Bridge Naming - Major General Frank D. Merrill Memorial
Summary
The Massachusetts General Court passed H3608, authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to designate a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge. The bill passed the House on April 6, 2026, after being introduced by Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston.
What changed
The Massachusetts legislature enacted H3608, authorizing MassDOT to officially name a bridge in Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge. This is a ceremonial designation that establishes the memorial name for the specified bridge structure.
This action primarily affects state transportation authorities in implementing the designation and has no direct compliance implications for businesses or the public. It represents a routine legislative action to honor Major General Frank D. Merrill through infrastructure naming.
What to do next
- Monitor MassDOT implementation of bridge designation
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H3608 Passed H3608 H Passed 2026-04-06
Designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition of James C. Arena-DeRosa that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to designate a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge. Transportation.
Bill Details
State Massachusetts
Session 194th General Court
Chamber House
Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3608
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Sponsors
James Arena-DeRosa (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-06 H Read third and passed to be engrossed 2026-02-26 H Read second and ordered to a third reading 2026-02-26 H Rules suspended 2026-02-26 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting 2026-01-27 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2025-10-24 J Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 2025-02-27 S Senate concurred 2025-02-27 H Referred to the Joint Committee on Transportation
Committee Referrals
2025-02-27 J Transportation 2026-01-27 H Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Bill Text Versions
2025-02-27 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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