Public Act 93-0177

HB2301 Enrolled                      LRB093 08210 DRH 08417 b

    AN ACT in relation to transportation.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Illinois  Highway  Code  is  amended by
changing Section 9-117 as follows:

    (605 ILCS 5/9-117) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-117)
    Sec. 9-117. If any person injures or obstructs  a  public
highway  by  felling  a  tree or trees in, upon or across the
same, or by placing or leaving any other obstruction thereon,
or encroaching upon the same with any fence, or by plowing or
digging any ditch or other opening thereon, or by  turning  a
current  of water so as to saturate, wash or damage the same,
or by plowing in or across or  on  the  slopes  of  the  side
gutters  or  ditches,  or  by  placing  any  material in such
ditches, or in any way interfering  with  the  free  flow  of
water  therein,  or  leaves the cuttings of any hedge thereon
for more than 10 days, without the permission of the  highway
authority  having jurisdiction over such highway, he shall be
guilty of a petty offense and fined for  every  such  offense
not less than $50 $10 nor more than $500 $100; and in case of
placing  any obstruction on the highway, an additional sum of
not exceeding $50 $10 per day for every day  he  allows  such
obstruction  to remain after he has been ordered to remove it
by  the  highway  authority  having  jurisdiction  over  such
highway. Any person feeling himself  aggrieved  or  any  such
highway authority may make a complaint under this Section.
    The  highway  authority  having  jurisdiction  over  such
highway,  after having given 10 days' notice to the owners of
the obstruction or person  so  obstructing,  or  plowing,  or
digging  ditches  upon  such  highway or interfering with the
free flow of water in the side gutters  or  ditches,  of  the
obstruction,  plowing or digging of ditches, interfering with
drainage, or of the encroachment of any fence, may remove any
such fence  or  other  obstruction,  fill  up  any  ditch  or
excavation  except  ditches  necessary  to the drainage of an
adjoining farm emptying into a ditch  upon  the  highway,  or
regrade  such  side  gutters  or  ditches,  and  recover  the
necessary  cost  of such removal or filling of any such ditch
or excavation, or regrading of such side gutters  or  ditches
from  such owner or other person obstructing or damaging such
highway aforesaid, to be collected by the  highway  authority
having  jurisdiction  of the highway whereon such offense was
committed. Any such cost recovered shall be deposited in  the
road  fund of the political division having jurisdiction over
the highway adjudged to have been obstructed or injured,  and
shall  be used only for maintenance or construction of public
highways under the jurisdiction of that division.
    The 10 day notice requirement  of  this  Section  is  not
required  for  any  obstruction  to  traffic  flow  including
non-adherence  to  the  provisions  of a permit issued by the
highway authority having jurisdiction  under  Section  4-209,
5-413, or 9-113 of this Code.
    However,  this  section shall not apply to any person who
shall lawfully fell any tree for use  and  shall  immediately
remove the same out of the highway, nor to any person through
or  along  whose  land  a  public highway may pass, who shall
desire to drain his land, and who shall give  due  notice  to
the proper highway authority of such intention, and who shall
first  secure  from such highway authority written permission
for any work, ditching or excavating he proposes to do within
the limits of the highway.
(Source: P.A. 88-233.)

    Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
changing  Sections  1-140,  11-302,  11-304,  15-102, 15-107,
15-111, and 15-316 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/1-140) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-140)
    Sec. 1-140. Local authorities.
    Every county, municipal and other  local  board  or  body
having  authority to enact laws relating to traffic under the
constitution and laws of this State and  each  road  district
highway commissioner having that authority.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

    (625 ILCS 5/11-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-302)
    Sec.  11-302.  Authority to designate through highway and
stop and yield intersections.
    (a)  The Department  with  reference  to  State  highways
under  its  jurisdiction,  and  local  authorities  and  road
district   highway  commissioners  with  reference  to  other
highways under  their  jurisdiction,  may  designate  through
highways  and  erect  stop  signs or yield signs at specified
entrances thereto, or may designate  any  intersection  as  a
stop  intersection  or as a yield intersection and erect stop
signs or yield  signs  at  one  or  more  entrances  to  such
intersection.  Designation  of  through  highways and stop or
yield intersections and the erection of stop signs  or  yield
signs  on  township or road district roads are subject to the
written approval of the county engineer or superintendent  of
highways.
    (b)  Every  stop sign and yield sign shall conform to the
State Manual and Specifications and shall be located as  near
as  practicable  to  the nearest line of the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection or, if there is  no  crosswalk,
then  as  close  as  practicable  to  the nearest line of the
intersecting roadway.
    (c)  The  Department  may  in  its  discretion  and  when
traffic conditions warrant such  action  give  preference  to
traffic upon any of the State highways under its jurisdiction
over  traffic  crossing  or entering such highway by erecting
appropriate traffic control devices.
(Source: P.A. 87-217.)

    (625 ILCS 5/11-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-304)
    Sec.  11-304.  Local  traffic-control  devices;   tourist
oriented businesses signs.
    Local authorities and road district highway commissioners
in  their respective maintenance jurisdiction shall place and
maintain such traffic-control  devices  upon  highways  under
their  maintenance  jurisdiction  as are required to indicate
and carry out the  provisions  of  this  Chapter,  and  local
traffic  ordinances  or  to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.
All such traffic control devices shall conform to  the  State
Manual  and  Specifications and shall be justified by traffic
warrants stated in the Manual. Placement  of  traffic-control
devices  on  township  or  road  district roads also shall be
subject to the written approval of  the  county  engineer  or
superintendent of highways.
    Local authorities and road district highway commissioners
in  their respective maintenance jurisdictions shall have the
authority to install signs, in  conformance  with  the  State
Manual  and specifications, alerting motorists of the tourist
oriented  businesses   available   on   roads   under   local
jurisdiction  in  rural  areas  as  may  be required to guide
motorists to the businesses. The local authorities  and  road
district  highway commissioners shall also have the authority
to sell or lease space  on  these  signs  to  the  owners  or
operators of the businesses.
(Source: P.A. 90-519, eff. 6-1-98.)

