Chapter 605, ROADS AND BRIDGES

(605 ILCS 5/7-203) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-203) Sec. 7-203. The corporate authorities of the municipality shall from time to time pass ordinances or resolutions stating specifically the purpose or purposes for which motor fuel tax funds shall be used and such ordinances or resoluti…

(605 ILCS 5/7-203.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-203.1) Sec. 7-203.1. The corporate authorities of the municipality may adopt ordinances or resolutions outlining a motor fuel tax highway program for the ensuing year which shall include all proposed uses of motor fuel tax funds by the m…

(605 ILCS 5/7-203.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-203.2) Sec. 7-203.2. The municipality shall also have the authority upon the Department satisfying itself that (1) the municipality has complied with the requirements of Section 7-301, and (2) has appointed a full time city or public eng…

(605 ILCS 5/7-204) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-204) Sec. 7-204. Payment of motor fuel tax funds by the Department of Transportation to the municipality for the purposes stated in Sections 7-202.1 through 7-202.22 shall be made as soon as possible after the allotment is made. Such money…

(605 ILCS 5/7-301) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-301) Sec. 7-301. In order to properly plan the utilization of motor fuel tax funds each municipality of over 5,000 population, but less than 1,000,000 population, shall be required to develop and update a long-range highway transportation …

(605 ILCS 5/8-101) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-101) Sec. 8-101. The Department, the county board of any county, or the corporate authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized, when the safety and convenience of highway traffic will be promoted and the public interest subserved …

(605 ILCS 5/8-102) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-102) Sec. 8-102. When an existing highway has been designated and established as a freeway as provided in this Article, no owner of or person having interest in land abutting such freeway shall lay out, provide or construct any new means o…

(605 ILCS 5/8-103) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-103) Sec. 8-103. When a proposed highway is designated and established as a freeway as provided in this Article, the Department, the county board, or the corporate authorities of any municipality shall have the right to acquire by purchase…

(605 ILCS 5/8-104) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-104) Sec. 8-104. Whenever property held under one ownership is severed by a freeway, the Department, the county board, or the corporate authorities of any municipality, as the case may be, may grant a limited or restricted easement permitt…

(605 ILCS 5/8-105) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-105) Sec. 8-105. In connection with the development of any freeway, the Department, the county board, or the corporate authorities of any municipality, as the case may be, is authorized, when traffic conditions justify, to lay out and cons…

(605 ILCS 5/8-106) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-106) Sec. 8-106. When as a result of an engineering and traffic study it is determined that it is necessary to traffic safety and convenience, the Department, or county board of any county may: (a) Relocate the crossing or junction at grad…

(605 ILCS 5/8-107) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-107) Sec. 8-107. No new highway or other public way shall be opened into or connect with or be carried over or under any freeway until and unless the Department, the county board, or the corporate authorities of any municipality, as the ca…

(605 ILCS 5/8-107.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-107.1) Sec. 8-107.1. Subject to regulations prescribed by the Department, county board, or the corporate authorities of any municipality, as the case may be, such highway authority may issue permits to a telephone company for the establi…

(605 ILCS 5/8-108) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-108) Sec. 8-108. Any highway which prior to the effective date of this Code was a freeway shall continue to be a freeway under the provisions of this Article. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/8-109) (from Ch. 121, par. 8-109) Sec. 8-109. The provisions of this Article are cumulative and shall be considered as conferring additional powers on the Department, the county board of any county, or the corporate authorities of any municipality and not as limitatio…

(605 ILCS 5/9-101) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-101) Sec. 9-101. Nothing in this Code shall prevent the execution of cooperative agreements among governmental agencies. Any municipality may negotiate an agreement with the Department whereby the municipality may use such funds as are ava…

(605 ILCS 5/9-101.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-101.1) Sec. 9-101.1. Whenever the proper highway authority is about to construct or improve the drainage structures of a State highway, county highways, or county unit district road, the highway authority shall meet and consult with the …

(605 ILCS 5/9-101.5) Sec. 9-101.5. Standardized electronic toll collection systems. The General Assembly finds that electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler convenience. The Department shall cooperate with t…

(605 ILCS 5/9-102) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-102) Sec. 9-102. The proper highway authorities are authorized to keep vehicles of every kind off the public highways where necessary to properly construct or repair the same. Whenever any public highway including any bridge or culvert the…

(605 ILCS 5/9-103) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-103) Sec. 9-103. Removal or possession of control device or sign; penalty. Whenever a highway has been closed as provided in Section 9-102 or wherever traffic control devices or signs have been erected on any public highway as provided und…

(605 ILCS 5/9-104) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-104) Sec. 9-104. In grading highways corner stones marking sectional or other corners shall not be disturbed, except to lower such stones so that they will not rise above the surface of the highway. If a corner stone is covered to a depth …

(605 ILCS 5/9-105) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-105) Sec. 9-105. In constructing a public highway, if a ditch is made at the junction of highways, or at the entrance of gates or other openings of adjoining premises, the highway authorities shall construct good and sufficient culverts or…

(605 ILCS 5/9-106) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-106) Sec. 9-106. Wherever a highway, driveway, parking lot or other area open to traffic that has been freshly treated with road oil, liquid asphalt or similar material intersects with or is otherwise located or partially located within 30…

(605 ILCS 5/9-107) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-107) Sec. 9-107. Whenever the highway authorities are about to lay a tile drain along any public highway the highway authorities may contract with the owners or occupants of adjoining lands to lay larger tile than would be necessary to dra…

(605 ILCS 5/9-108) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-108) Sec. 9-108. Where willow hedges, or a line of willow trees have been planted along the margin of a highway, so as to render tiling impracticable, the highway authority having jurisdiction of such highway may contract with the owner fo…

