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Committee reports bill to name Route 271 bridge the Martin J. Coachella Memorial Bridge
Summary
House Bill 2227 designates the bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Blacklick Creek in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, as the Martin J. Coachella Memorial Bridge and requires PennDOT to post signs; the committee reported the bill as committed by voice vote with no negative votes.
The House Transportation committee reported House Bill 2227 as committed after a brief staff presentation. Kyle, the staff presenter, summarized that House Bill 2227 ‘‘designates a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Blacklick Creek in Blacklick Township, Cambria County as the Martin J. Coachella Memorial Bridge’’ and requires PennDOT to post signs displaying the name to traffic in both directions.
The chair asked members to support the bill, noting a floor amendment is being developed to add additional roads and bridges and that session days are limited. No amendments were filed when Kyle described the bill, and the committee recorded no negative votes when the chair called for a voice vote; HB 2227 was reported as committed.
Next steps: the bill was reported as committed to be considered in further legislative proceedings; the chair noted a pending floor amendment and urged timely action given remaining session days.
