What's happening
This bill dedicates the Cleveland Drive bridge over I-90 in Cheektowaga to PFC Travis C. Krege.
Why it matters
Impacts the Cheektowaga community in Erie County. by publicly honoring a local fallen service member, which can foster civic pride and remembrance among residents.
Requires new signage and state resources. for the installation and maintenance of commemorative signs, involving the Department of Transportation and potentially affecting local traffic aesthetics and minor operational budgets.
Specifies that the bridge’s official name will not change. , making the dedication symbolic and ceremonial rather than administrative, which avoids logistical complications for mapping, navigation, and local businesses.
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Who cares
Family and Friends of PFC Travis C. Krege
They are directly honored by the dedication and may feel recognized by the commemoration of their loved one’s service.
Local Veterans’ Organizations and Military Supporters
These groups often advocate for public recognition of service members and may use the dedication as a point of local pride and remembrance.
Residents of Cheektowaga and Erie County
Community members may care because the bridge is a local landmark, and the dedication can foster civic pride and local history awareness.
New York State Department of Transportation
As the agency responsible for installing and maintaining the commemorative signage, they are operationally impacted by the bill.
Headline styles
Honor Bridge for PFC Krege
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 63
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Signed chap.202
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.593
- Substituted for A10906A
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1664
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 9878a
Show 2 earlier actions
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Name Bridge for PFC Krege
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Patrick Chludzinski
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9878--A
IN SENATE
April 10, 2026
Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-s to read as follows:
§ 344-s. Portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to PFC Travis C. Krege. All that portion of the state highway system constituting the bridge on Cleveland Drive crossing interstate route 90 in the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, shall be dedicated to PFC Travis C. Krege.
§ 2. The chair of the New York state thruway authority shall provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system as dedicated pursuant to section one of this act, provided that such signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to PFC Travis C Krege". However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedication called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not be changed as a result of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14237-03-6
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege
Purpose
To dedicate a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege.
Summary of specific provisions
Section I: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 344-s which states that all the portion of the state highway system from the bridge on Cleveland Drive crossing interstate 90 in Cheektowaga, NY, Erie Coun- ty, shall be dedicated to PFC Travis C. Krege.
Section II: Directs the Commissioner of Transportation to provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage. The signing shall state "Bridge dedicated to PFC Travis C. Krege".
Section III: Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Army PFC Travis C. Krege was a Cheektowaga native who was tragically killed in the line of duty on December 6th, 2006, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Krege and four other soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device destroyed their military vehicle in Hawi- jah, near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Travis was just 24 years old at the time of his death.
Travis graduated from Maryvale High School in 2000. He was known as easy-going and enjoyed eating chicken wings, reading history books, playing basketball and watching the Buffalo Sabres. Travis came from a military family, his father, Michael, was a medic in Vietnam and knew better than most what soldiers endured in the field. With that in mind, Travis enlisted in the Aiiny and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He was deployed to Iraq and fought bravely. Due to his actions in service of the nation, Krege was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other military decorations and buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga, with military honors.
It is in remembrance of this American hero's sacrifice in conjunction with honoring the family he left behind that has led to this bill to be introduced. Dedicating the bridge on Cleveland Drive in Cheektowaga is a way to acknowledge Travis' indelible mark on his hometown for defending this country's freedom.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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