A NEW STATE LAW AIMS TO PREVENT REPEATED ACCIDENTS AT LOW BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS IN ILLINOIS.

THE LAW CREATES A PILOT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE IF EARLY WARNING DEVICES LIKE “LIDAR” TECHNOLOGY, RADAR AND SPECIAL SIGNAGE CAN HELP PREVENT CRASHES. IT WAS SPONSORED BY SENATOR RACHEL VENTURA OF JOLIET.

VENTURA SAYS THESE CRASHES ARE A PROBLEM IN HER AREA AND OTHERS.

THE LAW WILL SURELY BE PUT TO GOOD USE IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS, WHERE THE HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE IN LONG GROVE HAS BEEN STRUCK 50 TIMES SINCE IT REOPENED IN 2020.