Illinois Highway Code

Overview

In view of the rapid growth of the State's economy and increased use of public highways, the provision of safe and efficient highway transportation is a matter of public concern. It is the declared and continuous policy of the legislature to provide for improvement of highways and the highway transportation system as well as the preservation of investment in highways. To that end it is intended to provide for integrated and systematic planning and orderly development in accordance with actual needs. It is further declared that the provision of such a system with efficient management, operation, and control, and the elimination of congestion, crash reduction, and safety is an urgent problem and proper objective of highway legislation. It is further declared that highway transportation system development requires the cooperation of State, county, township, and municipal highway agencies and coordination of their activities on a continuous and partnership basis and the legislature intends such cooperative relationships to accomplish this purpose. It is also the intent and declared policy of the legislature that no public moneys derived from fees, excises or license taxes relating to r

Sections covered

• 605 ILCS 5/1-101This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Highway Code
• 605 ILCS 5/1-102It is the intent and declared policy of the legislature that an integrated system of highways and streets is essential to the general welfare and to the agricultural, industrial, recreational, and social development of the State
• 605 ILCS 5/1-103Roads and Bridges › 605 ILCS 5 — Illinois Highway Code › Article 1 — Short Title, Legislative Intent and Application of Code