(605 ILCS 5/6-902) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-902)
Sec. 6-902.
The highway commissioners of the several road districts,
in cooperation with the county superintendent of highways of their respective
counties, shall select the bridges to be constructed with moneys allocated
under Section 6-901. In the selection of
bridges, the highest priority shall be given to the safe and expeditious
transportation of school pupils. The second priority shall be the movement
of agricultural equipment and products; the third priority shall be given rural
free delivery mail routes; and, the fourth priority shall be meeting the
anticipated traffic needs of the general public. The county superintendent
of highways, in cooperation
with the respective highway commissioners, shall prepare, or cause to be prepared maps
showing the bridges selected and shall prepare or cause to be prepared the
necessary plans, specifications and estimates of cost of such construction, all
of which shall be submitted to the Department for approval. The type of
construction selected shall be adequate for present or reasonably anticipated
traffic needs as determined by the county superintendent of highways and the
respective highway commissioners and approved by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 79-1491.)
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