PRINTER'S NO. 443
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.459
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, KRUEGER, GIRAL, STAATS, HILL-EVANS,
PIELLI, FREEMAN, CERRATO, KHAN, KAZEEM, BRENNAN, KENYATTA,
SANCHEZ, STEELE, GUENST, VITALI, HADDOCK AND GREEN,
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 4, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 352 also known as
Middletown Road, from the intersection with State Route 4008,
also known as Gradyville Road, in Edgmont Township, Delaware
County, to the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 452, also
known as North Pennell Road, in Middletown Township, Delaware
County, as the Chief Joseph J. Montgomery, Jr. Memorial
Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chief Joseph J. Montgomery, Jr. Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Joseph J. Montgomery, Jr., was raised in Gradyville,
and graduated from Penncrest High School in 1987.
(2) As a young man, Mr. Montgomery discovered the
importance of being an active participant in one's community
as a Boy Scout of America where he earned membership to the
Order of the Arrow, an honor reserved for those that most
exemplify the value of the Boy Scouts.
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his community as a lifetime member of the Edgmont and Rocky
Run Fire Companies, as part of the Delaware County Park
Police and as a paramedic for Main Line Health EMS for 30
years.
(4) Mr. Montgomery also owned and operated his own
business, Pro Rescue, which allowed him to use his knowledge
and lifesaving skills to educate and train others in the
community in CPR and first aid readiness.
(5) Mr. Montgomery was also a member of the Concord
Masonic Lodge #625.
(6) After a life dedicated to the service of others, Mr.
Montgomery sadly passed away on September 29, 2023, at 54
years of age.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 352,
also known as Middletown Road, from the intersection with State
Route 4008, also known as Gradyville Road, in Edgmont Township,
Delaware County, to the intersection with Pennsylvania Route
452, also known as North Pennell Road, in Middletown Township,
Delaware County, is designated the Chief Joseph J. Montgomery,
Jr. Memorial Highway .
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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