UKIAH, Ore. – On July 9, Oregon Department of Transportation maintenance crews installed two signs along a section of U.S.
395 north of Ukiah designating the route as the Don Kendall Memorial Highway
per Senate Bill 628. The brown informational signs are located at mile post
23.66-B near the junction of Oregon 74 and at mile post 48.60-B near the
junction of Oregon 244.
On May 18,
Governor Kate Brown, signed into law SB 628, a bill chief sponsored by Senator
Bill Hansell (R-Athena) and Representative Greg Barreto (R-Cove). The bill officially
designates a portion of U.S. 395, between Oregon 74 and Ukiah as the
Don Kendall Memorial Highway. It also required ODOT to erect and maintain the
memorial designation signage along the route.
Don Kendall, a
longtime resident of Eastern Oregon, was a Transportation Maintenance
Specialist for ODOT for 30 years. He was tragically killed in the line of duty
on July 22, 2014.
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| Memorial sign outside the sign shop. |
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| ODOT sign crew member Keith Stahancyk installs the sign. |
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| Finishing the job. |
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| Don Kendall Memorial Highway sign in place on U.S. 395. |
Signs are located on U.S. 395 southbound mile point 23.66, and northbound mile point 48.60. ODOT discourages people from stopping on the roadway due to safety concerns.
What a wonderful tribute to a man who loved the area, was dedicated to the people who traveled these roads and was loved by many.
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