A stretch of highway in the Los Angeles metro area has been named after former President Barack Obama.
“President Barack H. Obama Highway” signs were posted Thursday on State Route 134, which connects California State Route 2 in Glendale to Interstate 210 in Pasadena, according to the Associated Press.
Obama lived in Pasadena for a short time when he attended Occidental College before transferring to New York’s Columbia University in 1981. A resolution to honor the 44th President was authorized last year by the state government.
The resolution was introduced by state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino, a Democrat who represents the district the highway runs through. He said in a statement: “The President has often mentioned his fond memories of living in Pasadena and attending Occidental College, so it was very appropriate to name the portion of the freeway he travelled after him.”
This presidential tribute has been a couple years in the making. Portantino introduced it as a motion in December 2016 and it was signed into law in September 2017.
Obama also has three schools and two other smaller roads officially named after him in the state of California. His presidential center is located in Chicago. He was most recently in the news for a surprise trip he made to a children’s hospital in Washington, D.C., where he passed out Christmas gifts while wearing a Santa hat.
