HR1943: HR1943 Mayor Nancy Denson Interchange; Clarke County; dedicate

This resolution honors Nancy Denson, a longtime Athens, Georgia public servant who served on the Athens City Council, as tax commissioner, and as mayor from 2011 to 2017. The resolution recounts her career and civic involvement. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the western interchange of State Route 10 Loop and State Route 10/US-78 BUS in Athens-Clarke County as the Mayor Nancy Denson Interchange. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Nancy Denson and the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the western interchange of State Route 10 Loop and State Route 10/US-78 BUS in Athens-Clarke County as the Mayor Nancy Denson Interchange.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named interchange.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Nancy Denson and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and honors Nancy Denson personally. Drivers using the State Route 10 Loop and State Route 10/US-78 BUS interchange in Athens-Clarke County will see the new name.

The change is largely symbolic: it creates a lasting public honor for a former Athens mayor by naming a roadway interchange after her, and it requires the Department of Transportation to spend time and resources putting up new signs.

• The whereas clauses describe Nancy Denson's biography, including her time on the Athens City Council, as tax commissioner, and as mayor from 2011 to 2017.
• The resolving clause names the western interchange of State Route 10 Loop and State Route 10/US-78 BUS in Athens-Clarke County the Mayor Nancy Denson Interchange.
• A further resolution clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Denson and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-31House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)Primary sponsor

• road naming
• Athens-Clarke County
• state highways
• commemorative resolution