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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CLASS II TRUCK ROUTE
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois by its General Assembly has enacted the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, 625 ILCS 5/1-126.1 provides that local authorities may designate Class II Truck Route highways within their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Moving South Cook plan emphasizes the accommodation of truck movements needed to support commercial activity while balancing concerns about truck traffic by County residents; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is desirous of designating truck routes under their jurisdiction in order to provide clarity to truckers about which routes they are expected to take;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby designate the following portion of roadways as listed as Class II Truck Routes:
Route/ Beginning Ending Length (mi)
Street Name Termini Termini
115th St Ridgeland Av IL 50 2.0
123rd St Kostner Av Pulaski Rd 0.5
138th St Ashland Av Cottage Grove Av 3.25
167th St IL 50 Dixie Hwy 3.7
Center Av US 6 171st St 1.5
Cottage Grove Av Glenwood Dyer Rd Sauk Trail 3.6
Joe Orr Rd State St Torrence Av 3.1
Sauk Trail East End Av IL 394 2.9
State St Joe Orr Rd Sauk Trail 2.6
Pulaski Rd 127th St 131st St 0.5
; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County of Cook in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/15-116 which requires local public agencies to provide the Department of Transportation with reference contact names and telephone numbers provides contact information as follows:
Jennifer “Sis” Killen, P.E., PTOE, Superintendent, (312) 603-1656
Tara Orbon, P.E., Assistant Superintendent, (312) 603-1745
Jesse Elam, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy, (312) 603-1652; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit three (3) certified originals of this resolution to the district office of the Department of Transportation along with a location map indicating the roadways being classified.
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