SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 4060, 4368 PRINTER'S NO. 4728
No. 2725 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY TRELLO, PIPPY, GEIST, DeWEESE, LAUGHLIN, TURZAI,
DERMODY, MELIO, COSTA, MARKOSEK, RUBLEY, HERMAN, BARRAR,
VEON, SHANER, BEBKO-JONES, McGILL, DONATUCCI, BUNT, GEORGE,
FAIRCHILD, CALTAGIRONE, MAJOR, MANN, CAPPELLI, LEDERER,
LEWIS, WOJNAROSKI, NAILOR, TIGUE, BROOKS, STABACK,
HUTCHINSON, SCRIMENTI, J. EVANS, JOSEPHS, FEESE, BELFANTI,
GRUCELA, BROWNE, LESCOVITZ, HENNESSEY, G. WRIGHT,
BENNINGHOFF, READSHAW, ROSS, HORSEY, ADOLPH, SOLOBAY, GABIG,
McILHATTAN, ROBERTS, B. SMITH, FICHTER, CORRIGAN, HERSHEY,
KELLER, L. I. COHEN, D. EVANS, MANDERINO, HARHAI, CLYMER,
SURRA, THOMAS, WATERS AND HABAY, JUNE 19, 2002
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, NOVEMBER 26, 2002
AN ACT
1 Designating Exit 60B in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, on
2 Interstate Route 79 as the Trooper Todd C. Kelly Memorial
3 Interchange; designating a certain exit from State Route 283
4 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, as the Franklin D.
5 Linn Interchange; designating a bridge on State Route 2016
6 over Aughwick Creek in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County,
7 as the Charles Price Bridge; and designating the portion of <--
8 State Route 1006 in Lewis Township, Northumberland County, as
9 Rovendale Drive; DESIGNATING A CERTAIN BRIDGE ON SR 513 IN <--
10 BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, AS THE BENSALEM VETERANS
11 MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 901 IN
12 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AS THE POTTSVILLE MAROONS HIGHWAY;
13 DESIGNATING A PORTION OF ROUTE 441 NORTH IN EAST DONEGAL
14 TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AS THE SPANGLER
15 HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE
16 259 OVER THE CONEMAUGH RIVER BETWEEN ROBINSON, INDIANA
17 COUNTY, AND THE BOROUGH OF BOLIVAR, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, AS
18 THE WESLEY E. DODSON BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THAT
19 PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 1014 OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER,
20 WATSONTOWN BOROUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, AS THE NURSE HELEN
21 FAIRCHILD MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF U.S.
22 ROUTE 522 IN SNYDER AND MIFFLIN COUNTIES AS THE DISABLED
23 AMERICAN VETERANS HIGHWAY; AND DESIGNATING A ROAD IN
24 SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, AS WEST NICHOLSON
1 ROAD.
2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3 hereby enacts as follows:
4 Section 1. Trooper Todd C. Kelly Memorial Interchange.
5 (a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
6 declares as follows:
7 (1) Todd C. Kelly was born October 31, 1958, graduated
8 from Lincoln High School and enlisted in the Pennsylvania
9 State Police in June 1985.
10 (2) Trooper Kelly spent virtually all of his career with
11 Troop "B", Findlay Station, where he was assigned to the
12 Patrol Unit.
13 (3) Trooper Kelly received a Troop Commander's Letter of
14 Commendation for his actions during a police pursuit of a
15 stolen truck on August 28, 2000.
16 (4) Trooper Kelly served this Commonwealth with
17 distinction until his death on November 7, 2001, after being
18 struck by a vehicle while removing debris from Interstate
19 Route 79. Trooper Kelly was removing a 73-pound, 44-inch long
20 solid steel bar which posed a serious threat to public
21 safety.
22 (b) Designation.--The interchange in Robinson Township,
23 Allegheny County, known as Exit 60B on Interstate Route 79 is
24 hereby designated as the Trooper Todd C. Kelly Memorial
25 Interchange.
26 (c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect
27 appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection
28 (a).
