Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

The overpass on state highway route 1 spanning Merrimac street in the city of Newburyport shall be designated and known as the Raymond F. Welch Memorial Overpass, in honor of Raymond F. Welch. The highway department shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing said designation in compliance with the standards of said department.