    (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
    Sec. 15-102.  Width of Vehicles.
    (a)  On  Class  III  and  non-designated  State and local
highways, the total outside width  of  any  vehicle  or  load
thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
    (b)  Except  during those times when, due to insufficient
light or  unfavorable  atmospheric  conditions,  persons  and
vehicles  on  the  highway  are  not clearly discernible at a
distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed  the
8  feet  limitation during the period from a half hour before
sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
         (1)  Loads of  hay,  straw  or  other  similar  farm
    products  provided that the load is not more than 12 feet
    wide.
         (2)  Implements of husbandry  being  transported  on
    another   vehicle  and  the  transporting  vehicle  while
    loaded.
         The   following   requirements    apply    to    the
    transportation  on  another  vehicle  of  an implement of
    husbandry wider than 8 feet  6  inches  on  the  National
    System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways  or  other
    highways in the system of State highways:
              (A)  The  driver  of  a vehicle transporting an
         implement of husbandry that exceeds 8 feet 6  inches
         in width shall obey all traffic laws and shall check
         the  roadways prior to making a movement in order to
         ensure that adequate clearance is available for  the
         movement.   It  is  prima  facie  evidence  that the
         driver of a vehicle  transporting  an  implement  of
         husbandry  has  failed to check the roadway prior to
         making a movement if the vehicle is  involved  in  a
         collision  with a bridge, overpass, fixed structure,
         or properly placed traffic control device or if  the
         vehicle  blocks  traffic  due  to  its  inability to
         proceed  because  of  a  bridge,   overpass,   fixed
         structure,   or   properly  placed  traffic  control
         device.
              (B)  Flags shall be displayed  so  as  to  wave
         freely  at  the extremities of overwidth objects and
         at the extreme ends of all protrusions, projections,
         and overhangs.  All flags shall be clean, bright red
         flags  with  no  advertising,  wording,  emblem,  or
         insignia inscribed upon them and at least 18  inches
         square.
              (C)  "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the
         front  and  rear  of all vehicles with loads over 10
         feet wide.  These signs must have 12-inch high black
         letters with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow  sign  that
         is 7 feet wide by 18 inches high.
              (D)  One  civilian  escort  vehicle is required
         for a load that exceeds 14 feet 6  inches  in  width
         and  2  civilian  escort vehicles are required for a
         load that exceeds 16 feet in width on  the  National
         System  of  Interstate and Defense Highways or other
         highways in the system of State highways.
              (E)  The requirements  for  a  civilian  escort
         vehicle and driver are as follows:
                   (1)  The  civilian escort vehicle shall be
              a passenger car or a  second  division  vehicle
              not  exceeding  a gross vehicle weight of 8,000
              pounds that is designed  to  afford  clear  and
              unobstructed vision to both front and rear.
                   (2)  The  escort  vehicle  driver  must be
              properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
                   (3)  While in use, the escort vehicle must
              be   equipped   with   illuminated    rotating,
              oscillating,   or   flashing  amber  lights  or
              flashing amber strobe  lights  mounted  on  top
              that  are of sufficient intensity to be visible
              at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
                   (4)  "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs  are  mandatory
              on  all escort vehicles.  The sign on an escort
              vehicle shall have 8-inch high black letters on
              a yellow sign that is 5 feet wide by 12  inches
              high.
                   (5)  When   only  one  escort  vehicle  is
              required and it  is  operating  on  a  two-lane
              highway,   the   escort  vehicle  shall  travel
              approximately 300 feet ahead of the load.   The
              rotating,  oscillating,  or  flashing lights or
              flashing amber strobe lights and  an  "OVERSIZE
              LOAD"  sign  shall  be  displayed on the escort
              vehicle and shall be visible  from  the  front.
              When only one escort vehicle is required and it
              is  operating  on  a multilane divided highway,
              the escort vehicle shall  travel  approximately
              300  feet  behind  the  load  and  the sign and
              lights shall be visible from the rear.
                   (6)  When 2 escort vehicles are  required,
              one  escort shall travel approximately 300 feet
              ahead of the load and the second  escort  shall
              travel  approximately 300 feet behind the load.
              The rotating, oscillating, or  flashing  lights
              or   flashing   amber   strobe  lights  and  an
              "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on  the
              escort  vehicles  and shall be visible from the
              front on the lead escort and from the  rear  on
              the trailing escort.
                   (7)  When  traveling  within the corporate
              limits of a municipality,  the  escort  vehicle
              shall maintain a reasonable and proper distance
              from   the   oversize   load,  consistent  with
              existing traffic conditions.
                   (8)  A separate escort shall  be  provided
              for each load hauled.
                   (9)  The driver of an escort vehicle shall
              obey all traffic laws.
                   (10)  The  escort  vehicle must be in safe
              operational condition.
                   (11)  The driver  of  the  escort  vehicle
              must be in radio contact with the driver of the
              vehicle carrying the oversize load.
              (F)  A  transport  vehicle  while under load of
         more than 8 feet 6 inches in width must be  equipped
         with   an   illuminated  rotating,  oscillating,  or
         flashing amber light or lights or a  flashing  amber
         strobe light or lights mounted on the top of the cab
         that  are  of  sufficient intensity to be visible at
         500 feet in normal sunlight.  If  the  load  on  the
         transport vehicle blocks the visibility of the amber
         lighting  from  the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle
         must also be equipped with an illuminated  rotating,
         oscillating,  or flashing amber light or lights or a
         flashing amber strobe light or lights mounted on the
         rear of the load that are of sufficient intensity to
         be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
              (G)  When a flashing amber light is required on
         the transport vehicle under load and it is operating
         on a two-lane highway, the transport  vehicle  shall
         display   to   the   rear  at  least  one  rotating,
         oscillating, or flashing light or a  flashing  amber
         strobe  light  and  an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign.  When a
         flashing amber light is required  on  the  transport
         vehicle   under  load  and  it  is  operating  on  a
         multilane divided highway, the sign and light  shall
         be visible from the rear.
              (H)  Maximum  speed  shall be 45 miles per hour
         on all such moves or 5  miles  per  hour  above  the
         posted  minimum  speed  limit, whichever is greater,
         but the vehicle shall not at  any  time  exceed  the
         posted maximum speed limit.
         (3)  Portable   buildings   designed  and  used  for
    agricultural and livestock raising  operations  that  are
    not  more  than  14  feet wide and with not more than a 1
    foot overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle.
    However, the buildings shall not be transported more than
    10 miles and not  on  any  route  that  is  part  of  the
    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
    All  buildings  when  being  transported shall display at
least 2 red cloth flags, not  less  than  12  inches  square,
mounted  as high as practicable on the left and right side of
the building.
    A  State  Police  escort  shall  be  required  if  it  is
necessary for this load to use part of  the  left  lane  when
crossing any 2 laned State highway bridge.
    (c)  Vehicles  propelled  by electric power obtained from
overhead trolley wires operated wholly within  the  corporate
limits  of  a  municipality  are  also  exempt from the width
limitation.
    (d)  Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for
the carrying of more than  10  persons  under  the  following
conditions:
         (1)  (Blank);
         (2)  When  operated within any public transportation
    service with the approval  of  local  authorities  or  an
    appropriate  public  body  authorized  by  law to provide
    public transportation.  Any vehicle so operated may be  8
    feet 6 inches in width; or
         (3)  When  a  county  engineer  or superintendent of
    highways, after giving  due  consideration  to  the  mass
    transportation  needs  of  the  area and to the width and
    condition of the road, has determined that the  operation
    of  buses wider than 8 feet will not pose an undue safety
    hazard on a particular county or township  road  segment,
    he  or  she  may  authorize  buses not to exceed 8 feet 6
    inches in width on any highway under that engineer's   or
    superintendent's jurisdiction.
    (e)  A  vehicle  and  load  traveling  upon  the National
System of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways  or  any  other
highway  in  the  system  of  State  highways  that  has been
designated  as  a  Class  I  or  Class  II  highway  by   the
Department,  or  any  street  or  highway designated by local
authorities or road district commissioners, may have a  total
outside  width  of  8  feet  6  inches, provided that certain
safety devices that the Department  determines  as  necessary
for  the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall
not be included in the calculation of width.
    (e-1)  A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide  but  not
exceeding  8  feet  6  inches  in  width  is  allowed  access
according to the following:
         (1)  A  vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds
    in weight is allowed access  from  any  State  designated
    highway  onto  any county, township, or municipal highway
    for a distance of 5 highway  miles  for  the  purpose  of
    loading and unloading, provided:
              (A)  The  vehicle  and  load does not exceed 65
         feet overall length.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
         thoroughfare between State designated highways.
         (2)  A  vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds
    in weight is allowed access  from  any  State  designated
    highway  onto  any  county  or  township  highway  for  a
    distance of 5 highway miles or onto any municipal highway
    for  a  distance  of  one highway mile for the purpose of
    food, fuel, repairs, and rest, provided:
              (A)  The vehicle and load does  not  exceed  65
         feet overall length.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
         thoroughfare between State designated highways.
         (3)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000  pounds
    in  weight  is allowed access from a Class I highway onto
    any street or highway for a distance of one highway  mile
    for  the  purpose  of  loading,  unloading,  food,  fuel,
    repairs,  and rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting
    that access.
         (4)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000  pounds
    in  weight  is  allowed access from a Class I or Class II
    highway onto any State highway or any locally  designated
    highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose
    of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
         (5)  A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet
    6  inches  in  length, that was originally in combination
    with a truck tractor,  shall  have  unlimited  access  to
    points of loading and unloading.
         (6)  All   household   goods   carriers  shall  have
    unlimited access to points of loading and unloading.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to  the
designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
    (f)  Mirrors  required by Section 12-502 of this Code and
other safety devices identified by the Department may project
up to 14 inches beyond each side of a bus and up to 6  inches
beyond  each  side  of any other vehicle, and that projection
shall not be deemed a violation of the width restrictions  of
this Section.
    (g)  Any  person  who  is  convicted  of  violating  this
Section  is  subject  to the penalty as provided in paragraph
(b) of Section 15-113.
(Source: P.A. 91-780, eff. 6-9-00; 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

