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Committee hears first readings for multiple memorial highway and interchange designations
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Summary
The committee held first hearings on several naming bills — including designations honoring Lieutenant Vance M. Andrews, Congressman David Hobson, SPC Lewis P. Schuster, and the 83rd Ohio Division — with sponsors and family or colleagues providing proponent testimony; no fiscal changes or votes occurred.
The House Transportation Committee heard sponsor and proponent testimony on multiple naming measures at its most recent meeting.
Senate Bill 251, sponsored by Senator Brenner, would designate a portion of State Route 13 as the Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Vance M. Andrews Memorial Highway. Brenner told the committee the legislation passed the Senate unanimously and described Andrews' service and death in a 1945 traffic accident.
Senate Bill 52 would name two separate roadways after former congressman David Hobson; Senator Schaeffer and former state senator Bob Hackett recounted Hobson’s role securing federal funding for projects including the Lancaster Bypass and urged the committee’s support. Hackett identified Hobson’s long federal service and local impacts on infrastructure.
House Bill 360 would designate the I‑480/West 150th Street interchange in Cleveland as the SPC Lewis P. Schuster Memorial Interchange. Sponsors and union representatives described Schuster’s military service, his work as a locomotive engineer and union advocate, and local fundraising for the family following his 2023 death.
House Bill 516 would designate a portion of State Route 5 in Portage County as the 83rd Ohio Division Memorial Highway; sponsors framed the bill as honoring the unit’s historical service and local ties to the Ravenna Arsenal.
All of these measures were recorded as first hearings; committee members offered mainly ceremonial remarks and personal recollections. No committee votes or budgetary changes were taken at this session.
