Chapter 1 - Commonwealth Transportation Board and Highways Generally (33.1-1 thru 33.1-223.9)
- 33.1-1 - State Highway and Transportation Board continued as Commonwealth Transportation Board; number and terms of members; removal from office; vacancies.
- 33.1-2 - Residence requirements; statewide interest.
- 33.1-3 - Secretary to be Chairman; Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner.
- 33.1-4 - How testimony of members of Board and Commissioner taken in civil proceedings.
- 33.1-5 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-6 - Meetings; minutes.
- 33.1-7 - Offices.
- 33.1-8 - Employees; delegation of responsibilities.
- 33.1-9 - Oaths and bonds of members of Board.
- 33.1-10 - Salaries and expenses; how paid.
- 33.1-11 - Defense of employees.
- 33.1-12 - General powers and duties of Board, etc.; definitions.
- 33.1-12.01 - Fees for participating in the Integrated Directional Sign Program.
- 33.1-12.1 - Agreements between Commissioner and certain cities and towns.
- 33.1-12.2 - Commissioner to establish community service landscaping program.
- 33.1-13 - General powers of Commissioner.
- 33.1-13.01 - Annual report on outsourcing, privatization and downsizing, maximizing revenue generation, and increasing the role of the private sector.
- 33.1-13.02 - Biennial report on maintaining and operating existing transportation infrastructure.
- 33.1-13.1 - Policy of the Commonwealth regarding use of highways by motorcycles; discrimination by political subdivisions prohibited.
- 33.1-14 - Bookkeeping system.
- 33.1-15 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-16 - Furnishing information regarding right-of-way transactions.
- 33.1-17 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-18 - Location of routes.
- 33.1-19 - Effect of Board's rules and regulations.
- 33.1-19.1 - Environmental permits for highway projects; timely review.
- 33.1-20 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-21 - Employees as policemen to enforce rules.
- 33.1-22 - Copies of rules as evidence.
- 33.1-23 - Sections not applicable to certain engines and tractors.
- 33.1-23.01 - Definition of the term "allocation".
- 33.1-23.02 - Definition of the terms "maintenance" and "asset management.".
- 33.1-23.03 - Board to develop and update Statewide Transportation Plan.
- 33.1-23.03:001 - Statewide Pedestrian Policy
- 33.1-23.03:002 - Goals for addressing transportation needs of populations with limited mobility
- 33.1-23.03:01 - Distribution of certain federal funds
- 33.1-23.03:1 - Transportation Trust Fund
- 33.1-23.03:2 - Commonwealth Port Fund, Commonwealth Airport Fund and Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund
- 33.1-23.03:3 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-23.03:4 - Toll Facilities Revolving Account
- 33.1-23.03:5 - Administration of Transportation Trust Fund
- 33.1-23.03:6 - Funding for extraordinary repairs
- 33.1-23.03:7 - Liability exemption of officers and employees
- 33.1-23.03:8 - Priority Transportation Fund established
- 33.1-23.03:9 - Concession Payments Account
- 33.1-23.03:10 - Tolls for use of Interstate Highway System components
- 33.1-23.04 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-23.05 - Revenue-sharing funds for systems in certain counties, cities, and towns.
- 33.1-23.1 - Allocation of funds among highway systems.
- 33.1-23.1:1 - Unpaved secondary road fund created; allocations
- 33.1-23.1:2 - Allocation of funds for interstate match
- 33.1-23.2 - Allocation of construction funds for primary system and interstate match.
- 33.1-23.3 - Allocation of construction funds for urban system highways.
- 33.1-23.4 - Allocation of construction funds within secondary system.
- 33.1-23.4:01 - Allocation of proceeds of Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Capital Projects Revenue Bonds...
- 33.1-23.5 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-23.5:1 - Funds for counties which have withdrawn or elect to withdraw from the secondary system of state hig...
- 33.1-23.5:2 - Use of recycled materials in highway construction
- 33.1-24 - , .1
- 33.1-25 - Primary system of state highways; "State Highway System" construed.
- 33.1-26 - through 33.1-30
- 33.1-31 - Certain park roads in primary system.
- 33.1-32 - Maintenance of roads, bridges and toll facilities within boundaries of state parks.
