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177.074 Naming of state road or bridge.
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Every road which is part of the state primary system shall be identified by a
specific route number or name which shall be designated on the official state
road map. In addition to a route number, the secretary:
(a) Shall name a road or road segment to comply with the provisions of
subsections (2) and (3) of this section; and
(b) May, at the secretary's discretion, or subject to the provisions of
subsection (4) of this section, name a road or bridge on the state highway
system after an individual, historic event, or any other name which may
be of significance to the history of this Commonwealth or any of its
counties or communities.
The secretary shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request by the
commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, name a state road
or segment of a state road in memory and honor of one (1) or more Kentucky
state troopers killed in the line of duty. The written request shall comply with
the provisions of subsection (4) of this section and shall include:
(a) The trooper's name;
(b) The name and address of any living relatives of the trooper, if known;
(c) Date and circumstances of the trooper's death; and
(d) The route number and current name of the state road where the trooper
was killed, if applicable, or the route number and current name of the
state road closest to the deceased trooper's home.
The written request required under subsection (2) of this section shall identify
the route number, current name of the state road, or milepoints of the specific
segment of state road the Department of Kentucky State Police are requesting
be named in honor and memory of a state trooper killed in the line of duty. The
road or road segment identified in the request shall be either the state road
where the trooper was killed, or the state road closest to the deceased
trooper's home. The cabinet shall consult with the commissioner of the
Department of Kentucky State Police on the design of the road signs naming
the state road or road segment in honor and memory of each trooper, and the
cabinet shall erect the appropriate highway signs within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the written request required under subsection (2) of this section.
If the road segment identified in the request under subsection (2) of this section
has already been named for another individual or organization, either by action
of the General Assembly or by order of the secretary, the Department of
Kentucky State Police and the cabinet shall consult on and determine an
alternate location that is acceptable to both agencies.
The secretary shall be petitioned by a unit of local government, civic
organization, or other interested party before naming a road or bridge on the
state primary road system. In addition, the secretary shall be convinced by the
petitioner that the person or event that the road or bridge is being named for is
of civic or historical significance.
Except as provided in subsections (9) and (10) of this section, the secretary
shall name a road or bridge upon direction by joint resolution of the General
Assembly. Upon introduction of a resolution, the secretary shall inform the
chairman of the committee to which the resolution is assigned as to whether he
or she has been petitioned to name a road or bridge presented in the resolution
and if so petitioned, his or her reasons for not taking action on the request.
(7) If the secretary grants the request to name a road or bridge through petition,
the signs to be placed on the roads shall become the responsibility of the
petitioner with the design and placement of the signs approved by the
department. If the signs are to be placed as a result of a resolution passed by
the General Assembly, the responsibility for placement of the signs shall be
upon the Department of Highways.
(8) The Transportation Cabinet may adopt administrative regulations to implement
the road and bridge naming program. The administrative regulations shall at a
minimum establish basic standards for design and placement of signs or allow
the local entity to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for the cost of
manufacturing and installing the signs for which a petition has been granted.
(9) The new proposed truck bypass around Mayfield, Kentucky, shall be named
the "Dick Castleman Bypass," after former State Representative Dick
Castleman.
(10) The bridge on United States Highway 27 over the Kentucky River near Camp
Nelson, between Jessamine and Garrard Counties, shall be named the "Loyd
Murphy Memorial Bridge."
Effective:June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 185, effective June 26, 2007. -Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 356, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 180, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.
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