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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill naming a portion of I-15 for the late House speaker, Becky Lockhart, was approved unanimously Monday by the House.
Rep. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, the sponsor of HB385, said Lockhart would "be embarrassed" by the designation of the freeway from Lehi to Spanish Fork as the "Rebecca D. Lockhart" section.
The bill is intended to not only honor the contributions made by Lockhart, but also those of all of the "great women we have all been blessed by," Stratton said.
Lockhart, a strong transportation advocate, died shortly before the start of the 2015 Legislature after a brief battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare and fatal brain disorder that has no cure. She was 46.
Because the freeway is already designated as "Veterans Memorial Highway," the portion named for Lockhart would be listed on state maps as a special section of that highway.
The bill, approved 75-0, now goes to the Senate.
