MANASSAS, Va. — Prince William County voted to rename a 12-mile stretch of highway currently named for former Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Prince William County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the change to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 on Wednesday.
The highway runs the entire eastern length of the county outside of Washington and through other portions of the state.
The vote allows the board to petition the Commonwealth Transportation Board in Richmond for a formal change.
The county plans to rename it Richmond Highway, following moves by neighboring Arlington and Alexandria counties.
Arlington and Alexandria made the change last year.
It's not clear how much Prince William County plans to spend on new street signs, but Arlington County estimated it spent about $17,000 making the change.
The name change comes after renewed calls for removal of names and monuments with ties to the Confederacy.
Multiple Confederate monuments in Richmond were rallying points and sites of clashes with police following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Back in July, Virginia removed the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials from its state capitol.