Stretch of N.Y. highway named for Tim Russert

President Bush signs bill naming part of New York highway after newsman

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July 23: A portion of U.S. Route 20A near the Buffalo Bills stadium in New York has been named after the late Tim Russert, NBC's Washington Bureau Chief and devoted Bills fan, who died of a heart attack June 13. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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updated 12:00 p.m. ET July 23, 2008

President Bush has signed a bill honoring the late NBC newsman Tim Russert by naming a stretch of highway in New York after him.

The portion of U.S. Route 20A is close to Buffalo, the hometown of Russert, the former host of NBC's "Meet the Press," and its Washington bureau chief, who died of a heart attack on June 13.

Designated the "Timothy J. Russert Highway," the span, located in Orchard Park, runs near Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. Russert was an avid sports fan who was passionate about the Bills, his hometown football team.