Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings, unless the intersection where the trail crosses the highway is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign. Provides that if the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned bicycle trails has actual knowledge of an emergency or safety hazard that creates a dangerous condition on a publicly owned paved bicycle trail, the authority shall take reasonable steps to erect temporary signage or other warning markers, including, but not limited to, cones, barricades, or drums, alerting pedestrians or cyclists of the dangerous condition. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings, unless the crossing (rather than the intersection where the trail crosses the highway) is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign. Provides that the Illinois Department of Transportation with reference to State highways under its jurisdiction, and the local authority with reference to other highways under its jurisdiction, shall erect or install permanent signage or markings warning vehicular traffic in advance of bicycle trail crossings, unless the highway approaches to the crossing are controlled by an official traffic control device.
House Committee Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings, unless the crossing (rather than the intersection where the trail crosses the highway) is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign. Provides that the Illinois Department of Transportation with reference to State highways under its jurisdiction, and the local authority with reference to other highways under its jurisdiction, shall erect or install permanent signage or markings warning vehicular traffic in advance of bicycle trail crossings, unless the highway approaches to the crossing are controlled by an official traffic control device. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 3: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned paved bicycle trails in the State shall erect permanent regulatory or warning signage alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings, unless the crossing (rather than the intersection where the trail crosses the highway) is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign. Provides that the Department of Transportation with reference to State highways under its jurisdiction, and the local authority with reference to other highways under its jurisdiction, shall erect or install permanent signage or markings warning vehicular traffic in advance of bicycle trail crossings, unless the highway approaches to the crossing are controlled by an official traffic control device. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 625 ILCS 5/11
Engrossed: 625 ILCS 5/11