Section 18. Trooper Branden T. Sisca Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Branden T. Sisca was born June 23, 1992, in Norristown to Craig and Marcy Sisca.
(2) After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School, Trooper Sisca went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from West Chester University and a Master's Degree in Safety, Security and Emergency Management from Eastern Kentucky University.
(3) Since 2008, Trooper Sisca served as a volunteer firefighter with the Trappe Fire Company in Trappe Borough and would go on to serve as Treasurer and Fire Chief.
(4) In February 2021, he enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police where he graduated from the 161st cadet class and was assigned to the Patrol Section of Troop K in Philadelphia.
(5) On March 21, 2022, at the age of 29, Trooper Branden T. Sisca was struck and killed in the line of duty alongside Trooper Martin F. Mack III by a drunk driver on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia while assisting a pedestrian on the side of the highway.
(6) At the time of his passing, Trooper Sisca had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 13 months.
(7) The Governor ordered the Commonwealth flag on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff in honor of Trooper Branden T. Sisca and Trooper Martin F. Mack III.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 4031, also known as Main Street, between Fifth Avenue and State Route 4048, also known as Seventh Avenue, in Trappe Borough, Montgomery County, is designated the Trooper Branden T. Sisca 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.