| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning transportation. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the |
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| 8 | | - | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
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| 9 | | - | Section 2705-625 as follows: |
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| 10 | | - | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-625 new) |
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| 11 | | - | Sec. 2705-625. Safety improvements to State roads for |
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| 12 | | - | pedestrians and cyclists. The Department shall develop a |
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| 13 | | - | policy which ensures the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on |
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| 14 | | - | roadways within this State. The policy shall provide that |
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| 15 | | - | improvements will be made during routine maintenance and |
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| 16 | | - | within a distance of 500 feet of the maintenance work to any |
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| 17 | | - | State roads within a municipality to include, but not be |
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| 18 | | - | limited to, high visibility signage, crosswalk improvements, |
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| 19 | | - | curb bump outs, barrier protected bike lanes, and bus |
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| 20 | | - | shelters. |
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| 21 | | - | Beginning January 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a |
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| 22 | | - | semi-annual report to the General Assembly on pedestrian and |
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| 23 | | - | bicycle safety improvements on non-highway State routes that |
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| 24 | | - | have been initiated, are in progress, or are recently |
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| 25 | | - | completed. The Department shall provide the reports every June |
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| 26 | | - | 30th and January 1st thereafter. |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the |
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| 7 | + | 5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
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| 8 | + | 6 Section 2705-625 as follows: |
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| 9 | + | 7 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-625 new) |
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| 10 | + | 8 Sec. 2705-625. Safety improvements to State roads for |
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| 11 | + | 9 pedestrians and cyclists. The Department shall develop a |
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| 12 | + | 10 policy which ensures the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on |
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| 13 | + | 11 roadways within this State. The policy shall provide that |
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| 14 | + | 12 improvements will be made during routine maintenance and |
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| 15 | + | 13 within a distance of 500 feet of the maintenance work to any |
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| 16 | + | 14 State roads within a municipality to include, but not be |
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| 17 | + | 15 limited to, high visibility signage, crosswalk improvements, |
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| 18 | + | 16 curb bump outs, barrier protected bike lanes, and bus |
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| 19 | + | 17 shelters. |
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| 20 | + | 18 Beginning January 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a |
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| 21 | + | 19 semi-annual report to the General Assembly on pedestrian and |
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| 22 | + | 20 bicycle safety improvements on non-highway State routes that |
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| 23 | + | 21 have been initiated, are in progress, or are recently |
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| 24 | + | 22 completed. The Department shall provide the reports every June |
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| 25 | + | 23 30th and January 1st thereafter. |
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