HR1639: HR1639 Darryl Jordan Intersection; Clayton County; dedicate

This resolution honors Darryl W. Jordan, a longtime educator in Henry County and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, who served on committees covering regulated industries, banking, and transportation. It recounts his education at Southwest High School, Grambling State University, and Mercer University, as well as several awards he received for teaching and public service. The operative part of the resolution designates the intersection of State Route 3 (Tara Boulevard) and Upper Riverdale Road in Clayton County as the Darryl Jordan Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mr. Jordan and to the Department of Transportation.

• Officially dedicates the intersection of State Route 3 (Tara Boulevard) and Upper Riverdale Road in Clayton County as the Darryl Jordan Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Jordan and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution primarily affects Darryl W. Jordan, being honored, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain new signage, and residents and drivers in Clayton County who will encounter the newly named intersection.

While largely ceremonial, the resolution creates a concrete state obligation: the Department of Transportation must physically install and maintain signs at the named intersection, giving the honor a lasting public marker in Clayton County.

• The resolution's whereas clauses detail Mr. Jordan's education, 31-year teaching career in Henry County, and service in the Georgia House of Representatives beginning in 2000.
• The resolved clause designates the intersection of State Route 3 (Tara Boulevard) and Upper Riverdale Road in Clayton County as the Darryl Jordan Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide copies of the resolution to Mr. Jordan and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-10House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-09House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Yasmin Neal (D, HD-079)Primary sponsor
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
• Demetrius Douglas (D, HD-078)
• Eric Bell (D, HD-075)
• Robert Flournoy (D, HD-074)

• road naming
• Clayton County
• honorary resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation