Herkimer's Route 28 Gets 'War Dog Memorial Highway' Signs, Canal Access Road to Route 5

New "War Dog Memorial Highway" signs went up Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, on State Route 28 in the Village of Herkimer, covering the stretch from Canal Access Road to Route 5, WKTV reported. The name is ceremonial; addresses and the road's official name don't change.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the dedication bill, A.11290, in August. Assemblyman Robert Smullen sponsored it with Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, and Sen. Mark Walczyk carried it in the Senate. Herkimer County Legislator John Brezinski proposed the idea.

Brezinski founded Guardians of Freedom, the group behind the bronze monument to Marine Sgt. Adam Cann and his dog Bruno, unveiled in October 2023 just off Thruway Exit 30. Cann was killed in Iraq in 2006 after Bruno alerted to a suicide bomber, according to the legislators' announcement. More on the memorial: gofmemorial.org.

Driving through? See the Route 28 / Mohawk Street work in Herkimer.