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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CLASS II TRUCK ROUTE CLASSIFCIATION RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Cook, through the Superintendent of Department of Transportation and Highways is responsible for the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of certain public highways under the jurisdiction of the County of Cook; and
WHEREAS, it is the obligation of the County of Cook, through said Superintendent of Department of Transportation Highways, to keep said highways in a state of repair and condition conducive to the best interests of the public safety, convenience and necessity; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has established regulations governing weights and dimensions for commercial freight trucks, established a classification system and has designated certain routes along its highway system suitable for use based upon said classifications; and
WHEREAS, it is at the discretion of local authorities to adopt said regulations and so designate roads within their system adjacent to the State Truck Route System based upon said classification; and
WHEREAS, has the Department of Transportation and Highways has identified Center Street, Cook County Highway W52, within the corporate limits of the City of Harvey to be designated as a Class II Truck Route capable of supporting and sustaining commercial freight truck traffic loads of up to 80,000 pounds; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Highways has investigated the merits of the reclassification and determined that Center Street can support and sustain Class II truck loading; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby
designate Center Street, Cook County Highway W52, within the corporate limits of City of Harvey as a Class II Truck Route; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that signs be erected along said route designating Center Street Class II Truck Route from 159th Street to 171st Street; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force on and after its approval and that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the City of Harvey Police, the Sheriff of Cook County and to the Illinois State Police; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit two (2) CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS Resolution to the District Office of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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