The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is the latest local government looking to rename a portion of Jefferson Davis Highway.
The supervisors voted 7-0 at the board meeting Tuesday to request the Commonwealth Transportation Board rename the local portion of U.S. 1 from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway.
Davis was president of the Confederacy, noted Supervisor Margaret Franklin, D-Woodbridge. Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, was absent from the vote.
U.S. 1 is currently named Richmond Highway in Fairfax and Arlington counties and in Alexandria, according to the board’s resolution.
The name change, if approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, would impact property owners along about 12 miles of roadway and a total of 940 addresses, according to county staff.
Staff plan to reach out to businesses about the proposed name change starting in November and through July 2023. The transportation board could provide approval by February 2021.
Staff estimated the county’s cost in fiscal year 2022 will be $1.2 million to cover address analysis, notification process, street signs and database and records update, according to county staff. In addition, staff estimated the cost to mitigate impacts to businesses would range from $1 million to $3.8 million.
Supervisor Victor Angry, D-Neabsco, said during the meeting he supports the renaming.
“We have a past in this country and it’s a fact,” Angry said. “I do support renaming Jefferson Davis Highway. I do truly believe this is the right thing to do.”
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how about Jeff Davis hwy
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Do you even do any research before you post your crazy nonsense on here? You act like you are in the know on everything and only you know the truth! You need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid and give it a rest. You love Biden and that's is the only fact that can be ascertained from your rants. You better research him and his history in the Government as you might get a big surprise. Anyway, Richmond highway is fine, as they are going to spend all this money to change the name from the President of the Confederacy to Richmond Highway the Capital of the Confederacy!! Works for me. If you all had any brains you would just let it be Route 1 and save all that money.
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Doesn't make much sense the Democrats all voted to change the name of that traitor, while quite a few Rethuglicans were absent. The day Barry Goldwater became GOP nominee in 64 running on opposition to civil rights on the basis of "states rights" and LBJ the man who signed into legislation the great society and civil rights into law, things changed.
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