    (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
    Sec. 15-107.  Length of vehicles.
    (a)  The maximum  length  of  a  single  vehicle  on  any
highway  of  this  State  may  not exceed  42 feet except the
following:
         (1)  Semitrailers.
         (2)  Charter or regulated route buses may be  up  to
    45   feet  in  length,  not  including  energy  absorbing
    bumpers.
    (a-1)  A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be
up to 45 feet  in  length,  not  including  energy  absorbing
bumpers.  The length limitations described in this subsection
(a-1) shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear
view mirrors.
    (b)  On  all  non-State  highways,  the maximum length of
vehicles in combinations is as follows:
         (1)  A  truck  tractor   in   combination   with   a
    semitrailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
         (2)  A  truck  tractor-semitrailer-trailer  may  not
    exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
         (3)  Combinations  specially  designed  to transport
    motor vehicles or boats may not exceed  60  feet  overall
    dimension.
    Vehicles    operating    during   daylight   hours   when
transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects  of  a
structural  nature  that  cannot  readily  be dismembered are
exempt  from  length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet in length and the  overall  dimension  of  the
vehicle  including  the  load may not  exceed 100 feet.  This
exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,  Sunday,
or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
are  the days on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;  Independence  Day;
Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles  and loads operated by a public utility while en
route to make emergency repairs to public service  facilities
or  properties  are  exempt from length limitations, provided
that  during night operations every vehicle and its load must
be equipped with a sufficient number of  clearance  lamps  on
both  sides  and  marker  lamps  on  the  extreme ends of any
projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with  a  disabled  vehicle  or
combination  of  disabled  vehicles, as provided in paragraph
(6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from  length
limitations.
    All  other combinations not listed in this subsection (b)
may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
    (c)  Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
vehicles except the following:
         (1)  A  truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw   one
    trailer.
         (2)  A   truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw  one
    converter dolly.
         (3)  A  truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw   one
    vehicle  that  is  defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile
    equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
    60 feet.
         (4)  A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
         (5)  Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
    provided the following:
              (A)  The  total  overall  dimension  does   not
         exceed 60 feet.
              (B)  The   towing   vehicle   is   a   properly
         registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
         using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
              (C)  The  second  vehicle in the combination of
         vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed  by
         a   fifth-wheel  assembly.   This  vehicle  must  be
         properly  registered  and  must  be  equipped   with
         brakes, regardless of weight.
              (D)  The  third vehicle must be the lightest of
         the 3 vehicles  and  be  a  trailer  or  semitrailer
         designed   or   used   for   transporting   a  boat,
         all-terrain   vehicle,   personal   watercraft,   or
         motorcycle.
              (E)  The towed vehicles may be only for the use
         of the operator of the towing vehicle.
              (F)  All vehicles  must  be  properly  equipped
         with  operating brakes and safety equipment required
         by  this   Code,   except   the   additional   brake
         requirement  in subdivision (C) of this subparagraph
         (5).
         (6)  A tow truck  in  combination  with  a  disabled
    vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
    towing vehicle:
              (A)  Is  specifically  designed  as a tow truck
         having a gross vehicle weight  rating  of  at  least
         18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
         that  air  brakes  are  required  only if the towing
         vehicle  is  towing  a  vehicle,   semitrailer,   or
         tractor-trailer  combination  that  is equipped with
         air brakes.  For the  purpose  of  this  subsection,
         gross  vehicle  weight  rating,  or  GVWR, means the
         value specified by the manufacturer  as  the  loaded
         weight of the tow truck.
              (B)  Is  equipped  with  flashing, rotating, or
         oscillating amber lights, visible for at  least  500
         feet in all directions.
              (C)  Is  capable  of utilizing the lighting and
         braking  systems  of   the   disabled   vehicle   or
         combination of vehicles.
              (D)  Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
         miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
         to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
         vehicles   may   occur   only   upon   issuance   of
         authorization for that movement under the provisions
         of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
    The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
additional  requirements  regarding  length limitations for a
tow truck towing another vehicle.
    For purposes of this Section,  a  tow-dolly  that  merely
serves  as  substitute  wheels  for  another legally licensed
vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not  a
separate vehicle.
    (d)  On  Class  I  highways  there  are no overall length
limitations  on  motor  vehicles  operating  in  combinations
provided:
         (1)  The length of a semitrailer,  unladen  or  with
    load,  in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed
    53 feet.
         (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
    of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45  feet
    6 inches.
         (3)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
    or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
    tractor-semitrailer-trailer  combination,  may not exceed
    28 feet 6 inches.
         (4)  Maxi-cube combinations, as defined  in  Chapter
    1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
         (5)  Combinations  of vehicles specifically designed
    to transport motor vehicles or boats may  not  exceed  65
    feet   overall   dimension.   The  length  limitation  is
    inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of  the
    overhang  of  the  transported  vehicles,  as provided in
    paragraph (i) of this Section.
         (6)  Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
    in Chapter 1, specifically designed  to  transport  motor
    vehicles  or  boats,  may  not  exceed  75  feet  overall
    dimension.  The  length  limitation is inclusive of front
    and rear bumpers but exclusive of  the  overhang  of  the
    transported  vehicles,  as  provided  in paragraph (i) of
    this Section.
         (7)  A  truck  in  transit  transporting  3   trucks
    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
    exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
    Vehicles    operating    during   daylight   hours   when
transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects  of  a
structural  nature  that  cannot  readily  be dismembered are
exempt from length limitations, provided that no  object  may
exceed  80  feet  in  length and the overall dimension of the
vehicle including the load may not  exceed  100  feet.   This
exemption  does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
are the days on which the following traditional holidays  are
celebrated:  New  Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while  en
route  to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
or properties are exempt from  length  limitations,  provided
that  during night operations every vehicle and its load must
be equipped with a sufficient number of  clearance  lamps  on
both  sides  and  marker  lamps  on  the  extreme ends of any
projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with  a  disabled  vehicle  or
combination  of  disabled  vehicles, as provided in paragraph
(6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from  length
limitations.
    The  length  limitations  described in this paragraph (d)
shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air  compressors  and
other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
for  safe  and  efficient  operation;  except  that no device
excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
the capability to carry cargo.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to  the
designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
    (e)  On  Class  II  highways  there are no overall length
limitations on  motor  vehicles  operating  in  combinations,
provided:
         (1)  The  length  of  a semitrailer, unladen or with
    load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
    53 feet overall dimension.
         (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
    of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45  feet
    6 inches.
         (3)  A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
    may  not  exceed  65 feet in dimension from front axle to
    rear axle.
         (4)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
    or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
    tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may  not  exceed
    28 feet 6 inches.
         (5)  Maxi-cube  combinations,  as defined in Chapter
    1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
         (6)  A   combination   of   vehicles,   specifically
    designed to transport motor vehicles or  boats,  may  not
    exceed  65 feet overall dimension.  The length limitation
    is inclusive of front and rear bumpers but  exclusive  of
    the  overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
    paragraph (i) of this Section.
         (7)  Stinger  steered   semitrailer   vehicles,   as
    defined  in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport
    motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75  feet  overall
    dimension.  The  length  limitation is inclusive of front
    and rear bumpers but exclusive of  the  overhang  of  the
    transported  vehicles,  as  provided  in paragraph (i) of
    this Section.
         (8)  A  truck  in  transit  transporting  3   trucks
    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
    exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
    Vehicles    operating    during   daylight   hours   when
transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects  of  a
structural  nature  that  cannot  readily  be dismembered are
exempt from length limitations, provided that no  object  may
exceed  80  feet  in  length and the overall dimension of the
vehicle including the load may not  exceed  100  feet.   This
exemption  does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
are the days on which the following traditional holidays  are
celebrated:  New  Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while  en
route  to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
or properties are exempt from  length  limitations,  provided
that  during night operations every vehicle and its load must
be equipped with a sufficient number of  clearance  lamps  on
both  sides  and  marker  lamps  on  the  extreme ends of any
projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with  a  disabled  vehicle  or
combination  of  disabled  vehicles, as provided in paragraph
(6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from  length
limitations.
    Local  authorities  and road district commissioners, with
respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may
also by ordinance or resolution allow length  limitations  of
this subsection (e).
    The  length  limitations  described in this paragraph (e)
shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air  compressors  and
other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
for  safe  and  efficient  operation;  except  that no device
excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
the capability to carry cargo.
    (e-1)  Combinations of vehicles  not  exceeding  65  feet
overall length are allowed access as follows:
         (1)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
    county, township, or municipal highway for a distance  of
    5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
    provided:
              (A)  The  vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
         in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
         thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
         (2)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
    county or township highway for a distance  of  5  highway
    miles or onto any municipal highway for a distance of one
    highway  mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
    rest, provided:
              (A)  The vehicle does not exceed 73,280  pounds
         in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
         thoroughfare between State designated highways.
    (e-2)  Except   as   provided   in   subsection    (e-3),
combinations  of  vehicles  over  65  feet in length, with no
overall length limitation except as provided  in  subsections
(d) and (e) of this Section, are allowed access as follows:
         (1)  From  a  Class  I  highway  onto  any street or
    highway for a  distance  of  one  highway  mile  for  the
    purpose  of  loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
    rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
         (2)  From a Class I or Class  II  highway  onto  any
    State  highway  or  any  locally designated highway for a
    distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose  of  loading,
    unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
    (e-3)  Combinations  of  vehicles  over 65 feet in length
operated by household goods carriers, with no overall  length
limitations  except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
this Section, have unlimited access to points of loading  and
unloading.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
    (f)  On  Class  III  and   other   non-designated   State
highways,  the length limitations for vehicles in combination
are as follows:
         (1)  Truck  tractor-semitrailer  combinations,  must
    comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall  wheel  base
    or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
         (2)  Semitrailers,  unladen  or  with  load, may not
    exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
         (3)  No      truck       tractor-semitrailer-trailer
    combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
         (4)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
    axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
    with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
    (g)  Length  limitations  in the preceding subsections of
this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
         (1)  Vehicles operated in  the  daytime,  except  on
    Saturdays,  Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
    poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a  structural
    nature  that  cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
    overall length of vehicle and load  may  not  exceed  100
    feet  and  no  object  exceeding 80 feet in length may be
    transported  unless  a  permit  has  been   obtained   as
    authorized in Section 15-301.
         (2)  Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
    while  en  route  to  make  emergency  repairs  to public
    service  facilities  or  properties,  but  during   night
    operation  every  vehicle  and  its load must be equipped
    with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
    and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any  projecting
    load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
         (3)  A  tow  truck  in  combination  with a disabled
    vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
    towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
              (A)  It is specifically designed as a tow truck
         having a gross vehicle weight  rating  of  at  least
         18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
         that  air  brakes  are  required  only if the towing
         vehicle  is  towing  a  vehicle,   semitrailer,   or
         tractor-trailer  combination  that  is equipped with
         air brakes.
              (B)  It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
         oscillating amber lights, visible for at  least  500
         feet in all directions.
              (C)  It  is  capable  of utilizing the lighting
         and braking  systems  of  the  disabled  vehicle  or
         combination of vehicles.
              (D)  It  does  not engage in a tow exceeding 50
         miles  from  the   initial   point   of   wreck   or
         disablement.
    The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
additional  requirements  regarding  length limitations for a
tow truck towing another vehicle.
    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle  weight
rating,  or  GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified by the
manufacturer as the loaded weight of  the  tow  truck.  Legal
holidays  referred  to  in this Section shall be specified as
the day on  which  the  following  traditional  holidays  are
celebrated:
    New Year's Day;
    Memorial Day;
    Independence Day;
    Labor Day;
    Thanksgiving Day; and
    Christmas Day.
    (h)  The  load  upon  any  vehicle operated alone, or the
load upon the front vehicle of  a  combination  of  vehicles,
shall  not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of
the vehicle or the front bumper  of  the  vehicle  if  it  is
equipped   with  a  front  bumper.  The  provisions  of  this
subsection (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or  combination
of  vehicles  specifically  designed  for  the collection and
transportation of waste,  garbage,  or  recyclable  materials
during  the  vehicle's  operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or recyclable materials  if  the  vehicle  is
traveling  at  a  speed  not  in  excess of 15 miles per hour
during  the  vehicle's  operation  and  in  the   course   of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials.  However,
in  no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet beyond
the front wheels of the vehicle or the front  bumper  of  the
vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
    (i)  The  load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
vehicles specifically designed to  transport  motor  vehicles
shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
the   transporting   vehicle  and  the  load  upon  the  rear
transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.   This  paragraph
shall   only   be  applicable  upon  highways  designated  in
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
    (j)  Articulated  vehicles  comprised  of   2   sections,
neither  of  which  exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
the vehicles are:
         1.  operated by or for  any  public  body  or  motor
    carrier    authorized    by   law   to   provide   public
    transportation services; or
         2.  operated in local public transportation  service
    by  any  other  person  and the municipality in which the
    service is to be provided approved the operation  of  the
    vehicle.
    (j-1)  (Blank).
    (k)  Any  person  who  is  convicted  of  violating  this
Section  is  subject  to the penalty as provided in paragraph
(b) of Section 15-113.
    (l)  (Blank).
(Source: P.A.  92-417,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-766,  eff.  1-1-03;
92-883, eff. 1-13-03.)

