Chapter 605, ROADS AND BRIDGES

(605 ILCS 110/1.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 193a.1) Sec. 1.1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bridge Pier Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(605 ILCS 10/1.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-1.1) Sec. 1.1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Toll Highway Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(605 ILCS 115/10) (from Ch. 137, par. 10) Sec. 10. Every toll bridge shall be built with a good and substantial railing or siding, at least four and a half feet high, and no toll shall be collected for passing any bridge that has not such railing or siding. (Source: R.S. 1874, p.…

(605 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-10) Sec. 10. The Authority shall have power: (a) To pass resolutions, make by-laws, rules and regulations for the management, regulation and control of its affairs, and to fix tolls, and to make, enact and enforce all needful rules and reg…

(605 ILCS 145/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Broadband infrastructure" means wires, cables, fiber optic lines, conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber optic or other cables that accommodate current or future broadband and wireless facilities for broadban…

(605 ILCS 140/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2028) Sec. 10. Controlling law. This Act supersedes Section 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. This Act does not supersede Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (Source: P.A. 104-18, eff. 6-30-25.)

(605 ILCS 130/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agreement" means a public private agreement. "Contractor" means a person that has been selected to enter or has entered into a public private agreement with the Department on behalf of the State for the development, fi…

(605 ILCS 127/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Illinois Department of Transportation. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. "United States Armed Forces" means any branch of the United States Military, in…

(605 ILCS 125/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "DUI memorial marker" means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash caused by a driver under t…

(605 ILCS 120/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: "Group" means members or employees of civic or not-for-profit organizations, and commercial or private enterprises, who have requested to participate, or are participating in, an Adopt-A-Highway program. "Litter" m…

(605 ILCS 130/100) Sec. 100. Labor. (a) The public private agreement shall require the contractor to enter into a project labor agreement. (b) The public private agreement shall require all construction contractors to comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of the Illinois …

(605 ILCS 120/100) Sec. 100. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-1118.)

(605 ILCS 130/105) Sec. 105. Law enforcement. (a) All law enforcement officers of the State and of each affected local jurisdiction have the same powers and jurisdiction within the boundaries of the Illiana Expressway as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction. (b) La…

(605 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-11) Sec. 11. The Authority shall have power: (a) To enter upon lands, waters and premises in the State for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as may be necessary, expedient or convenient for the purposes o…

(605 ILCS 10/11.1) Sec. 11.1. Public-private partnerships. The Authority may exercise all powers granted to it under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. (Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)

(605 ILCS 10/11.2) Sec. 11.2. Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. The Authority may exercise all powers granted to it under the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into all contracts or agreements nec…

(605 ILCS 130/110) Sec. 110. Term of agreement; reversion of property to the Department. (a) The Department shall terminate the contractor's authority and duties under the public private agreement on the date set forth in the public private agreement. (b) Upon termination of the …

(605 ILCS 130/115) Sec. 115. Additional powers of the Department with respect to the Illiana Expressway. (a) The Department may exercise any powers provided under this Act in participation or cooperation with any governmental entity and enter into any contracts to facilitate that…

(605 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-12) Sec. 12. The Authority shall erect and maintain at connecting roads on each toll highway suitable signs showing the name of the chief accessible traffic generator in either direction along each such connecting road. The size and design…

(605 ILCS 115/12) (from Ch. 137, par. 12) Sec. 12. Every person or corporation owning or operating a bridge over any navigable water course shall keep the channel thereof, above and below the bridge, free and clear from all deposits in any wise prejudicial to the navigation there…

(605 ILCS 130/120) Sec. 120. Prohibited local action; home rule. A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not take any action that would have the effect of impairing the public private agreement under this Act. This Section is a denial and limitation of home ru…

(605 ILCS 130/125) Sec. 125. Powers liberally construed. The powers conferred by this Act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish their purposes and shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If any other law or rule is inconsisten…

(605 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-13) Sec. 13. The Authority is authorized, without limitation to the foregoing powers, to accept grants from and enter into contracts, leases, or other transactions with the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, necessary or expedient …

(605 ILCS 115/13) (from Ch. 137, par. 13) Sec. 13. Every person who shall willfully break, throw, draw or injure any gate erected on any toll bridge, or shall forcibly or fraudulently pass over any such bridge without having first paid or tendered the legal toll, shall be deemed …

(605 ILCS 130/130) Sec. 130. Full and complete authority. This Act contains full and complete authority for agreements and leases with private entities to carry out the activities described in this Act. Except as otherwise required by law, no procedure, proceedings, publications,…

(605 ILCS 130/135) Sec. 135. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 96-913, eff. 6-9-10.)