(605 ILCS 5/9-109) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-109) Sec. 9-109. It is unlawful to construct any bridge or culvert upon any ravine, creek, drainage ditch or river upon a public highway in this State unless such bridge or culvert shall have the capacity of sustaining highway traffic with…

(605 ILCS 5/9-110) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-110) Sec. 9-110. Any article, material or process covered by a patent granted by the United States government may be specified and used for constructing or maintaining any public highway if such specifications are drawn so as to provide fo…

(605 ILCS 5/9-111) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-111) Sec. 9-111. The highway authorities shall annually, at the proper season, to prevent the spread of noxious weeds as defined in the "Illinois Noxious Weed Law", approved August 17, 1971, as amended, destroy or cause to be destroyed, al…

(605 ILCS 5/9-111.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-111.1) Sec. 9-111.1. The highway authorities shall from time to time inspect the bridges and culverts on the public highways and streets under their respective jurisdictions which span streams and watercourses and shall remove driftwood …

(605 ILCS 5/9-112) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-112) Sec. 9-112. At all grade crossings of public highways with railroads outside the corporate limits of any municipality, the highway authority having jurisdiction of such highways shall remove, or cause to be removed from the highway al…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-112.1) Sec. 9-112.1. No person shall place or cause to be placed any sign or billboard or any advertising of any kind or description upon any State highway or on any other highway outside the corporate limits of any municipality except a…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-112.2) Sec. 9-112.2. No person shall place, or cause to be placed upon or in view of any public highway any sign or billboard or any advertising of any kind or description which in wording, color or shape is similar to official traffic c…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.3) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-112.3) Sec. 9-112.3. Shelters for the convenience and comfort of persons waiting for buses or other public transportation may be placed and maintained within the right of way of any street or highway, including right of way for streets a…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.4) Sec. 9-112.4. Signs on a State highway right of way located over sidewalks inside the corporate limits of a municipality that do not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic, as determined by Department rule, shall not be removed by the Department. (Sou…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.5) Sec. 9-112.5. Signs, billboards, and advertising in commuter parking lots. Signs, billboards, and advertising, placed in a publicly owned and operated commuter parking lot servicing public transportation and adjoined on 2 sides by interstate highways, that do…

(605 ILCS 5/9-112.6) Sec. 9-112.6. Vegetation control permit. (a) The Department may provide for vegetation control on land or a right-of-way under its jurisdiction related to the visibility of a permitted or registered outdoor advertising sign or grant a permit for such work. (b…

(605 ILCS 5/9-113) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-113) Sec. 9-113. (a) No ditches, drains, track, rails, poles, wires, pipe line or other equipment of any public utility company, municipal corporation or other public or private corporation, association or person shall be located, placed o…

(605 ILCS 5/9-113.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-113.01) Sec. 9-113.01. Except when otherwise provided for by contract, permit or ordinance, a unit of local government having jurisdiction over streets or roads may repair damage to any such streets or roads caused by a public or privat…

(605 ILCS 5/9-113.02) Sec. 9-113.02. Damage to State-owned or local government-owned roadway property; highway and highway property. (a) Any agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or unit of local government may seek recovery for the cost of the repair or replacement …

(605 ILCS 5/9-113.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-113.1) Sec. 9-113.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4-201.19 and 8-107.1 of this Code and in subsection (b) of this Section, and except to the extent authorized in "An Act in relation to the construction, operation, regulat…

(605 ILCS 5/9-114) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-114) Sec. 9-114. Any person owning, using, or occupying lands on both sides of any public highway has the privilege of making a crossing under the highway for the purpose of letting his cattle and other domestic animals across such highway…

(605 ILCS 5/9-115) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-115) Sec. 9-115. It is unlawful for any person to excavate or remove or cause the excavation or removal of the lateral support within a distance of 10 feet plus one and one-half times the depth of any excavation adjacent to the established…

(605 ILCS 5/9-115.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-115.1) Sec. 9-115.1. It is unlawful for any person to construct or cause to be constructed any drainage facility for the purpose of the detention or retention of water within a distance of 10 feet plus one and one-half times the depth of…

(605 ILCS 5/9-116) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-116) Sec. 9-116. The owner of any hedge fence growing along the right-of-way line of any public highway shall during the year next after such hedge has obtained the age of 7 years and during each year thereafter, trim such hedge fence to a…

(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…

(605 ILCS 5/9-118) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-118) Sec. 9-118. Any association, society, person or persons may, upon obtaining a permit from the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the particular highway, and the consent in writing of the owners of adjacent property, plant or…

(605 ILCS 5/9-119) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-119) Sec. 9-119. Whoever wilfully drives upon, picks, removes, destroys, cuts down, or in any manner injures any tree, shrub, plant or flower planted or growing within the right-of-way of any public highway, shall be guilty of a petty offe…

(605 ILCS 5/9-119.5) Sec. 9-119.5. Hay harvesting permit. (a) The Department may issue a hay harvesting permit authorizing the mowing and harvesting of hay on a specified right-of-way in this State. An owner or owner's designee has priority until July 30 of each year to receive a…

(605 ILCS 5/9-119.6) Sec. 9-119.6. Switchgrass production permit. (a) The Department may issue a switchgrass production permit authorizing the planting and harvesting of switchgrass on a specified right-of-way in this State. An owner or owner's designee has priority until March 1…

(605 ILCS 5/9-121) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-121) Sec. 9-121. It is unlawful for any person to deposit in a public highway or rest area weeds, trash, garbage or other offensive matter or any broken bottles, glass, boards containing projecting nails or any other thing likely to cause …