2019 Alaska Statutes
Title 35. Public Buildings, Works, and Improvements
Chapter 40. Names of Public Works
Sec. 35.40.210. Purple Heart Trail.
(a) The Alaska Highway from the Alaska-Canada border to Delta Junction and the Richardson Highway between Delta Junction and Fairbanks are concurrently designated the Purple Heart Trail.
(b) The department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs facing the oncoming traffic in both directions entering the highway at Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Tok Junction, the Alaska border, and at points approximately halfway between those locations designating the highways described in (a) of this section as the Purple Heart Trail. Each sign must
(1) display a replica of the Purple Heart Medal;
(2) contain the following statement: “Purple Heart Trail.”
(c) At not fewer than three pullouts along the Purple Heart Trail, selected by the commissioner, the department shall erect informational displays including
(1) a replica of the Purple Heart Medal;
(2) the following statement: “Purple Heart Trail”;
(3) information pertinent to the Purple Heart Medal and Purple Heart Trail and their history.
(d) The department shall determine the appropriate size for the signs to be erected under (b) of this section and informational displays described in (c) of this section.
