Senate · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SR 955: Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection; Clayton County; dedicate

Last action March 18, 2026 · Senate Read and Referred

A Senate resolution would name the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection, honoring the late community leader.

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In plain language

This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Robert Daniel Lockhart, a Clayton County area resident remembered for his decades of work with Central of Georgia Railroad and Murphy and Orr, Inc., his long service as a deacon at Forest Chapel Baptist Church, and his role founding youth athletic programs in Forest Park. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and to the Department of Transportation.

What the bill does

Dedicates the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection.
Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and the Department of Transportation.

Who it affects

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family and community of Robert Daniel Lockhart in the Forest Park and Clayton County area who are honored by the naming.

Why it matters

While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a physical, lasting marker at a specific Clayton County intersection and commits the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage recognizing Lockhart's community contributions.

Key provisions

The resolving clause names the specific intersection, State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County, as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection.
A further resolution authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and the Department of Transportation.

From the bill

“the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County is dedicated as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection”
This is the resolution's core action naming the intersection in Lockhart's memory.

Status timeline

2026-03-18Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2026-03-16Senate Hopper (Senate)

Topics

road naming
Clayton County
memorial resolution
Georgia Department of Transportation

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