29 Section 2. Franklin D. Linn Interchange.
30 (a) Designation.--The exit ramp within the following
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1 segments:
2 (1) eastbound SR 0300 (State Route 283) Segment
3 0060/0000 to Segment 0070/0000; and
4 (2) westbound SR 0300 (State Route 283) Segment
5 0071/0000 to Segment 0061/0000;
6 to North Union Street, Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County,
7 is hereby designated and shall be known as Franklin D. Linn
8 Interchange.
9 (b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall in
10 appropriate locations erect and maintain signs displaying the
11 name designated under subsection (a).
12 Section 3. Charles Price Bridge.
13 (a) Designation.--The bridge that carries State Route 2016,
14 Segment 50, over Aughwick Creek, just north of Rockhill Borough,
15 Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, is hereby designated and
16 shall be known as the Charles Price Bridge.
17 (b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect in
18 appropriate locations and maintain appropriate signs displaying
19 the name designated under subsection (a).
20 Section 4. Rovendale Drive.
21 (a) Designation.--The section of State Route 1006 in Lewis
22 Township, Northumberland County, is hereby designated Rovendale
23 Drive.
24 (b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
25 maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the road to
26 traffic in both directions on the highway.
27 SECTION 5. BENSALEM VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. <--
28 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE OVER POQUESSING CREEK ON SR 513
29 IN BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND
30 SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE BENSALEM VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
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1 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
2 MAINTAIN SIGNS, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE
3 DESIGNATED IN SUBSECTION (A), AT EACH END OF THE BRIDGE.
4 SECTION 6. POTTSVILLE MAROONS HIGHWAY.
5 (A) DESIGNATION.--THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 901 WITHIN THE
6 CITY OF POTTSVILLE, MINERSVILLE BOROUGH AND BRANCH TOWNSHIP,
7 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE KNOW AS THE
8 POTTSVILLE MAROONS HIGHWAY.
9 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
10 MAINTAIN SIGNS ALONG THE CORRIDOR TO SIGNIFY THIS DESIGNATION.
11 SECTION 7. SPANGLER HIGHWAY.
12 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF ROUTE 441 EAST DONEGAL
13 TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, BEGINNING AT THE CHICKIES CREEK
14 BRIDGE AT THE BOTTOM OF CHICKIES HILL ON ROUTE 441 NORTH THROUGH
15 EAST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP TO THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 743 AND 441
16 IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE SPANGLER HIGHWAY.
17 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
18 MAINTAIN ROAD SIGNS, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY THE NAME OF SPANGLER
19 HIGHWAY, AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE SECTION OF THE
20 HIGHWAY DESIGNATED IN SUBSECTION (A).
21 SECTION 8. WESLEY E. DODSON BRIDGE.
22 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON THAT PORTION OF
23 STATE ROUTE 259 OVER THE CONEMAUGH RIVER BETWEEN ROBINSON,
24 INDIANA COUNTY, AND THE BOROUGH OF BOLIVAR, WESTMORELAND COUNTY,
25 IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND SHALL HEREAFTER BE KNOWN AS THE WESLEY
26 E. DODSON BRIDGE.
27 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
28 MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS AT EACH END OF THE BRIDGE BEARING
29 THIS DESIGNATION.
30 SECTION 9. NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
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1 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 1014 IN
2 WATSONTOWN BOROUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA
3 RIVER IS HEREBY DESIGNATED THE NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD MEMORIAL
4 BRIDGE.
5 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
6 MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO
7 TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.
8 SECTION 10. DESIGNATION OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS HIGHWAY.
9 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF U.S. ROUTE 522 FROM
10 SELINSGROVE, SNYDER COUNTY, TO LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY, IS
11 DESIGNATED AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
12 HIGHWAY.
13 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
14 MAINTAIN SIGNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ALONG THE CORRIDOR TO SIGNIFY
15 THIS DESIGNATION.
16 SECTION 11. WEST NICHOLSON ROAD.
17 (A) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF STATE ROAD 3017 IN
18 SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, FROM SEGMENT 0010 TO
19 0080 IS HEREBY DESIGNATED WEST NICHOLSON ROAD.
20 (B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
21 MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE ROAD TO
22 TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE ROAD.
23 Section 5 12. Effective date. <--
24 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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