Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to establish a memorial marker program

This bill directs the state Department of Transportation to create a program that places memorial markers at the sites of fatal vehicle crashes on state highways. The program allows immediate family members and authorized friends of the deceased to request these markers, which the department will design, install, and maintain within its available budget. While the markers are intended to honor the victims and promote highway safety awareness, the department retains the authority to remove them for construction or maintenance needs. The legislation also clarifies that the program can include state thruways and takes effect on April 1st of the year following its passage.