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PA HB1597

PA HB1597
Designating the highway interchange of U.S. Route 222 with Mohns Hill Road, Cumru Township, Berks County, as the Corporal Mahlon L. Fink Iwo Jima Memorial Highway Interchange; designating the portion of State Route 1015, also known as Knights Road, between State Route 63 and U.S. Route 13 in the City of Philadelphia as the Sergeant James O'Connor IV Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57213, carrying State Route 1036 over Six Mile Run, Broad Top Township, Bedford Cou


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Introduced
06/10/2019
In Committee
06/24/2020
Crossed Over
12/16/2019
Passed
06/29/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/01/2020

Introduced Session

2019-2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act designating the highway interchange of U.S. Route 222 with Mohns Hill Road, Cumru Township, Berks County, as the Corporal Mahlon L. Fink Iwo Jima Memorial Highway Interchange; designating the portion of State Route 1015, also known as Knights Road, between State Route 63 and U.S. Route 13 in the City of Philadelphia as the Sergeant James O'Connor IV Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57213, carrying State Route 1036 over Six Mile Run, Broad Top Township, Bedford County, as the Sergeant David Leon Barber Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 52785, on that portion of State Route 4027 over Bald Eagle Creek, Snyder Township, Blair County, as the Cpl. Donald L. Westley Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 48976, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 669 that crosses the Casselman River at the west end of Ord Street, Salisbury Borough, Somerset County, as the Sergeant Stephen M. Minick Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 31586, on that portion of State Route 2004 carrying Broadway Street over the Casselman River, in Summit Township, Somerset County, as the Airman Michael L. Menser Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 15279, on that portion of State Route 2025, also known as Morton Avenue, over Stony Creek in Morton Borough, Delaware County, as the Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 2012 in Monroe County as the Reverend Dr. Bishop William Earl Lee Highway; designating the bridge on I-70 in Westmoreland County over the Youghiogheny River as the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge; designating the portion of County Line Road (SR 2038) between N. Warminster Road and Newtown Road in Bucks County as the Captain William J. Ahlum Memorial Highway; and designating the portion of County Line Road (SR 2038) between N. Warminster Road and Jacksonville Road in Bucks County, as the Specialist 4 Harold E. Cashman Memorial Highway.

AI Summary

This bill designates several highway interchanges, bridges, and roads in Pennsylvania to honor the memory and service of various military and law enforcement personnel. Specifically, it: 1) Designates the highway interchange of U.S. Route 222 with Mohns Hill Road in Berks County as the Corporal Mahlon L. Fink Iwo Jima Memorial Highway Interchange, in honor of a Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II. 2) Designates the portion of State Route 1015 (Knights Road) between State Route 63 and U.S. Route 13 in Philadelphia as the Sergeant James O'Connor IV Memorial Highway, in honor of a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty. 3) Designates several other bridges and highways across the state to honor various military veterans and first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice. The bill provides background information on each individual being honored and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signage for the designated roadways and bridges.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (27)

Last Action

Act No. 47 (on 07/01/2020)

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