City of Fredericksburg recently issued the following announcement.
Please join us for Public Information Meeting regarding the renaming of Jefferson Davis Highway and the readdressing of properties along the street. The meting will be held on: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 6:30pm at the Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal Street. The purpose of the meeting is to answer questions regarding the overall process. Timing, potential costs, and other important topics will be addressed. Read resident notification letter here.
After 99 years, Virginia’s Jefferson Davis Highway is to be renamed Emancipation Highway in the City of Fredericksburg. By January 1, 2022, the century-old name of Jefferson Davis Highway is to be removed from U.S. Route 1 statewide.
Why is the highway name being changed? On July 14, 2020 City Council passed a Resolution 20-57 in which they urged Virginia General Assembly to remove the name Jefferson Davis Highway from U.S. Route 1 statewide and replace it with a name that promotes our shared values of unity, equality, and a commitment to a better future for all Americans. HB 2075, renaming certain sections of Jefferson Davis Highway, was signed into law on March 30, 2021 with an effective date of January 1, 2022.
The portion of Route 1 within the City of Fredericksburg boundaries will be updated with new signage by our Fredericksburg Public Works staff and this road signage work is expected to take several weeks. Additionally, several City departments are working to update a number of systems to accommodate new address information, while preserving the current address data. This transition is expected to take several months.
Original source can be found here.
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