Macrito v. Zaverdas

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants dismissing counts III and IV of her complaint. The sole issue presented is whether the circuit court correctly ruled that the provisions of “An Act to protect workers and the general public from injury or death during construction or repair of bridges and highways within the State of Illinois” (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 121, pars. 314.1 through 314.8) do not apply where two-way flow of traffic has been maintained through a highway construction site.

We affirm.

On September 13, 1984, at approximately 10 a.m.,…