    (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
    Sec. 15-111.  Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
    (a)  On   non-designated   highways,   no   vehicle    or
combination  of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be
operated,  unladen  or  with  load,  when  the  total  weight
transmitted to the road surface exceeds 18,000  pounds  on  a
single  axle  or  32,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
         (1)  when  a  different  limit  is  established  and
    posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
         (2)  vehicles   for   which   the   Department    of
    Transportation  and  local  authorities  issue overweight
    permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
         (3)  tow trucks subject to the  conditions  provided
    in  subsection  (d)  may  not  exceed  24,000 pounds on a
    single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
         (4)  any single axle  of  a  2-axle  truck  weighing
    36,000  pounds or less and not a part of a combination of
    vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
         (5)  any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
    a personnel  lift  or  digger  derrick,  weighing  36,000
    pounds  or  less, owned and operated by a public utility,
    shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
         (6)  any single axle of  a  2-axle  truck  specially
    equipped  with a front loading compactor used exclusively
    for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not  exceed  20,000
    pounds  per  axle,  provided that the gross weight of the
    vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
         (7)  a  truck,  not  in  combination  and  specially
    equipped with a selfcompactor or an  industrial  roll-off
    hoist   and  roll-off  container,  used  exclusively  for
    garbage or refuse operations may,  when  laden,  transmit
    upon  the  road  surface  the  following maximum weights:
    22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
    axle;
         (8)  a  truck,   not   in   combination   and   used
    exclusively  for  the  collection of rendering materials,
    may, when laden,  transmit  upon  the  road  surface  the
    following  maximum  weights:  22,000  pounds  on a single
    axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
         (9)  tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as  a
    Special  Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
    model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior
    to January 1, 2005,  with  a  distance  greater  than  72
    inches  but not more than 96 inches between any series of
    2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the  series  not
    to  exceed  36,000  pounds and neither axle of the series
    may exceed 18,000  pounds.   Any  vehicle  of  this  type
    manufactured  after  the  model  year  of  2004  or first
    registered in Illinois after December 31,  2004  may  not
    exceed  a  combined  weight  of 32,000 pounds through the
    series of 2 axles and neither  axle  of  the  series  may
    exceed 18,000 pounds;
         (10)  tandem  axles  on  a 4-axle truck mixer, whose
    fourth axle is a road  surface  engaging  mixer  trailing
    axle,  registered  as  a  Special  Hauling  Vehicle, used
    exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
    and manufactured prior to or in the model  year  of  2004
    and  first  registered  in  Illinois  prior to January 1,
    2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
    than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is  allowed
    a  combined  weight  on  the  series not to exceed 36,000
    pounds and neither axle of the series may  exceed  18,000
    pounds.   Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the
    model year of 2004 or first registered in Illinois  after
    December  31,  2004  may  not exceed a combined weight of
    32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles  and  neither
    axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
         (11)  4-axle   vehicles   or   a   5  or  more  axle
    combination of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon  the
    road  surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers
    are more than 96 inches apart, measured  between  extreme
    axles  in the series, may not exceed those allowed in the
    table contained in subsection (f) of  this  Section.   No
    axle  or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
    weight permitted under  this  Section  for  a  single  or
    tandem axle.
    No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
than  pneumatic  tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on  the
road  surface  through  any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
width of tire tread or when the  gross  weight  on  the  road
surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
    (b)  On  non-designated  highways,  the  gross  weight of
vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight  of
the  vehicle  or  combination  and  its maximum load shall be
subject to the foregoing limitations and  further  shall  not
exceed  the following gross weights dependent upon the number
of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.

VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds

                  VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
                       HAVING 3 AXLES
With Tandem                     With or
   Axles                        Without
                                Tandem Axles
Minimum                         Minimum
distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
between            Weight       between             Weight
extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
10 feet            41,000       16 feet             46,000
11                 42,000       17                  47,000
12                 43,000       18                  47,500
13                 44,000       19                  48,000
14                 44,500       20                  49,000
15                 45,000       21 feet or more     50,000
                  VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
                       HAVING 4 AXLES
Minimum                         Minimum
distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
between            Weight       between             Weight
extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
15 feet            50,000       26 feet             57,500
16                 50,500       27                  58,000
17                 51,500       28                  58,500
18                 52,000       29                  59,500
19                 52,500       30                  60,000
20                 53,500       31                  60,500
21                 54,000       32                  61,500
22                 54,500       33                  62,000
23                 55,500       34                  62,500
24                 56,000       35                  63,500
25                 56,500       36 feet or more     64,000
    A vehicle not in a combination having more than  4  axles
may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
for  4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of the
vehicle.
             COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
Minimum distance to           Maximum
nearest foot between          Gross Weight
extreme axles                 (pounds)
42 feet or less               72,000
43                            73,000
44 feet or more               73,280

VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds

             TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
   OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
          OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
            THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
           On Highway Not Part of National System
             of Interstate and Defense Highways
with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

                TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
         A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
     FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

