(a) The part of State Highway 288 between the Brazoria County line and Freeport is the Nolan Ryan Expressway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Nolan Ryan Expressway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the department determines are appropriate.