HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 21
(By Delegates Flanigan, Frederick, R. Thompson,
Yeager, H. White, Wills, Browning, Perdue,
Wright, Kominar and Staton)
[Introduced February 20, 2002; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to name the new
King Coal Highway Interchange, also known as the I-73/74
Corridor, at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and U.S. Route
460 in Mercer County as "The K. A. Ammar, Jr. Interchange."
Whereas, K. A. Ammar, Jr. has dedicated over twenty-five years
of energy, time and funds toward the upgrading of the existing U.S.
Route 52; and
Whereas, K. A. Ammar, Jr. has served as President of the
Bluefield to Huntington Highway Association, the Great Lakes to
Florida Highway Association, the I-73/74 Corridor Association and
the King Coal Highway Authority; and
Whereas, K. A. Ammar spearheaded the creation of the I-73/74
Corridor Association in the six states included in the ISTEA and
TEA21 federal legislation; and
Whereas, K. A. Ammar has traveled the corridor gathering
support from numerous social and governmental organizations; and
Whereas, K. A. Ammar has diligently served his community to gain the generous support received from Senators Robert Byrd and
Jay Rockefeller, Congressman Nick J. Rahall, Governors Caperton,
Underwood and Wise, and State Senators and Delegates from Southern
West Virginia; and
Whereas, K. A. Ammar should be recognized and honored during
his lifetime by naming the new interchange at the intersection of
U.S. Route 52 and U.S. Route 460 in Mercer County as "The K. A.
Ammar, Jr. Interchange" for this distinguished and dedicated
citizen of West Virginia; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the members hereby request the West Virginia Division of
Highways to name the King Coal Highway Interchange, also known as
I-73/74 Corridor, at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and U.S.
Route 460 in Mercer County, West Virginia as "The K. A. Ammar, Jr.
Interchange"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the West Virginia Division of Highways
provide and erect a sign at the interchange displaying the name of
the interchange; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways and K. A. Ammar, Jr.