Section 9. Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Matthew Smelser was a 1995 graduate of Frazier High School in Perryopolis, Fayette County, and a resident of Charleroi in Washington County.
(2) Matthew selflessly worked as an EMS paramedic at the Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services for 24 years and became a supervisor.
(3) Matthew bravely gave his life to save another while responding to an emergency situation on January 5, 2020, on I-70.
(4) Governor Wolf said "Matthew Smelser's death is a tragic reminder of the risk taken by emergency personnel across the state each day to rescue Pennsylvanians in distress."
(b) Designation.--The bridge on I-70 in Westmoreland County over the Youghiogheny River is designated the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge in both directions.
(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.