(1) That portion of U. S. Highway 11 in the City of Hattiesburg beginning at its intersection with South 28th Avenue Extension and proceeding southwesterly to where U. S. Highway 11 intersects with Interstate Highway 59 is designated and shall be known as “Veterans Memorial Drive.”
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on and along that portion of U. S. Highway 11 described in subsection (1) of this section.