An advisory group will begin work next month to find a new name for the Alexandria stretch of U.S. Route 1, currently known as Jefferson Davis Highway.

The Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Renaming Jefferson Davis Highway will solicit public feedback and consider potential new names after the Alexandria City Council voted last fall to begin the process.

Davis was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and the name for Route 1 has been a particular target for officials and residents concerned about monuments and ceremonial titles honoring Confederate leaders.

Following the first meeting, the group will build a public survey to seek suggestions over the summer. Additional details will be posted at alexandriava.gov/JeffersonDavisHighway.

The members of the Advisory Group are Laurie MacNamara (chair), a member of the City’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; Lynnwood Campbell, board chair of Senior Services of Alexandria; Gerry Laporte, former president of the Arlington Historical Society; and Elmer Lowe, Sr., former president of the Arlington branch of the NAACP.

While the Arlington County Board has not formally considered a name change, Arlington representatives were selected to provide input on potential new names for the continuous stretch of road in both localities.