A coalition of Illinois road contractors, suppliers and engineering companies has appealed a state appellate court ruling that says the Safe Roads Amendment, passed by a majority of voters in 2016, applies only to the state and not to the taxes and other revenue collected by home-rule counties and municipalities.
The language of the Safe Roads Amendment, passed by the voters by a nearly four-to-one margin in November 2016, requires funds generated from transportation to be used on "construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, inner city passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation."