Chapter 605 — ROADS AND BRIDGES

(605 ILCS 5/4-509) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-509) Sec. 4-509. In addition to other powers of the Department, whenever it is necessary as an incident to the construction of a new State highway or the relocation, reconstruction, extension, widening, straightening, alteration, repair, m…

(605 ILCS 5/4-510) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-510) Sec. 4-510. The Department may establish presently the approximate locations and widths of rights of way for future additions to the State highway system to inform the public and prevent costly and conflicting development of the land …

(605 ILCS 5/4-511) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-511) Sec. 4-511. In addition to whatever powers the Department may by law now possess whenever it is necessary for the Department as an incident to the construction of a new State highway or the relocation, reconstruction, extension, widen…

(605 ILCS 5/4-512) Sec. 4-512. Street closing or relocating. The Department shall not, under any circumstance, give its approval to any plan or request that would permanently close or relocate that portion of 55th Street lying between East Avenue and Joliet Road, located within C…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101) Sec. 5-101. The county board of each county shall have the powers and duties stated in Sections 5-101.1 to 5-101.11, inclusive. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1000.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.1) Sec. 5-101.1. To have general supervision of all county highways in the county, subject to the provisions of Section 4-101.1. (Source: P.A. 85-853.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.10) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.10) Sec. 5-101.10. To place, erect and maintain on county highways all traffic control devices and signs authorized by this Code or by "The Illinois Vehicle Code", approved September 29, 1969, as amended. (Source: P.A. 83-333.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.11) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.11) Sec. 5-101.11. Whenever it considers such purchase or lease advisable, to purchase or lease highway construction and maintenance equipment under contracts providing for payment in installments over a period of time of not more t…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.2) Sec. 5-101.2. To levy taxes and expend funds, either general or special, in accordance with law for highway purposes. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.3) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.3) Sec. 5-101.3. To construct any county highway, including the lighting thereof, in the discretion of the county board out of any funds available for such purpose, and to construct State highways, provided that any construction of a…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.4) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.4) Sec. 5-101.4. To appropriate funds to aid in the construction of township and district highways in any part of the county. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.5) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.5) Sec. 5-101.5. When in any county of 500,000 inhabitants or more bonds of the county have been authorized by vote of the people of the county for the purpose of aiding in the construction of highways, to employ the proceeds of such…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.6) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.6) Sec. 5-101.6. To appoint a county superintendent of highways in the manner provided by Division 2 of this Article. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.7) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.7) Sec. 5-101.7. To accept, receive and use as county funds for the purpose of constructing county highways money turned over to the county by a road district as provided by Section 5-606 of this Code, or by a municipality, or by any…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.8) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.8) Sec. 5-101.8. Whenever any county highway is laid out, widened or altered in accordance with this Article, to cause a plat thereof to be made and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county (or in the office of the regist…

(605 ILCS 5/5-101.9) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.9) Sec. 5-101.9. To exercise any other power and perform any other duty prescribed in this Code. A county shall not construct, reconstruct, improve, widen, relocate, repair, alter, or maintain a highway, road, street, alley, bridge, …

(605 ILCS 5/5-102) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-102) Sec. 5-102. Upon the effective date of this Code the highways comprising the county highway system in each county are those highways that, on such date, are defined as county highways by Section 2-102 and 2-204 of this Code. Additions…

(605 ILCS 5/5-103) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-103) Sec. 5-103. Immediately after the effective date of this Code, the Department shall indicate the highways in each county highway system under the provisions of this Code on such effective date by marking them upon a map which shows th…

(605 ILCS 5/5-104) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-104) Sec. 5-104. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no mileage shall be added to a county highway system after the effective date of this Code, if such addition causes the total mileage of highways in the county highway system of t…

(605 ILCS 5/5-105) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-105) Sec. 5-105. Temporary closings of county highways, or changes in highways making up a part of the county highway system, including additions to and deletions from such system, may be made by resolution of the county board, subject to …

(605 ILCS 5/5-106) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-106) Sec. 5-106. The county board may, by resolution approved by the Department, designate a route on existing streets in a municipality as a municipal extension of a county highway or may designate a route for a municipal extension of a c…

(605 ILCS 5/5-107) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-107) Sec. 5-107. Relocations of county highways may be made during the improvement thereof according to plans approved by the county board and the Department. Upon completion of the relocated highway and its opening to public travel, the n…

(605 ILCS 5/5-108) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-108) Sec. 5-108. The Department shall assign a number to each county highway in each county and all county highways shall always be designated by a number. The Department may from time to time renumber such county highways. (Source: Laws 1…

(605 ILCS 5/5-109) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-109) Sec. 5-109. When the county board determines that the public and economic interest is served by vacating a county highway or part of it, it may vacate that highway or part of it by resolution adopted by the favorable vote of 2/3 of th…

(605 ILCS 5/5-110) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-110) Sec. 5-110. Upon the vacation of a county highway or part of it, the county board shall cause a legal description of the highway or the part of it vacated to be recorded in the office of the recorder. The recorder shall mark any recor…

