HJR31 Summary

• Designates the bridge on Interstate 20/59 spanning Grant Creek in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama as the Daryl Wayne Brown, Sr. Memorial Bridge.

• Honors Daryl Brown, an Alabama State Trooper who served for 28 years (1981-2009) and worked in Federal Courthouse security after retirement.

• Recognizes Brown's death in a fatal car accident near the Grant Creek bridge and his service to the community.

• Encourages the Department of Transportation to coordinate with local governing officials to erect appropriate signs or markers consistent with applicable laws.

• Passed by the House on February 13, 2025 and adopted by the Senate on March 19, 2025.