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Ordinance providing for the establishment of an altered speed zone for 40 M.P.H. (currently 55 M.P.H.) on Edwards Road, located in Newport Township, in conformity with Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Staff Summary
· Township Highway Speed Zone Ordinance: Edwards Road (Newport Township)
· Ordinances are required to establish speed zones.
· The necessary speed study has been undertaken.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF LAKE
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN ALTERED SPEED ZONE - TOWNSHIP ROADS
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED by the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the basic statutory vehicular speed limits established by Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes is greater, or less, than is reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions found to exist on the township road listed in the following Schedule and which is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois.
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that an engineering and traffic investigation, requested by the Township Highway Commissioner, has been made upon the township road(s) listed in the Schedule in accordance with a County Policy for establishing altered speed zones on Township and County Highways prepared by the County Engineer and approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 and Section 5/11-301 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes; and,
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that by virtue of Section 5/11-604 of the above Chapter, this Board determines and declares that reasonable and safe absolute maximum speed limits upon those township roads described in the Schedule shall be as stated herein.
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum speed limits for the zone or zones of said township roads described in the Schedule shall be erected by the appropriate Township Highway Commissioner.
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