SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1017, 1705 PRINTER'S NO. 2622
No. 909 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, MARCH 13, 1997
SENATOR CORMAN, TRANSPORTATION, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 25, 1997
AN ACT
1 Designating a section of U.S. Route 15 in Union County,
2 Pennsylvania, as the Donald L. Heiter Memorial Highway; and <--
3 designating a section of the southern tier expressway in Erie
4 County as the Forest W. Hopkins Memorial Highway. DESIGNATING <--
5 A SECTION OF ROUTE 3013 IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
6 AS THE C. VANCE DEICAS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A
7 SECTION OF S.R. 981 IN UNITY TOWNSHIP, WESTMORELAND COUNTY,
8 AS TECHNOLOGY WAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE IN CURWENSVILLE
9 BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS THE LOUIS R. DONAHUE MEMORIAL
10 BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A CERTAIN BRIDGE ON S.R. 2012 IN CASTANEA
11 TOWNSHIP, CLINTON COUNTY, AS THE CASTANEA FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL
12 BRIDGE; REDESIGNATING THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE IN THE CITY OF
13 CHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AS THE SAMUEL E.
14 DENNIS BRIDGE; AND DESIGNATING A CERTAIN BRIDGE CROSSING THE
15 JUNIATA RIVER AS THE MIFFLIN COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. Donald L. Heiter Memorial Highway.
19 (a) Highway designation.--That section of U.S. Route 15 in
20 Union County, beginning at the Lewisburg Borough and East
21 Buffalo Township line near Limestone Run, and proceeding north
22 to the Lewisburg Borough and Kelly Township line near Buffalo
23 Creek, is hereby designated and shall be known as the Donald L.
1 Heiter Memorial Highway.
2 (b) Markers.--The Department of Transportation shall erect
3 and maintain road signs, which shall display the name of Donald
4 L. Heiter Memorial Highway, at the beginning and the end of the
5 section of the highway designated in section 1 SUBSECTION (A). <--
6 Section 2. Forest W. Hopkins Memorial Highway. <--
7 (a) Highway designation.--The eight-mile segment of Route 17
8 in Erie County, from Greenfield Township to the New York State
9 line, is hereby designated and shall be known as the Forest W.
10 Hopkins Memorial Highway.
11 (b) Historical significance.--Forest W. Hopkins was a
12 committed community servant, who served with distinction as a
13 State Representative from the Fourth Legislative District from
14 1967 to 1978. Mr. Hopkins died in office in 1978.
15 (c) Markers.--Within 60 days of completion of construction
16 of the highway segment described in subsection (a), the
17 Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain road signs
18 displaying the designation "Forest W. Hopkins Memorial Highway,"
19 at the beginning and end of the highway segment.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
21 SECTION 2. C. VANCE DEICAS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. <--
22 (A) HIGHWAY DESIGNATION.--THAT SECTION OF ROUTE 3013 IN
23 WESTMORELAND COUNTY, BEGINNING ON INTERSTATE 70 AND ENDING AT
24 THE DONORA-MONESSEN BRIDGE, IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE
25 KNOWN AS THE C. VANCE DEICAS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
26 (B) MARKERS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT
27 AND MAINTAIN ROAD SIGNS, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF C.
28 VANCE DEICAS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF
29 THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY DESIGNATED IN SUBSECTION (A).
30 SECTION 3. TECHNOLOGY WAY.
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1 (A) HIGHWAY DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF S.R. 981 IN UNITY
2 TOWNSHIP, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH U.S.
3 ROUTE 30 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH GRAVEL HILL ROAD (T-705) IS
4 HEREBY DESIGNATED AS TECHNOLOGY WAY.
5 (B) MARKERS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT
6 AND MAINTAIN ROAD SIGNS WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF
7 TECHNOLOGY WAY AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE SECTION OF
8 HIGHWAY DESIGNATED IN SUBSECTION (A).
9 SECTION 4. LOUIS R. DONAHUE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
10 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE NEWLY ERECTED OVER ANDERSON
11 CREEK IN CURWENSVILLE BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, IS HEREBY
12 DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE LOUIS R. DONAHUE MEMORIAL
13 BRIDGE.
14 (B) MARKERS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT
15 AND MAINTAIN ROAD SIGNS, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF LOUIS
16 R. DONAHUE MEMORIAL BRIDGE, AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE
17 BRIDGE DESIGNATED IN SUBSECTION (A).
18 SECTION 5. CASTANEA FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
19 (A) BRIDGE DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON S.R. 2012
20 OVER THE BALD EAGLE CREEK IN CASTANEA TOWNSHIP, CLINTON COUNTY,
21 ON SEGMENT 24 AT OFFSET 435 IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE
22 KNOWN AS THE CASTANEA FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
23 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
24 MAINTAIN AT EACH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE A SIGN DISPLAYING THE NAME
25 OF THE BRIDGE.
26 SECTION 6. FIFTH STREET BRIDGE.
27 (A) BRIDGE REDESIGNATION.--THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE IN THE
28 CITY OF CHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, IS HEREBY REDESIGNATED AND
29 SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE SAMUEL E. DENNIS BRIDGE.
30 (B) MARKERS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT
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1 APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS TO INDICATE THE REDESIGNATION UNDER
2 SUBSECTION (A).
3 SECTION 7. MIFFLIN COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
4 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE CARRYING STATE ROUTE 103 OVER
5 THE JUNIATA RIVER BETWEEN LEWISTOWN BOROUGH AND GRANVILLE
6 TOWNSHIP IN MIFFLIN COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AS THE MIFFLIN COUNTY
7 VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
8 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
9 MAINTAIN AT EACH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE A SIGN STATING THE
10 DESIGNATION.
11 SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
12 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
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