HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1732 PRINTER'S NO. 2225
No. 1332 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY WHITE AND SLOCUM, MARCH 14, 2000
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 10, 2000
AN ACT
1 Designating a portion of U.S. Route 62, Pennsylvania Route 8 in
2 Venango County as the Colonel Francis S. Gabreski Highway; <--
3 DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, STATE
4 ROUTE 43, AS THE J. BARRY STOUT EXPRESSWAY; DESIGNATING A
5 PORTION OF THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, STATE ROUTE 43, AS THE
6 JAMES J. MANDERINO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING THE TWIN
7 BRIDGES AT MILEPOST 45 OF THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY AS THE
8 JOE MONTANA BRIDGES; DESIGNATING STATE ROUTE 1077 IN DONORA
9 BOROUGH AND CARROLL TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AS THE STAN
10 MUSIAL BYWAY; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 24 IN YORK
11 COUNTY AS THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION HIGHWAY;
12 DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY AS THE
13 BRADDOCK'S CROSSING BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE
14 MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, STATE ROUTE 43, AS THE MEDAL OF HONOR
15 HIGHWAY; AND DESIGNATING A CERTAIN BRIDGE ON STATE ROUTE 1002
16 OVER FRENCH CREEK IN VENANGO BOROUGH, CRAWFORD COUNTY, AS THE
17 VENANGO VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Colonel Francis S. Gabreski Highway.
21 (A) DESIGNATION.--The section of U.S. Route 62, Pennsylvania <--
22 Route 8 in Venango County from the Franklin City line at segment
23 320 proceeding northbound to the Oil City line at segment 470 is
24 hereby designated as the Colonel Francis S. Gabreski Highway.
1 Section 2. Signs. <--
2 The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain
3 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND <--
4 MAINTAIN appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
5 both northbound and southbound traffic.
6 SECTION 2. J. BARRY STOUT EXPRESSWAY. <--
7 (A) DECLARATION OF POLICY.--
8 (1) ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ARE CRUCIAL TO THE
9 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND ECONOMIC INTEGRITY OF A COMMUNITY.
10 (2) SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HAS FOR MANY YEARS ENDURED
11 CONGESTION OF TRAFFIC AND POOR FEEDER ROUTES IN THE GENERAL
12 NORTH-SOUTH PATTERN BETWEEN THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY AND THE
13 CITY OF PITTSBURGH WHICH HAVE THREATENED THE SAFETY OF THE
14 PUBLIC AND THWARTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
15 (3) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD ARTERY FOR
16 THE NORTH-SOUTH PATTERN IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FROM
17 INTERSTATE 68 IN WEST VIRGINIA TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH WILL
18 RELIEVE SUCH CONGESTION, PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY, REDUCE
19 THE THREAT OF CATASTROPHE FROM THE TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY
20 COMBUSTIBLE AND TOXIC MATERIALS IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS,
21 AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE
22 PUBLIC.
23 (4) SINCE HIS ELECTION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1971,
24 J. BARRY STOUT OF BENTLEYVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, HAS
25 ADVOCATED AN EXPANDED STATE ROAD NETWORK, INCLUDING A
26 MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY AND A SOUTHERN BELTWAY CONNECTOR WHICH
27 WOULD LINK TO THE GREATER PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
28 (5) SENATOR J. BARRY STOUT HAS TIRELESSLY AND
29 RELENTLESSLY PURSUED CONSTRUCTION OF A NORTH-SOUTH ROAD
30 ARTERY AND ITS CONNECTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PUBLIC
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1 SAFETY, WELFARE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ALL OF
2 SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IT IS A FITTING TRIBUTE THAT A
3 PORTION OF THIS NORTH-SOUTH ROAD ARTERY BE DESIGNATED IN HIS
4 HONOR.
5 (6) IN 1985 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED SENATE BILL
6 NO.441, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW AS THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30,
