PRINTER'S NO. 591
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 584
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PITTMAN, APRIL 9, 2025
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2025
AN ACT
1 Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56035, carrying
2 U.S. Route 422 over State Route 2005 and Cherry Run in
3 Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, as the George W.
4 McAuley, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. George W. McAuley, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
8 (a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
9 follows:
10 (1) George W. McAuley, Jr., was born December 19, 1962,
11 to George W. McAuley, Sr., and Lulu (née Hartman) McAuley.
12 (2) Mr. McAuley graduated from Kittanning High School
13 and Lenape Technical School in 1980, before earning a degree
14 in civil engineering from The Pennsylvania State University
15 in 1984.
16 (3) For 33 years, Mr. McAuley had a distinguished career
17 with the Department of Transportation. During that time, he
18 served as a professional engineer and as an Assistant
19 District Executive overseeing various operations in the
 1 department's District 10. Additionally, he briefly served as
2 the acting Director of the Department of Transportation's
3 Bureau of Project Delivery.
4 (4) In December 2016, Mr. McAuley became the
5 department's Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration and
6 was appointed the Executive Deputy Secretary of
7 Transportation on January 7, 2020.
8 (5) Mr. McAuley played an instrumental role in the
9 advancement of Pennsylvania's Rapid Bridge Replacement Public
10 Private Partnership contract to deliver 558 bridges
11 Statewide, the first of its scope in the United States.
12 (6) In addition to his work at the Department of
13 Transportation, Mr. McAuley was an active member of the
14 American Association of State Highway and Transportation
15 Officials and served as chair of its Innovation Initiative as
16 well as chair of the National Cooperative Highway Research
17 Program.
18 (7) On February 28, 2021, George McAuley passed away at
19 58 years of age, leaving behind his loving wife of 35 years,
20 Stephanie (née Willyard) McAuley, and their daughter Megan.
21 (8) To commemorate Mr. McAuley's exceptional service and
22 leadership, the Department of Transportation established The
23 George W. McAuley, Jr., P.E. Award for Innovation. The award
24 recognizes employee-driven teams of three or more that help
25 to promote and foster continuous improvement at the
26 Department of Transportation by advancing an innovation or
27 solving a problem.
28 (9) Mr. McAuley's distinguished service at the
29 Department of Transportation has improved highway safety in
30 this Commonwealth and is deserving of recognition.
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1 (b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
2 56035, carrying U.S. Route 422 over State Route 2005 and Cherry
3 Run in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, is designated the
4 George W. McAuley, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
5 (c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
6 maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
7 traffic in both directions on the bridge.
8 Section 2. Effective date.
9 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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