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An Act Regarding the Naming of Bridges and Designating Bridge 5818 as the Specialist Wade A. Slack Memorial Bridge
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §356  is enacted to read:
§ 356. Parallel bridge naming
When designating a bridge in this State with a specific name, the Department of Transportation shall deem separate bridges that run parallel to one another on the same highway as one bridge for the purposes of that designation.
Sec. 2. Interstate 95 bridge in Waterville named. The Department of Transportation shall designate Bridge 5818 on Interstate 95, which crosses Main Street in the City of Waterville, the Specialist Wade A. Slack Memorial Bridge and shall erect an appropriate sign or signs to proclaim this designation.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to designate Bridge 5818 on Interstate 95, which crosses Main Street in the City of Waterville, the Specialist Wade A. Slack Memorial Bridge. The bill also requires the department, when designating a bridge in this State with a specific name, to deem separate bridges that run parallel to one another on the same highway as one bridge for the purposes of that designation.