conduit or cable. The Department of Transportation shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the progress and any associated costs incurred by this Section. This Section does not prohibit the State from purchasing or installing fiber-optic cable within the fiber-optic network conduit.

(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)

(605 ILCS 5/9-132)

Sec. 9-132. Highway design. A unit of local government may consult a highway design publication outside the Department's Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Manual for the construction of any highway in ownership or control of the unit of local government, except for a highway that is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, if:

(1) the unit of local government receives federal or State funds for the construction project;

(2) the highway design publication is approved by the Federal Highway Administration;

(3) the highway design publication is adopted by the unit of local government; and

(4) the design complies with all other applicable federal laws.

(Source: P.A. 99-727, eff. 1-1-17.)