R97-173 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT - Laserfiche WebLink

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. � �� • r - � � �1 �,� r�� AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the STATE OF ILLINOIS, acting by and through the Illinois Department of Transportation, hereinafter called the STATE, and the CITY OF DECATUR, in Champaign County, of the State of Illinois, hereinafter called the LOCAL AUTHORITY. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the STATE desires to experiment with the SPECIAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS shown on Exhibit 1 and listed in Exhibit 2, which exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, on road or street approaches to railroad grade crossings where the traffic signal for a subsequent STATE highway and the railroad warning signal system are interconnected; and WHEREAS, the LOCAL AUTHORY, in accordance with Section 11-304 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-304) have the responsibility and authority to place and maintain traffic control devices upon highways and roads under their jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the STATE and the LOCAL AUTHORY are empowered by the Illinois Highway Code to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the maintenance, administration, engineering, and improvement of any highway or portion thereof; and WHEREAS, an intergovernmental cooperative agreement is also an appropriate method to achieve the purposes of the STATE and the LOCAL AUTHORY, and such an agreement is authorized and encouraged by Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of 1970 and the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act"; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The STATE shall install, at its expense, experimental SPECIAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS at those locations listed in Exhibit 2, and maintain the same for a period of not to exceed three years from the date of installation, except as noted below. 2. The STATE shall maintain, at its expense, the experimental SPECIAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS at those locations listed in Exhibit 2, for the length of the experimentation period, or for not to exceed three years from the date of installation, which ever occurs first. 3. The STATE shall remove, at its expense, the experimental SPECIAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS at those locations listed in Exhibit 2, at the end of the experimentation period, or at the end of three years from the date of installation, which ever occurs first unless, at that time, said markings have been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and are required by the Illinois Manuaf on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. In the event the markers are approved and required, as described above, the LOCAL AUTHORITY shall inspect the markings and should any of the markings be unacceptable, the STATE shall upgrade the markings to meet the LOCAL AUTHORITY's approval. 1 