Arlington County is one step closer to renaming Jefferson Davis Highway.

The Arlington County Board voted 5-0 late Thursday night to formally request the name change to Richmond Highway.

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board will make the final decision in coming months. If approved, the name would be changed no later than October.

The board says the Postal Service will continue to deliver mail addressed to Jefferson Davis Highway indefinitely if senders forget to change the address. Street numbers wouldn’t change, but street signs would be swapped out, costing about $17,000.

County officials say they plan outreach efforts to property owners, residents, and businesses in coming months.

In 1922, Virginia General Assembly designated Route 1 as Jefferson Davis Highway at the request of the United Daughters of the Confederacy group.

Arlington County had long wanted to remove the Confederate president’s name from their 2.5-mile portion. Alexandria was allowed to change its portion of the road in 2018.

“Renaming our portion of the highway will make it easier for drivers heading from Fairfax County through the City of Alexandria and then Arlington should be traveling on a highway that bears one name,” Board Chair Christian Dorsey said.

State law treated road naming differently for cities and counties. The county first thought it had to win a vote of the legislature to change a road name.

That is until last month, when the Attorney General ruled on the wording of the law. He said the decision rests with the transportation board.

The highway was thrust back into the spotlight last fall when Amazon announced it would set up shop in Crystal City along the thoroughfare.

This story originally appeared on WAMU.