625 ILCS 5/11-908
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 11 - Rules Of The Road

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-908)Sec. 11-908. Vehicle approaching or entering a highway construction or  maintenance  area or zone.(a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any  authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work upon a highway  within any highway construction or maintenance area indicated by  official traffic-control devices.(a-1) Upon entering a construction or maintenance zone  when workers are present, a  person who drives a vehicle shall:(1) proceeding with due caution, make a lane change     into a lane not adjacent to that of the workers present, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or(2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of     the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe.(a-2) A person who violates subsection (a-1) of this  Section commits a business  offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $25,000.  It is a factor in  aggravation if the person committed the offense while in violation of Section  11-501 of this Code.(a-3) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section  results in damage to the property of another person, in addition to any other  penalty imposed,  the person's driving privileges shall be suspended for a fixed  period of not less than 90 days and not more than one year.(a-4) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section  results in injury to another person, in addition to any other penalty imposed,  the person's driving privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not  less  than 180  days and not more than 2 years.(a-5) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section  results in the death of  another person, in addition to any other penalty imposed,  the person's driving privileges shall be suspended for 2 years.(a-6) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record of a judgment  entered against a person under subsection (a-1) of this  Section:(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the     mandatory period; or(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by     the appropriate mandatory period.(b) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any  authorized vehicle obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway  whenever the vehicle engaged in construction or maintenance work  displays flashing lights as provided in Section 12-215 of this Act.(c) The driver of a vehicle shall stop if signaled to do so by a  flagger or a traffic control signal and remain in such position until  signaled to proceed. If a driver of a vehicle fails to stop when signaled  to do so by a flagger, the flagger is authorized to report such offense to  the State's  Attorney or authorized prosecutor.  The penalties imposed for a violation of this subsection (c) shall be in  addition to any penalties imposed for a violation of subsection (a-1).  (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-172, eff. 1-1-20.)