- 33.1-33 - Maintenance of roads at state institutions.
- 33.1-34 - Transfer of roads, etc., from secondary to primary system; additions to primary system.
- 33.1-35 - Transfer of roads, etc., from primary to secondary system.
- 33.1-36 - Map.
- 33.1-37 - Establishment, construction and maintenance exclusively by Commonwealth; funds.
- 33.1-38 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-39 - Bypasses through or around cities and incorporated towns.
- 33.1-40 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-41 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-41.1 - Payments to cities and certain towns for maintenance of certain highways.
- 33.1-42 - Incorporation into State Highway System of connecting streets and roads in certain other towns and cities; maintenance, etc., costs.
- 33.1-43 - , .1
- 33.1-43.2 - Minimum road standards for certain towns.
- 33.1-44 - Matching highway funds; funding of urban system construction projects, generally.
- 33.1-45 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-46 - Character of signs, etc., in event of matching public funds.
- 33.1-46.1 - Highway aid to mass transit.
- 33.1-46.2 - (For expiration date - see Editor's note) Designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes; use of such lanes; penalties.
- 33.1-46.3 - Agreements between Board and certain counties for operation of certain devices on state highways.
- 33.1-46.4 - Counties may perform certain maintenance.
- 33.1-47 - Approval of markings and traffic lights erected by towns.
- 33.1-47.1 - Landscape studies for urban highway construction projects.
- 33.1-48 - Interstate System authorized; what constitutes.
- 33.1-49 - Power and authority of Commonwealth Transportation Board generally.
- 33.1-49.1 - Contracts for maintenance of components of Interstate Highway System.
- 33.1-50 - Funds for establishment and maintenance generally.
- 33.1-51 - Portions of System within cities and towns.
- 33.1-52 - Transfer of roads, etc., from secondary and primary systems to Interstate System.
- 33.1-53 - Transfer of roads, etc., from Interstate System to secondary or primary system.
- 33.1-54 - Applicability of §§ 33.1-49 through 33.1-53, to toll projects.
- 33.1-55 - Relocation or removal of utility facilities within projects on Interstate System.
- 33.1-56 - Relocation or removal of utility facilities within projects on interstate system; additional provisions.
- 33.1-56.1 - Definitions.
- 33.1-56.2 - Designation of HOT lanes.
- 33.1-56.3 - HOT lanes enforcement.
- 33.1-56.4 - Release of personal information; penalty.
- 33.1-56.5 - Exclusion from other laws.
- 33.1-57 - Limited access highway" defined.
- 33.1-58 - Power and authority of Board.
- 33.1-59 - Designating existing highway as limited access highway; extinguishing easements of access.
- 33.1-60 - Business enterprises restricted.
- 33.1-61 - Parallel service roads; standards for access, service, etc., roads.
- 33.1-62 - Designation.
- 33.1-63 - Virginia byway" defined; preference in selecting.
- 33.1-64 - Scenic highway" defined.
- 33.1-65 - Signs.
- 33.1-66 - Acquisition of adjacent land.
- 33.1-67 - Secondary system of highways.
- 33.1-68 - Certain school roads in secondary system.
- 33.1-69 - Control, supervision and management.
- 33.1-69.001 - Design standards for state secondary highway system components.
- 33.1-69.01 - Department to install and maintain certain signs.
- 33.1-69.1 - Transfer of control, etc., of landings, docks and wharves to Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
- 33.1-69.2 - Relocation or removal of utility facilities within secondary highway construction projects.
- 33.1-70 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-70.01 - Annual meeting with county officers; six-year plan for secondary highways; certain reimbursements required.
- 33.1-70.1 - Requesting Department to hard-surface secondary roads; paving of certain secondary roads within existing rights-of-way; designation as Rural Rustic Road.
- 33.1-70.2 - Emergency paving of unpaved secondary roads; notice and public hearing required.
- 33.1-70.3 - Requirements for taking new streets into state secondary highway system.
- 33.1-71 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-72 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-72.1 - Taking certain streets into secondary system.
- 33.1-72.2 - Funds allocated to counties for Rural Addition Program; street standards.
