Section 4. Roberto Clemente Way.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Roberto Walker Clemente was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on August 18, 1934.
(2) Roberto Clemente is remembered today as one of baseball's best all-round right fielders, with one of the best arms in baseball. Often referred to as "The Great One," Clemente was the first Latin American player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(3) Roberto Clemente's life ended on December 31, 1972, in a plane crash while en route to Nicaragua with relief supplies for earthquake victims.
(4) In his thirty-eight years, Roberto Clemente became a baseball legend in the United States, but in his homeland and throughout Latin America he became a national and cultural icon. For his "outstanding athletic, civic, charitable, and humanitarian contributions," Roberto Clemente was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress in 1973.
(b) Designation.--West Erie Avenue from its intersection with North Second Street in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, to the point where it meets North Front Street in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, is designated as Roberto Clemente Way.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions.