THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, STACK, BREWSTER, RAFFERTY, WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, SOLOBAY, FONTANA, FERLO, MENSCH AND PIPPY, JANUARY 9, 2012

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 9, 2012  

AN ACT

Designating a bridge on that portion of U.S. Route 202 Parkway

over Pennsylvania Route 309, Montgomery Township, Montgomery

County as the Dr. Robert R. Kuhn Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Dr. Robert R. Kuhn Bridge.

(a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1)  Dr. Robert R. Kuhn was recognized by The Partnership

Transportation Management Association for his tireless

support of transportation issues in Montgomery Township,

Montgomery County, including the Route 202 project for

relieving traffic congestion.

(2)  Dr. Kuhn was instrumental in ensuring that township

land remained undeveloped and preserved for the construction

of the new 8.6 mile Route 202 Parkway between Route 63 (Welsh

Road) and Route 611 in Montgomery and Bucks counties.

(3)  Dr. Kuhn has been involved in local government in

Montgomery County for over three decades. He served as a

Montgomery Township supervisor for 30 years. He was elected

to the board of supervisors in 1978 and served until 2007.

Prior to that time, he served on the township's planning

commission from June 1972 to December 1977.

(4)  As a Montgomery Township supervisor, Dr. Kuhn

reviewed subdivision approvals of developing properties

between County Line and Horsham Roads. He was successful in

requiring and securing a deed of conveyance from properties

within the then-prospective pathway of this bypass to the

Commonwealth, which resulted in acquisition of practically

all of the needed land in the area without condemnation,

negotiation and payment by the Commonwealth.

(5)  As a Montgomery Township supervisor, Dr. Kuhn

prevented developers and owners of commercial and shopping

center development from building within the prospective

pathway of the bypass between Routes 309 and 63, thus

preventing erection of buildings within that area and

securing good planning of these developments as related to

the proposed Route 202 bypass.

(6)  Dr. Kuhn was tireless in his efforts to build

consensus for approval of the bypass in adjacent

municipalities and Montgomery and Bucks counties and among

authorities of the Department of Transportation of the

Commonwealth.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge on U.S. Route 202 Parkway over

Pennsylvania Route 309 in Montgomery Township, Montgomery

County, is hereby designated as the Dr. Robert R. Kuhn Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to

traffic in both directions.

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.