Section 25. Scott F. Hirsh Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Scott F. Hirsh was born on in Pittsburgh on July 24, 1962, and was a resident of Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County.
(2) He was a cardiac care nurse at Jefferson Regional Medical Center where he was loved and respected by everyone with whom he interacted.
(3) On October 5, 2017, Scott Hirsh was traveling northbound on I-279 in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, when he experienced issues with a camper his vehicle was towing.
(4) As he was changing the tire on the camper, a distracted driver swerved from the far-left lane, across all travel lanes, and fatally struck him.
(5) Despite pulling off as far into the shoulder as possible and correctly and adequately displaying safety markings (i.e. blinkers, road flares, caution signs), Scott Hirsh did not make it home alive to his family that night.
(b) Designation.--The interchange located on I-279 at Camp Horne Road in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, is designated the Scott F. Hirsh Memorial Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the interchange to traffic in both directions on the interchange.