7 1985 (P.L.240, NO.61), KNOWN AS THE TURNPIKE ORGANIZATION,
8 EXTENSION AND TOLL ROAD CONVERSION ACT. SENATOR STOUT SERVED
9 ON THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE WHICH REACHED THE FINAL
10 AGREEMENT ON THE LANGUAGE FOR THE LANDMARK LEGISLATION WHICH
11 AUTHORIZED THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY.
12 (B) DESIGNATION.--THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, STATE ROUTE
13 43, BEGINNING AT THE INTERCHANGE WITH INTERSTATE 70 IN
14 FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND CONTINUING NORTH TO
15 THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY LINE IS DESIGNATED AS THE J. BARRY STOUT
16 EXPRESSWAY. APPROPRIATE SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED AND MAINTAINED BY
17 THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION.
18 SECTION 3. JAMES J. MANDERINO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
19 THE SECTION OF STATE ROUTE 43, BEGINNING AT THE INTERCHANGE
20 WITH INTERSTATE 70 IN FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
21 AND CONTINUING SOUTH UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH UNITED STATES
22 ROUTE 40 IN CENTERVILLE AND CALIFORNIA BOROUGHS, WASHINGTON
23 COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE JAMES J. MANDERINO MEMORIAL
24 HIGHWAY. APPROPRIATE SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED AND MAINTAINED BY THE
25 PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION.
26 SECTION 4. JOE MONTANA BRIDGES.
27 THE TWIN BRIDGES ON STATE ROUTE 43 AT THE MILEPOST 45 OVER
28 MINGO CREEK IN UNION TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY NEAR STATE
29 ROUTE 136 AND RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL ARE DESIGNATED AS THE JOE
30 MONTANA BRIDGES. APPROPRIATE SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED AND
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1 MAINTAINED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION.
2 SECTION 5. STAN MUSIAL BYWAY.
3 THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF STATE ROUTE 1077 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF
4 DONORA AND CARROLL TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS
5 THE STAN MUSIAL BYWAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL
6 ERECT AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE ROAD SIGNS.
7 SECTION 6. 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION HIGHWAY.
8 THE PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 24 FROM HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP TO ITS
9 TERMINUS IN MOUNT WOLF BOROUGH OF YORK COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AND
10 SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION
11 HIGHWAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
12 MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS IDENTIFYING THE ABOVE PORTION OF ROAD
13 AS THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION HIGHWAY.
14 SECTION 7. BRADDOCK'S CROSSING BRIDGE.
15 THE BRIDGE ON THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY
16 CROSSING THE MONONGAHELA RIVER BETWEEN DUQUESNE AND EAST
17 PITTSBURGH IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AS THE BRADDOCK'S
18 CROSSING BRIDGE. THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION SHALL
19 ERECT AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS.
20 SECTION 8. THE MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY.
21 THE MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, STATE ROUTE 43, BEGINNING AT THE
22 INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 51 IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND
23 CONTINUING NORTH UNTIL THE CONNECTION WITH INTERSTATE 376 AT
24 MONROEVILLE AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, IS
25 DESIGNATED AS THE MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY. APPROPRIATE SIGNS
26 SHALL BE POSTED AND MAINTAINED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE
27 COMMISSION.
28 SECTION 9. VENANGO VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
29 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE OVER THE FRENCH CREEK, NOW
30 KNOWN AS GRAVEL RUN BRIDGE, ON STATE ROUTE 1002 IN VENANGO
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1 BOROUGH, CRAWFORD COUNTY, IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE
2 KNOWN AS THE VENANGO VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
3 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
4 MAINTAIN SIGNS WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF VENANGO VETERANS
5 MEMORIAL BRIDGE AT EACH END OF THE BRIDGE SO DESIGNATED IN
6 SUBSECTION (A).
7 Section 3. Effective date. <--
8 This act shall take effect immediately.
9 SECTION 10. REPEAL. <--
10 ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS ARE REPEALED INSOFAR AS THEY ARE
11 INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.
12 SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
13 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS:
14 (1) SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60
15 DAYS.
16 (2) SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JUNE 11,
17 2001.
18 (3) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT
19 IMMEDIATELY.
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