Section 42. Joseph Caviston Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Joseph Caviston was born in Carbondale to John and Helen Caviston and was a graduate of St. Rose of Lima High School, Carbondale.
(2) Joseph Caviston served as an employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(3) On October 8, 1974, the rear of Joseph Caviston's truck was hit by a vehicle while he was directing traffic to the passing lane to protect other workers stationed on the berm along Interstate 81 in Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County, causing both vehicles to turn over.
(4) As a result of the injuries he sustained in this collision, Joseph Caviston went into a coma and passed away six months later on April 18, 1975, at the age of 35.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 20703, on State Route 1039, also known as Meredith Street, over Gordan Avenue and Lackawanna Avenue in Carbondale Township, Lackawanna County, is designated the Joseph Caviston Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.