- 33.1-73 - through 33.1-75
- 33.1-75.1 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-75.2 - Contributions to primary or secondary road construction by counties.
- 33.1-75.3 - Construction and improvement of primary or secondary highways by counties.
- 33.1-76 - through 33.1-78.1
- 33.1-79 - Maintenance, etc., of streets and roads in certain towns from secondary funds.
- 33.1-80 - , 33.1-81
- 33.1-82 - Maintenance, etc., by Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner when no request for allocation.
- 33.1-83 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-84 - Maps of secondary system.
- 33.1-84.1 - Resumption of responsibility for secondary highways by counties.
- 33.1-85 - Return after withdrawal from secondary system.
- 33.1-86 - Election to determine return.
- 33.1-87 - Effect of election.
- 33.1-88 - Machinery, etc., owned by returning county.
- 33.1-89 - Power to acquire lands, etc., by purchase, gift or eminent domain; conveyance to municipality after acquisition; property owners to be informed and briefed.
- 33.1-89.1 - Limitation on power of eminent domain.
- 33.1-89.2 - Additional power to acquire lands, etc., by purchase, gift or eminent domain.
- 33.1-90 - Acquisition of real property which may be needed for transportation projects; sale of certain real property.
- 33.1-90.1 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-90.2 - Same; reconveyance where property deemed suitable for mass transit purposes.
- 33.1-91 - Authority to acquire entire tract of land, or parcel thereof, when only part to be utilized for highway purposes.
- 33.1-91.1 - Authority to acquire land to replace parkland; applicability.
- 33.1-92 - Acquisition of residue parcels declared to be in public interest.
- 33.1-93 - Use and disposition of residue parcels of land.
- 33.1-94 - Right to enter on land to ascertain its suitability for highway and other transportation purposes; damage resulting from such entry.
- 33.1-95 - Limitations in Title 25.1 not applicable to Commissioner.
- 33.1-95.1 - Notice of exercise of eminent domain power; evidence of value.
- 33.1-96 - Acquisition of interests for exchange with railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company; relocation of poles, l
- 33.1-97 - Acquisition of land in median strips of highways for public mass transportation; disposition of such property.
- 33.1-98 - Procedure in general; suits in name of Commissioner; survival; validation of suits; notice of filing.
- 33.1-99 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-100 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-101 - through 33.1-105
- 33.1-106 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-107 - through 33.1-115
- 33.1-116 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-117 - Taking road materials from streams, rivers and watercourses.
- 33.1-118 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-119 - Authority to take possession and title to property before or during condemnation; purpose and intent of provisions.
- 33.1-120 - Payments into court or filing certificate of deposit before entering upon land.
- 33.1-121 - Payment of certificates of deposit; notice to owner.
- 33.1-122 - Recordation of certificates; transfer of title or interest; land situate in two or more counties or cities.
- 33.1-123 - Certificates to describe land and list owners.
- 33.1-124 - Proceedings for distribution of funds; effect of acceptance of payments; evidence as to amount of deposit or certificate.
- 33.1-125 - Reformation, alteration, revision, amendment or invalidation of certificate.
- 33.1-126 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-127 - When condemnation proceedings instituted; payment of compensation or damages; order confirming award; recording.
- 33.1-128 - Awards in greater or lesser amounts than deposit; interest.
- 33.1-129 - Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit.
- 33.1-130 - Enhancement to be offset against damage.
- 33.1-131 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-132 - Remedy of landowners under certain conditions.
- 33.1-132.1 - through 1
- 33.1-133 - Commissioner may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc.
- 33.1-134 - Commissioner may file petition for condemnation when no agreement can be reached; notice of condemnation proceedings.
- 33.1-135 - Contents of petition for condemnation.
- 33.1-136 - Removal and reinterment of remains; other proceedings.
- 33.1-137 - Fund established.
- 33.1-138 - How fund expended.
- 33.1-139 - Procedure for acquisition of properties.
- 33.1-140 - Sale or lease of properties acquired.
- 33.1-141 - Amount to be set aside annually for fund.
- 33.1-142 - Deposit in fund of amount expended in acquisition of properties.
- 33.1-143 - Intention of article.
- 33.1-144 - Discontinuance of road or railway crossing as part of State Highway System.
- 33.1-145 - Abandonment of road or crossing; procedure.
- 33.1-145.1 - Grade crossing closing and safety.
- 33.1-146 - Effect of such abandonment.
- 33.1-147 - Appeal to circuit court.
- 33.1-148 - Alternative procedure for abandonment of old road or crossing to extent of alteration.
- 33.1-149 - Conveying sections of roads or other property no longer necessary.
- 33.1-150 - Discontinuance of road, public landing, or railway crossing as part of secondary system.
- 33.1-151 - Abandonment of road, landing, or crossing; procedure.
- 33.1-152 - Appeal to circuit court.
- 33.1-152.1 - Permissible uses by counties of certain discontinued secondary system highways.
- 33.1-153 - Effect of abandonment.
- 33.1-154 - Conveying sections of roads, public landings, or other property no longer necessary.
- 33.1-155 - Alternative procedure for abandonment of old road or crossing to extent of alteration.
- 33.1-156 - Application of article; "road" defined.
- 33.1-157 - Abandonment of certain roads and railway crossings by governing body of county.
- 33.1-158 - Notice of proposed abandonment.
- 33.1-159 - Petition for abandonment.
- 33.1-160 - Petition for hearing on proposed abandonment.
- 33.1-161 - Action of governing body.
- 33.1-162 - Appeal to circuit court.
- 33.1-163 - Effect of abandonment.
- 33.1-163.1 - Recordation of order of abandonment of roads or rail crossings by counties.
- 33.1-164 - Alternative procedure for abandonment of old road or crossing to extent of alteration.
- 33.1-165 - Conveying sections of roads or other property no longer necessary.
- 33.1-166 - Certain abandonments validated.
- 33.1-166.1 - Alternative method of abandoning roads.
- 33.1-167 - Chapter 20 of Title 15.2 not affected by Articles 10, 11 or 12.
- 33.1-168 - Abandonment of road in area to be flooded for purpose of municipal water supply.
- 33.1-169 - Procedure to secure such abandonment.
- 33.1-170 - Plans for relocation of such highway.
- 33.1-171 - Acquisition of lands for such relocation.
- 33.1-172 - Costs.
- 33.1-173 - Construction of relocated road.
- 33.1-174 - Approval or disapproval of such construction.
- 33.1-175 - New road part of secondary system; former road to vest in municipality.
- 33.1-176 - Duty of owner or occupier of dam.
- 33.1-177 - Duties of Commissioner.
- 33.1-178 - Raising or lowering floodgates.
- 33.1-179 - Reconstruction if dam is washed out.
- 33.1-180 - When larger spillway required.
- 33.1-181 - Article applicable to county roads.
- 33.1-182 - Route names.
- 33.1-183 - Statutes declaring streams and rivers to be highways continued.
- 33.1-183.1 - Authority to lease or convey airspace; terms of lease or conveyance; advertisement and bids; disposition of compensation for lease or conveyance.
- 33.1-184 - Evidence as to existence of a public road.
- 33.1-185 - Advertising for bids.
- 33.1-186 - through 33.1-189
- 33.1-189.1 - Specifications in purchasing lubricating motor oil.
- 33.1-190 - Construction by state or local employees.
- 33.1-190.1 - Value engineering required in certain projects.
- 33.1-190.2 - Expenditure of funds prohibited in connection with certain signs.
- 33.1-190.3 - Use of English units of measure in design or advertisement of projects.
- 33.1-191 - Contracts.
- 33.1-192 - Limitation of suits on such contracts entered into prior to July
- 33.1-192.1 - Limitation of suits on contracts executed after June 30, 1976.
- 33.1-193 - Closing highways for safety of public or proper completion of construction; injury to barriers, signs, etc.
- 33.1-194 - Providing road detours.
- 33.1-195 - Sale of materials to, and use of equipment by, cities, towns, counties and school boards.
- 33.1-196 - Oiling of highways.
- 33.1-197 - Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads.
- 33.1-198 - Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting commercial establishment entrances.
- 33.1-198.1 - Comprehensive highway access management standards.
- 33.1-199 - Replacing entrances destroyed by Commissioner.
