THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WATSON, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, O'NEILL, PETRI AND QUINN, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 1, 2011  

AN ACT

Designating the Mill Creek Bridge on the new Route 202 Parkway

in Warrington Township, Bucks County, as the George W.

Niblock Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  George W. Niblock Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  George W. Niblock is recognized as a longtime

proponent and tireless advocate for what will soon be

realized as the 8.6-mile Route 202 Parkway in Bucks and

Montgomery Counties.

(2)  Niblock and a group of concerned citizens founded

the citizens' group "Support the Bypass for Route 202." He

coordinated town hall meetings, prepared and collected

petitions in support of the project, represented Bucks County

in meetings with State officials on the issue of the bypass

and served as liaison between State and local officials and

the Department of Transportation during the design of the

corridor.

(3)  Niblock was born on November 19, 1931, in Spring

House, Pennsylvania. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State

University with a degree in mechanical engineering and later

graduated from LaSalle University with a business degree.

(4)  Niblock was president of Niblock and Associates, a

small-equipment supplier to the food service industry. He is

now semiretired.

(5)  Niblock remains active as a board member of the

Bucks County Economic Development Corporation, serving as

Chairman of the Transportation Committee. He also is a member

of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce.

(6)  Niblock and his wife of 50 years, Jeanne, have

resided in Bucks County for 49 years. They have two

daughters, Amy and Meg, and have five grandchildren.

(b)  Designation.--The Mill Creek Bridge on the new Route 202

Parkway in Warrington Township, Bucks County, is hereby

designated as the George W. Niblock 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.