(605 ILCS 5/4-505) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-505)
Sec. 4-505.
In addition to whatever powers the Department may by law now
possess, whenever it is necessary as an incident to the construction of a
new State highway or the relocation, reconstruction, extension, widening,
straightening, alteration, repair, maintenance or improvement of an
existing State highway (including extensions of a new or existing State
highway through or into a municipality upon a new or existing street) that
the line or tracks of a railroad or railway company or the wires, poles,
pipes or other facilities of a public utility, which are not then located
in or upon a public street or highway, be relocated, and the Department and
such company or public utility have entered into an agreement, approved by
the Illinois Commerce Commission, concerning such relocation, the
Department is authorized to purchase, or to acquire through the exercise of
the right of eminent domain under the eminent domain law of the State, such
easements, rights, lands or other property as may be necessary for the
relocation of said railroad or railway line or tracks or other public
utility facilities.
The Department is authorized to convey such easements, rights, lands or
other property it has so purchased or acquired for said relocation of the
said railroad, railway company or other public utility by deed executed by
the Director of the Department.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 428.)
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