(605 ILCS 10/14) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-14) Sec. 14. (a) The Authority shall, prior to the commencement of any engineering and traffic study or studies to determine the feasibility of constructing additional toll highways within the State of Illinois, submit to the Governor for …

(605 ILCS 115/14) (from Ch. 137, par. 14) Sec. 14. When it shall be necessary, for the establishment, erection, repair, extension or reconstruction of any toll bridge of public utility (including all necessary approaches thereto) that may be authorized to be established or erecte…

(605 ILCS 10/14.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-14.1) Sec. 14.1. The Authority shall, prior to the issuance of any bonds under this Act, except refunding bonds, prepare and submit to the Governor for his approval preliminary plans showing the proposed location of the route or routes o…

(605 ILCS 10/14.2) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-14.2) Sec. 14.2. Prior to submission of preliminary plans to the Governor, the Authority shall hold a public hearing at which any person may appear, express opinions, suggestions or objections or direct inquiries relating to the proposed…

(605 ILCS 130/15) Sec. 15. Public private agreement authorized. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department on behalf of the State may, pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process governed by the Illinois Procurement Code and rules adopted…

(605 ILCS 127/15) Sec. 15. Heroes Way Designation Program. (a) Any person who is related by marriage, adoption, or consanguinity within the second degree to a member of the United States Armed Forces who was killed in action while performing active military duty with the Armed Fo…

(605 ILCS 10/15) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-15) Sec. 15. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, shall be ex officio attorney for the said Authority and he shall be its legal adviser and legal representative. In addition to the specific duties imposed upon the said Attorney G…

(605 ILCS 125/15) Sec. 15. Participation in the Roadside Memorial program. (a) A qualified relative of a victim may make a request for the installation of a memorial marker in a supporting jurisdiction using an application developed by the supporting jurisdiction. The supporting …

(605 ILCS 115/15) (from Ch. 137, par. 15) Sec. 15. Whenever the county board of any county shall deem it for the public interest that any toll bridge in such county should be made a free bridge, it may take and condemn the same for that purpose, in the manner then provided by law…

(605 ILCS 145/15) Sec. 15. Dig once. (a) The Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall consult with the State-Wide One-Call Notice System to jointly deve…

(605 ILCS 120/15) Sec. 15. Participation in Adopt-A-Highway Program. Groups may apply to a sponsoring jurisdiction for participation in the jurisdiction's Adopt-A-Highway program. The sponsoring jurisdiction shall establish the terms and procedures groups must follow in applying …

(605 ILCS 10/16) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-16) Sec. 16. All contracts let for the construction of any work authorized to be done under the provisions of the Act, where the amount thereof is in excess of a small purchase amount, as defined in Section 20-20 of the Illinois Procuremen…

(605 ILCS 115/16) Sec. 16. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-10…

(605 ILCS 10/16.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-16.1) Sec. 16.1. (A) All contracts for services or supplies required from time to time by the Authority in the maintenance and operation of any toll highway or part thereof under the provisions of this Act or all direct contracts for sup…

(605 ILCS 10/16.2) Sec. 16.2. Financial benefit prohibited. (a) A director, employee, or agent of the Authority may not receive a financial benefit from a contract let by the Authority during his or her term of service with the Authority and for a period of one year following the…

(605 ILCS 10/16.3) Sec. 16.3. Consistent with general law, the Authority shall: (a) set goals for the award of contracts to disadvantaged businesses and attempt to meet the goals; (b) attempt to identify disadvantaged businesses that provide or have the potential to provide suppl…

(605 ILCS 10/17) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-17) Sec. 17. (a) The Authority may from time to time issue bonds for any lawful purpose including, without limitation, the costs of issuance thereof and all such bonds or other obligations of the Authority issued pursuant to this Act shall…

(605 ILCS 130/17) Sec. 17. Procurement; prequalification. The Department may establish a process for prequalification of offerors. If the Department does create such a process, it shall: (i) provide a public notice of the prequalification at least 30 days prior to the date on whi…

(605 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-18) Sec. 18. The sums of money appropriated by the General Assembly for the payment of ordinary and contingent expenses of the Authority or the payment of compensation of the members of the Authority expended as a part of the cost of a tol…

(605 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-19) Sec. 19. Toll rates. The Authority shall fix and revise from time to time, tolls or charges or rates for the privilege of using each of the toll highways constructed pursuant to this Act. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted at ra…

(605 ILCS 10/19.1) Sec. 19.1. Confidentiality of personally identifiable information obtained through electronic toll collection system. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Electronic toll collection system" is a system where a transponder, camera-based vehicle identification syst…

(605 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 121, par. 602) Sec. 2. Responsible agency; bikeways program; use of funds. (a) The Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, referred to in this Act as "the Department", is designated as the State agency responsible for developing and coordi…

(605 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-2) Sec. 2. The following words and terms as used in this Act shall have the following meanings: (a) The word "Authority" shall mean The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. (b) The word "person," shall mean any individual, firm, associati…

(605 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 137, par. 2) Sec. 2. Any person or corporation may petition the county board for leave to establish and erect a toll bridge, and if said board shall deem such bridge necessary, it may authorize the establishment and erection thereof upon such terms and …