Chapter 605 — ROADS AND BRIDGES

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.13) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.13) Sec. 7-202.13. The payment of any municipal indebtedness which has been or may be incurred in the completion of any improvement or maintenance described in this Division, or in the payment of engineering costs in connection ther…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.14) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.14) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 7-202.14. Any municipality may by ordinance of the corporate authorities turn over a portion of its allotment to: (a) a local Mass Transit District if the municipality crea…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.15) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.15) Sec. 7-202.15. The construction, maintenance, or repair of sidewalks or other pedestrian paths located within the right of way of any street in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 88-580, eff. 1-1-95.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.16) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.16) Sec. 7-202.16. The payment for engineering studies for and studies to determine the feasibility of constructing a toll bridge to cross a river within this State or forming a border between this and another State. If bonds are is…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.17) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.17) Sec. 7-202.17. Any municipality may also by ordinance use motor fuel tax funds to acquire property for the purpose of providing off street parking and to construct and maintain such parking areas. Any revenue derived from the us…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.18) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.18) Sec. 7-202.18. The payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued for construction or improvement of highways within the municipality. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.19) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.19) Sec. 7-202.19. Any municipality may also by ordinance use motor fuel tax funds for operation and maintenance of motor vehicle safety inspection lanes, when such lanes are of a permanent nature and in operation on a regular basis…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.1a) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.1a) Sec. 7-202.1a. The construction and maintenance of county highways and county highway extensions in the municipality. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 427.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.1b) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.1b) Sec. 7-202.1b. Construction and maintenance of any municipal street designated as a part of the federal aid primary, or the federal aid urban system of streets within the municipality. (Source: P.A. 85-1010.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.1c) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.1c) Sec. 7-202.1c. Twenty-five percent of all funds received pursuant to the Motor Fuel Tax Law by municipalities over 500,000 population shall be expended only for the reconstruction, maintenance, repair or improvement of non-arter…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.2) Sec. 7-202.2. The construction and maintenance of municipal streets and alleys as may be designated by the corporate authorities and approved by the Department. (Source: P.A. 78-1274.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.20) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.20) Sec. 7-202.20. Any municipality may also by ordinance use motor fuel tax funds to place, erect, and maintain signs or surface markings or both to indicate officially designated bicycle routes along streets within the municipalit…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.21) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.21) Sec. 7-202.21. The construction and maintenance of grade separations and approaches thereto which replace or avoid grade crossings at intersections of municipal streets and railroad tracks. (Source: P.A. 77-1849.)

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.21a) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.21a) Sec. 7-202.21a. The formula allocation for municipalities for the distribution of motor fuel tax funds, provided for in Section 8 in the "Motor Fuel Tax Law", may be used by the municipal authority for the maintenance or impro…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.22) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.22) Sec. 7-202.22. If the formula for the distribution of motor fuel tax funds, provided for in Section 8 of the "Motor Fuel Tax Law", approved March 25, 1929, as amended, is changed from that in effect on January 1, 1974, so that t…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.3) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.3) Sec. 7-202.3. The construction and maintenance of extensions of municipal streets outside the corporate limits of the municipality, including parts of such streets that extend into another municipality if such construction and mai…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.4) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.4) Sec. 7-202.4. The construction and maintenance of extensions of municipal streets within the corporate limits of any park district whose territorial limits are coterminous with the territorial limits of the municipality. (Source: …

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.5) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.5) Sec. 7-202.5. The construction or maintenance, or both, on municipal streets on which such construction is authorized by law, of: (a) Official traffic control signals, or (b) Permanently mounted school crossing signals meeting the…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.6) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.6) Sec. 7-202.6. The construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of street lighting systems on improved municipal streets, county highways or State highways and streets or thoroughfares constructed and paid for by special…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.7) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.7) Sec. 7-202.7. Construction or maintenance of storm sewers-Municipal streets-County highways-State highways.) The construction or maintenance of storm sewers and appurtenances thereto, or combination storm and sanitary sewers and a…

(605 ILCS 5/7-202.8) (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.8) Sec. 7-202.8. The construction, reconstruction and maintenance of pedestrian subways or over head crossings under or over municipal streets, county highways or State highways in the municipality; provided the Department finds that…

(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 …