(605 ILCS 5/5-201) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-201) Sec. 5-201. In each county with a population greater than 3,000,000, there shall be a county superintendent of highways. In each county with a population less than 3,000,000, there shall be a county engineer. On the effective date of …

(605 ILCS 5/5-201.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-201.1) Sec. 5-201.1. In each county of more than 600,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, there shall be a County Division of Transportation with a county director of the Division of Transportation. The chairman of the co…

(605 ILCS 5/5-202) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-202) Sec. 5-202. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this Section the term of office of each county superintendent of highways is 6 years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall receive a salary fixed by the…

(605 ILCS 5/5-202.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-202.1) Sec. 5-202.1. In counties of more than 600,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county director of the Division of Transportation shall hold the position as an employee of the county board. (Source: P.A. 84-756…

(605 ILCS 5/5-203) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-203) Sec. 5-203. Any county superintendent of highways may be removed from office by the county board for incompetence, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. In any proceeding to remove a county superintendent of highways from office a…

(605 ILCS 5/5-203.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-203.1) Sec. 5-203.1. In counties of more than 600,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, any county director of the Division of Transportation shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. (Source: P.A. 84-756.)…

(605 ILCS 5/5-204) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-204) Sec. 5-204. Whenever the office of county superintendent of highways is vacant, the county board may with the consent in writing of the Department appoint any competent person as acting county superintendent of highways until the vaca…

(605 ILCS 5/5-204.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-204.1) Sec. 5-204.1. In any county of more than 600,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county board chairman may appoint any competent person as acting director whenever a vacancy exists and until such vacancy is fi…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205) Sec. 5-205. Functions generally. The county superintendent of highways shall, subject to the general supervision of the county board and to the rules and regulations of the Department, perform the functions stated in the following Sec…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.1) Sec. 5-205.1. Prepare or cause to be prepared, plans, specifications and estimates for all bridges and culverts to be built by the county, or by one or more road districts, and supervise the construction of all such bridges and cu…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.10) Sec. 5-205.10. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. If township organization is discontinued as provided in Articles 27 and 28 of the Township Code, then the coterminous municipality shall assume the duties of highway commissioner under this Code. (Sour…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.2) Sec. 5-205.2. Act for the county in all matters relating to the supervision of the construction or maintenance of any highway constructed or maintained in whole or in part at the expense of the county. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.3) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.3) Sec. 5-205.3. Advise the highway commissioners of the road districts in his county, when requested in writing, and direct, as otherwise provided in this code, the highway commissioners of the road districts in his county, as to th…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.4) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.4) Sec. 5-205.4. Upon the request of the highway commissioner of any road district in the county, prepare or cause to be prepared all maps, plans, specifications and estimates of cost needed in order to comply with the provisions of …

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.5) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.5) Sec. 5-205.5. Supervise the construction or maintenance of all county highways within the county. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.6) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.6) Sec. 5-205.6. Keep a record of all contracts or purchases of materials, machinery or apparatus to be used in road construction in excess of $5,000 approved by him in any road district as hereinafter provided in this Code. (Source:…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.7) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.7) Sec. 5-205.7. In counties in which a county unit road district has been established, subject to the direction of the county board, act for the county in all matters relating to the construction and maintenance of county unit distr…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.8) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-205.8) Sec. 5-205.8. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law and the rules and regulations of the Department. Other than as above specifically indicated, the county superintendent of highways and county director of the Divi…

(605 ILCS 5/5-205.9) Sec. 5-205.9. Report to road district treasurer. If requested by the treasurer of a road district in the county, the county superintendent of highways shall report to the treasurer the balance, on the last day of each 6-month period ending on May 1 and Novemb…

(605 ILCS 5/5-301) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-301) Sec. 5-301. In order to properly plan the utilization of motor fuel tax funds each County Superintendent of Highways, except for those in a county with a population of 185,000 or less, shall be required to develop and update a 20 year…

(605 ILCS 5/5-401) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-401) Sec. 5-401. Subject to the general supervisory powers of the Department under this Code, all highways in the county highway system shall be under the direct control and supervision of the county board of the county in which such count…

(605 ILCS 5/5-402) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-402) Sec. 5-402. When motor fuel tax funds, federal aid road funds or other funds received from the State are used to finance, in whole or in part, the construction of a highway, or section thereof, by a county, supervision and approval of…

(605 ILCS 5/5-403) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-403) Sec. 5-403. When any highway construction projects by a County are to be performed under the supervision and approval of the Department the procedure shall be as follows: The county board shall, by one or more resolutions, specify the…

(605 ILCS 5/5-405) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-405) Sec. 5-405. County highways may be constructed or improved on county lines. In case two counties desire to secure the construction or improvement of a county highway situated upon or near the boundary line between them, the respective…

(605 ILCS 5/5-406) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-406) Sec. 5-406. Where the county board of any county deems it necessary to connect any county highway with any county or State highway situated within an adjoining county, or to construct an interchange at the intersection of any county, …