Starting this summer, fans of Prince can drive (a little red Corvette) down a highway named in his honor. The Minnesota Senate recently passed a bill renaming a seven-mile stretch of Highway 5 as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway, which will now go to Governor Tim Walz for his signature. The highway runs past Prince's Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen. Signs marking the highway's name will be purple, and the name change costs will be covered by Prince's friends and family.
AP:
The idea to name the highway after Prince came three years ago from Mark Webster, a longtime friend of the star who works security at Paisley Park. He was among the fans who gathered at the Minnesota Capitol to celebrate the vote. He said they'll find a date that works for fans soon for the signs to go up.