    (c)  Cities having a population of more than  50,000  may
permit  by  ordinance  axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase  shall
not  become  effective until the city has officially notified
the Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall  not
apply  to  those  vehicles  when outside of the limits of the
city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor  vehicle
operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
    (d)  Weight  limitations  shall  not  apply  to  vehicles
(including   loads)   operated   by  a  public  utility  when
transporting  equipment  required  for  emergency  repair  of
public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
    A combination of vehicles, including a tow  truck  and  a
disabled  vehicle  or  disabled combination of vehicles, that
exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,  may  be
operated  on  a  public  highway  in this State provided that
neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed  nor
the  tow  truck  itself  shall  exceed the weight limitations
permitted under this Chapter. During  the  towing  operation,
neither  the  tow  truck  nor  the  vehicle combination shall
exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000  pounds
on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
         (1)  is  specifically designed as a tow truck having
    a gross vehicle weight rating of at least  18,000  pounds
    and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
    are  required  only  if  the  towing  vehicle is towing a
    vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
    is equipped with air brakes;
         (2)  is  equipped  with   flashing,   rotating,   or
    oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500 feet
    in all directions;
         (3)  is  capable  of  utilizing  the  lighting   and
    braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
    vehicles; and
         (4)  does  not  engage  in  a tow exceeding 20 miles
    from the initial  point  of  wreck  or  disablement.  Any
    additional  movement  of the vehicles may occur only upon
    issuance of authorization for  that  movement  under  the
    provisions  of  Sections  15-301  through  15-319 of this
    Code.
    Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
the tow truck  and  vehicles  being  towed.   The  tow  truck
license  plate  must  cover the operating empty weight of the
tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed  shall
be  covered  by  a valid license plate issued to the owner or
operator of the vehicle being towed  and  displayed  on  that
vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
that  vehicle  is  displayed  on  that  vehicle, or the plate
displayed on that vehicle does not cover the  weight  of  the
vehicle,  the  weight  of the vehicle shall be covered by the
third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of  the
tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
    The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
additional  requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a  police  officer
from  legally  clearing  a  disabled  vehicle, that may be in
violation of weight limitations of  this  Chapter,  from  the
roadway  to  the  berm  or shoulder of the highway. If in the
opinion of the police officer that location  is  unsafe,  the
officer  is  authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
the nearest place of safety.
    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle  weight
rating,  or  GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified by the
manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
    (e)  No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped  with
pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
the  highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
any permit issued under the  provisions  of  Sections  15-301
through 15-319 of this Chapter.
    (f)  On  designated  Class I, II, or III highways and the
National  System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways,  no
vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic  tires  may
be  operated,  unladen or with load, when the total weight on
the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000  pounds  on  a
single  axle;  34,000  pounds  on  a tandem axle with no axle
within the tandem  exceeding  20,000  pounds;  80,000  pounds
gross  weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or
a total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive  axles  in
excess  of  that  weight  produced  by the application of the
following formula:  W = 500 times the sum of (LN  divided  by
N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
group  of  2  or  more  consecutive  axles to the nearest 500
pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest  foot
between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
and  "N"  equals  the  number  of  axles  in  the group under
consideration.
    The above formula when expressed in tabular form  results
in allowable loads as follows:

