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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
3to honor those who have served our country with distinction and
4valor in the armed forces; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and the State of Missouri
6have made plans to construct an additional bridge at a date yet
7to be determined on I-70 crossing the Mississippi River; this
8bridge will relieve traffic congestion between the State of
9Illinois and the State of Missouri; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
12SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the I-70 Mississippi River
13Bridge connecting Illinois to Missouri to be constructed at a
14later date be designated, upon approval of the Illinois and
15Missouri State legislatures, the Veterans Memorial Bridge; and
16be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
18is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
19State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
20giving notice of the name; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be

 

 

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1delivered to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
2Transportation; the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
3Transportation; and the Secretary of the Missouri Department of
4Transportation.