PRINTER'S NO. 309
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.365
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CULVER AND STEFANO, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
AN ACT
Designating the portion of U.S. Route 15 in Monroe Township and
Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, from its interchange
with existing U.S. Routes 11/15 and U.S. Route 522 north of
Selinsgrove to its interchange with existing U.S. Route 15
and Pennsylvania Route 147 south of Winfield as the Joseph
McGranaghan Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Joseph McGranaghan Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Joseph A. McGranaghan was born July 20, 1943.
(2) Mr. McGranaghan is a 1961 graduate from William Penn
High School in Harrisburg and attended Millersville State
Teachers College.
(3) As a public servant, Mr. McGranaghan served as an
elected councilman in Chambersburg for four years and in
Shamokin Dam Borough for 20 years, where he was appointed as
Mayor in 2009, a position he held until his death.
(4) Mr. McGranaghan was also the president of the
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president of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of
Commerce.
(5) Mr. McGranaghan chaired the Susquehanna Valley
Chamber's Transportation Committee and the Central
Susquehanna Thruway Task Force where he worked to and
successfully secured funding for the Routes 11 and 15 bypass
project.
(6) Mr. McGranaghan was awarded the 1992 Outstanding
Leadership Award by the Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of
Commerce and the 2002 Star of Excellence Award by the Greater
Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.
(7) Mr. McGranaghan also had a career in broadcasting
that began when he was a junior in high school.
(8) In 1978, Mr. McGranaghan became the executive vice
president of Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation and the general
manager of its radio stations, WKOK-AM and WKOK-FM.
(9) Mr. McGranaghan was appointed president and chief
operating officer of the Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation in
1994, and in 2003, he became president of the Media Services
Division.
(10) Mr. McGranaghan served as chairman of the Radio
Board of Directors and chairman of the Joint Radio/Television
Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Association of
Broadcasters, where he was named the 1994 Pennsylvania
Broadcaster of the Year.
(11) After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Mr.
McGranaghan retired in 2008, but continued to host the
popular public affairs call-in show, "On the Mark" on WKOK.
(12) In 2011, Mr. McGranaghan was inducted into the
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(13) Mr. McGranaghan was known for his love of
broadcasting, public service and his family and left an
indelible mark on his community.
(b) Designation.--The portion of U.S. Route 15 in Monroe
Township and Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, from its
interchange with existing U.S. Routes 11/15 and U.S. Route 522
north of Selinsgrove to its interchange with existing U.S. Route
15 and Pennsylvania Route 147 south of Winfield is designated
the Joseph McGranaghan 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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