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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
| 6 | | Section 2705-625 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-625 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2705-625. Safety improvements to State roads for |
| 9 | | pedestrians and cyclists. The Department shall develop a |
| 10 | | policy which ensures the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on |
| 11 | | roadways within this State. The policy shall provide that |
| 12 | | improvements will be made during routine maintenance and |
| 13 | | within a distance of 1,000 feet of the maintenance work to any |
| 14 | | State roads within a municipality to include, but not be |
| 15 | | limited to, high visibility signage, crosswalk improvements, |
| 16 | | curb bump outs, barrier protected bike lanes, and bus |
| 17 | | shelters. |
| 18 | | Beginning January 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a |
| 19 | | semi-annual report to the General Assembly on pedestrian and |
| 20 | | bicycle safety improvements on non-highway State routes that |
| 21 | | have been initiated, are in progress, or are recently |
| 22 | | completed. The Department shall provide the reports every June |
| 23 | | 30th and January 1st thereafter.
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