Distance measured
to the nearest
foot between the
extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
group of 2 or           of any group of
more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
axles
      feet        2 axles  3 axles  4 axles  5 axles  6 axles
        4         34,000
        5         34,000
        6         34,000
        7         34,000
        8         38,000*   42,000
        9         39,000    42,500
       10         40,000    43,500
       11                   44,000
       12                   45,000   50,000
       13                   45,500   50,500
       14                   46,500   51,500
       15                   47,000   52,000
       16                   48,000   52,500   58,000
       17                   48,500   53,500   58,500
       18                   49,500   54,000   59,000
       19                   50,000   54,500   60,000
       20                   51,000   55,500   60,500   66,000
       21                   51,500   56,000   61,000   66,500
       22                   52,500   56,500   61,500   67,000
       23                   53,000   57,500   62,500   68,000
       24                   54,000   58,000   63,000   68,500
       25                   54,500   58,500   63,500   69,000
       26                   55,500   59,500   64,000   69,500
       27                   56,000   60,000   65,000   70,000
       28                   57,000   60,500   65,500   71,000
       29                   57,500   61,500   66,000   71,500
       30                   58,500   62,000   66,500   72,000
       31                   59,000   62,500   67,500   72,500
       32                   60,000   63,500   68,000   73,000
       33                            64,000   68,500   74,000
       34                            64,500   69,000   74,500
       35                            65,500   70,000   75,000
       36                            66,000   70,500   75,500
       37                            66,500   71,000   76,000
       38                            67,500   72,000   77,000
       39                            68,000   72,500   77,500
       40                            68,500   73,000   78,000
       41                            69,500   73,500   78,500
       42                            70,000   74,000   79,000
       43                            70,500   75,000   80,000
       44                            71,500   75,500
       45                            72,000   76,000
       46                            72,500   76,500
       47                            73,500   77,500
       48                            74,000   78,000
       49                            74,500   78,500
       50                            75,500   79,000
       51                            76,000   80,000
       52                            76,500
       53                            77,500
       54                            78,000
       55                            78,500
       56                            79,500
       57                            80,000
*If  the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight  may  not
exceed   34,000  pounds,  notwithstanding  the  higher  limit
resulting from the application of the formula.
    Vehicles not in a combination having more  than  4  axles
may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
for  4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of the
vehicle.
    Vehicles in a combination having more than  6  axles  may
not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
6   axles   measured   between   the  extreme  axles  of  the
combination.
    Local   authorities    and    road    district    highway
commissioners,  with  respect  to  streets and highways under
their jurisdiction, without  additional  fees,  may  also  by
ordinance  or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum  total  weight
on  any  tandem  axle  shall  not  exceed  34,000  pounds, on
designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs  giving
notice  are  erected upon the street or highway or portion of
any  street  or  highway  affected  by   the   ordinance   or
resolution.
    The following are exceptions to the above formula:
         (1)  Two  consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry
    a total weight of  34,000  pounds  each  if  the  overall
    distance   between  the  first  and  last  axles  of  the
    consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
         (2)  Vehicles  for  which  a  different   limit   is
    established  and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
    of this Code.
         (3)  Vehicles   for   which   the   Department    of
    Transportation  and  local  authorities  issue overweight
    permits under authority of Section 15-301 of  this  Code.
    These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
         (4)  Tow  trucks  subject to the conditions provided
    in subsection (d) may  not  exceed  24,000  pounds  on  a
    single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
         (5)  A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
    Special  Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
    model year of 2004, and registered in Illinois  prior  to
    January  1,  2005,  with  a distance between 2 axles in a
    series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
    may not exceed  a  total  weight  of  36,000  pounds  and
    neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
         (6)  A  truck  not  in  combination, equipped with a
    self  compactor  or  an  industrial  roll-off  hoist  and
    roll-off  container,  used  exclusively  for  garbage  or
    refuse operations, may, when  laden,  transmit  upon  the
    road  surface, except when on part of the National System
    of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
    weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
    a tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross  weight  on  a  2-axle
    vehicle;  54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
    This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
         (7)  Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
    Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer  manufactured
    prior  to or in the model year of 2004, and registered in
    Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with  a
    distance  of  42  feet or less between extreme axles, may
    not exceed the following maximum weights:  18,000  pounds
    on  a  single  axle;  32,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and
    72,000 pounds gross weight. This combination of  vehicles
    is  not  subject  to  the  bridge formula.  For all those
    combinations  of  vehicles  that  include  a  semitrailer
    manufactured after the effective date of this  amendatory
    Act  of  the  92nd General Assembly, the overall distance
    between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
    must be 18 feet 6 inches  or  more.  Any  combination  of
    vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
    entirety  after  December  31,  2004  may  not exceed the
    weights allowed by the bridge formula.
    No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or  with  load,
upon  the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
road surface through any wheel exceeds 800  pounds  per  inch
width  of  tire  tread  or  when the gross weight on the road
surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
    (f-1)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds  is
allowed access as follows:
         (1)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
    county, township, or municipal highway for a distance  of
    5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
    provided:
              (A)  The  vehicle  and  load  does not exceed 8
         feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
         thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
         (2)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
    county or township highway for a distance  of  5  highway
    miles,  or  any  municipal  highway for a distance of one
    highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs,  and
    rest, provided:
              (A)  The  vehicle  and  load  does not exceed 8
         feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
              (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
              (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
         thoroughfare between State designated highways.
    (f-2)  A  vehicle  and load greater than 73,280 pounds in
weight but not exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed  access  as
follows:
         (1)  From  a  Class  I  highway  onto  any street or
    highway for a  distance  of  one  highway  mile  for  the
    purpose  of  loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
    rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
         (2)  From a Class I, II, or  III  highway  onto  any
    State  highway  or  any  local  designated  highway for a
    distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose  of  loading,
    unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
designation of highways under this subsection.
    (g)  No person shall operate a vehicle or combination  of
vehicles   over   a   bridge   or  other  elevated  structure
constituting part of a highway with a gross  weight  that  is
greater  than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
when the  structure  is  sign  posted  as  provided  in  this
Section.
    (h)  The Department upon request from any local authority
shall,   or   upon   its   own  initiative  may,  conduct  an
investigation of  any  bridge  or  other  elevated  structure
constituting  a  part  of a highway, and if it finds that the
structure cannot with safety to itself withstand  the  weight
of   vehicles  otherwise  permissible  under  this  Code  the
Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight  of
vehicles  that  the structures can withstand, and shall cause
or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
and maintained before each end of the structure.   No  person
shall  operate  a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
maximum weight.
    (i)  Upon  the  trial  of  any  person  charged  with   a
violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
the  determination  of  the  maximum  allowable weight by the
Department  and  the  existence  of  the  signs,  constitutes
conclusive  evidence  of  the  maximum  weight  that  can  be
maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
(Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

    (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
    Sec. 15-316.  When the Department, or local authority  or
road  district highway commissioner may restrict right to use
highways.
    (a)  Local  authorities   and   road   district   highway
commissioners   with   respect   to   highways   under  their
jurisdiction may by  ordinance  or  resolution  prohibit  the
operation  of  vehicles  upon  any  such  highway  or  impose
restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon
any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days
in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason
of  deterioration,  rain,  snow,  or other climate conditions
will be seriously damaged or  destroyed  unless  the  use  of
vehicles  thereon  is  prohibited  or the permissible weights
thereof reduced.
    (b)  The  local  authority  or  road   district   highway
commissioner  enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall
erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating
the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each  end  of
that  portion  of  any  highway  affected  thereby,  and  the
ordinance  or  resolution  shall  not be effective unless and
until such signs are erected and maintained.
    (c)  Local  authorities   and   road   district   highway
commissioners   with   respect   to   highways   under  their
jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or  resolution,  prohibit
the  operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
impose limitations  as  the  weight  thereof,  on  designated
highways,   which   prohibitions  and  limitations  shall  be
designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
    (c-1)  (Blank).
    (d)  The Department  shall  likewise  have  authority  as
hereinbefore  granted  to local authorities and road district
highway commissioners  to  determine  by  resolution  and  to
impose  restrictions  as  to  the weight of vehicles operated
upon any highway under the jurisdiction of  said  department,
and  such  restrictions  shall be effective when signs giving
notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any
highway affected by such resolution.
    (d-1)  (Blank).
    (d-2)  (Blank).
    (e)  When any vehicle is operated in  violation  of  this
Section,  the  owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
guilty of a violation and either the owner or the  driver  of
the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation.  Any person,
firm,  or  corporation  convicted  of  violating this Section
shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted  limit
up  to  the  axle  or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as
provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111  and
$75  per  every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
exceeding that which is provided for in  subsections  (a)  or
(b) of Section 15-111.
    (f)  A  municipality  is  authorized  to enforce a county
weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
collected from the enforcement.
(Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 07/11/03