Transportation Ordinance
421 N. COUNTY FARM, WHEATON, IL 60187
www.dupagecounty.gov
File #: DT-O-0047-23 Agenda Date: 2/21/2023 Agenda #: 18.C.
ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMIT WINFIELD TOWNSHIP
PURNELL ROAD FROM WINFIELD ROAD TO 2,732 FEET SOUTHEAST OF GARYS MILL ROAD FROM 40 MPH TO 35 MPH
WHEREAS, at the request of the Winfield Township Highway Commissioner, an engineering and traffic
investigation has been conducted to determine the reasonable and proper speed limit along Purnell
Road, from Winfield Road to 2,732 feet southeast of Garys Mill Road in Winfield Township; and
WHEREAS, the basic statutory vehicular speed limit established by Section 625 ILCS 5/11-601 of the
Illinois Compiled Statutes is greater than that considered reasonable and proper along said street
noted in the following schedule, for which Winfield Township has maintenance responsibility and
which are not under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
SCHEDULE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Board of DuPage County, Illinois, that by virtue of
Section 625 ILCS 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, this Board determines and declares
that reasonable and proper absolute maximum speed limit upon the above referenced street shall be
as stated therein; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that upon approval of this Ordinance, signs giving notice thereof shall be
erected in conformance with the standards and specifications contained in the Illinois Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately after the erection of
said signs giving notice of the maximum speed limit; and
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File #: DT-O-0047-23 Agenda Date: 2/21/2023 Agenda #: 18.C.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to forward one (1) certified copy
of this Ordinance to the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
Enacted and approved this 28ᵗʰ day of February, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK
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