Delaware Welcome Center On I-95 Renamed After Biden Family
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NEWARK, Del. (CBS) -- A welcome center on I-95 will now bear the Biden name.
Delaware lawmakers officially signed legislation on Monday morning to rename the Delaware Department of Transportation Welcome Center to the Biden Welcome Center.
"To name this welcome center after the Biden family for years to come," said a Delaware Governor John Carney.
With those words and the stroke of a pen, Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 382 into law, officially renaming the Delaware Department of Transportation Welcome Center the Biden Welcome Center in honor of former Vice President Joe Biden and his family.
The rest stop is located on I-95 in Newark, Delaware – former Vice President Joe Biden's home state.
The newly renamed transportation center along Interstate 95 welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors who pass through the state of Delaware. Now every visitor will see the Biden name grace at the center and be able to reflect on Biden's decades of service to what's known as the first state.
"Tourism is a key part of the Delaware economy and welcomes nine million visitors every year and it contributes 3.3 billion dollars to the state's GDP," said Elizabeth Keller of Delaware's tourism office.
"We've been fortunate enough to travel the whole country and most of the world, and we've received occasional accolades along the way," said Biden. "But this is one of the most meaningful things that has happened to our family."
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who also served 36 years as a United States Senator for Delaware, also reflected on his son Beau and his legacy as former Attorney General of the state before he passed away from a brain tumor three years ago.
The law, signed by Gov. John Carney, was a bipartisan effort and passed the Delaware General Assembly unanimously.
