A 5701 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates overpass of Stelton Road on Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass."

This bill (A5701) designates the overpass of Stelton Road on Interstate Highway Route 287 (milepost 5.88) in South Plainfield as the "Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass" to honor two South Plainfield police officers who died in the line of duty: Officer Richard H. Conklin (shot in 1972) and Officer William J. Cady (killed in 1975). The bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation to officially name the overpass and install signs, but explicitly prohibits using state or public funds for the signs. Instead, it authorizes the Department of Transportation to accept private funding (e.g., from nonprofits or community groups) to cover the costs of producing, erecting, and maintaining the memorial signage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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May 2025
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Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action Dec 22, 2025
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Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
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May 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
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