City of Chicago Highway Authority AgreementChicago Highway Authority Agreement • November 29th, 2022
Contract Type FiledNovember 29th, 2022The highway authority agreement, also known as a "right-of-way agreement," is entered into by a site owner/applicant to the Illinois EPA's Site Remediation Program and the City of Chicago. The site owner analyzes and documents contamination from his or her site that has affected the public right-of-way. With the highway authority agreement, the City in turn agrees to use its permitting process to limit access to the contamination. When road and utility workers and others need to access the soil or groundwater in the right-of-way, appropriate safety measures and proper disposal of any contaminated material must be arranged.