- 33.1-200 - Paying for damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects, etc.
- 33.1-200.1 - Removal of snow from driveways of volunteer fire departments and rescue squads.
- 33.1-200.2 - Removal of snow and ice from public highways by private entities.
- 33.1-201 - Improving certain private roads and certain town streets and roads.
- 33.1-202 - Landowners may erect and maintain gates across private roads.
- 33.1-203 - Leaving gates open; penalty.
- 33.1-204 - Gate or other obstruction across private roadway leading to forestlands; penalty for removal or leaving open or unlocked.
- 33.1-205 - Sidewalks and walkways for pedestrian traffic.
- 33.1-206 - Erection and maintenance of newspaper route boxes.
- 33.1-206.1 - Roadside memorials; installation, maintenance, and removal standards; installation of nonconforming memorial prohibited; penalty.
- 33.1-207 - Facilities for persons desiring to fish from bridges.
- 33.1-208 - Use of streams and lowlands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fishponds or water storage areas.
- 33.1-209 - Prohibition of certain weeds and plants on highway rights-of-way.
- 33.1-210 - Livestock on right-of-way of any system of state highways.
- 33.1-210.1 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-210.2 - Installation and maintenance of certain signs in counties and towns.
- 33.1-211 - Tramways and railways along or across public highways.
- 33.1-212 - Appeals.
- 33.1-213 - Private property not to be condemned for such tramways, etc.
- 33.1-214 - Contributions by towns or cities towards road building, bridges, etc.
- 33.1-215 - Federal aid.
- 33.1-216 - Authority of cities and towns and certain counties in connection with federal aid.
- 33.1-217 - Establishment of recreational waysides.
- 33.1-218 - Rules and regulations for use of recreational waysides.
- 33.1-219 - Such waysides part of interstate, primary or secondary system.
- 33.1-220 - Cooperation with persons maintaining marine museums.
- 33.1-221 - Funds for access roads to economic development sites and airports; construction, maintenance, etc., of such roads.
- 33.1-221.1 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-221.1:1 - Fund for construction of industrial access railroad tracks
- 33.1-221.1:1.1 - Rail Enhancement Fund
- 33.1-221.1:1.2 - Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund
- 33.1-221.1:2 - U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program
- 33.1-221.1:3 - Northern Virginia Transportation District Program
- 33.1-221.1:4 - Interstate 66 Economic Development Program
- 33.1-221.1:5 - Description unavailable
- 33.1-221.1:6 - Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund
- 33.1-221.1:7 - Regional Transportation District Program
- 33.1-221.1:8 - Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund
- 33.1-222 - Maps or plats prepared at request and expense of local governing bodies and other groups; Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to seek other existing sources.
- 33.1-223 - Fund for access roads and bikeways to public recreational areas and historical sites; construction, maintenance, etc., of such facilities.
- 33.1-223.1 - Statements to be filed with Board by transit systems.
- 33.1-223.2 - Intermittent closing of roads subject to flooding; costs; application for permit; notice; issuance of permit.
- 33.1-223.2:1 - Wetlands mitigation banking
- 33.1-223.2:2 - Commissioner to provide written notice of decision to dispose of real property
- 33.1-223.2:3 - Directional signs for certain educational institutions
- 33.1-223.2:4 - Department to maintain drainage easements
- 33.1-223.2:5 - Governor to waive certain state statutory mandates and regulations to expedite certain highway cons...
- 33.1-223.2:6 - Funding and undertaking of pedestrian and/or bicycle projects apart from highway projects not proh...
- 33.1-223.2:7 - Family restrooms
- 33.1-223.2:8 - Highway safety corridor program
- 33.1-223.2:9 - Comprehensive roadside management program
- 33.1-223.2:10 - Department to maintain property acquired for construction of transportation projects
- 33.1-223.2:11 - Location of landfill gas pipelines in highway right-of-way; Department to provide notice to countie...
- 33.1-223.2:12 - Tolls may vary to encourage travel during off-peak hours
- 33.1-223.2:13 - Construction of U.S. Route 29 bypass
- 33.1-223.2:14 - Use of steel plates in connection with highway repairs
- 33.1-223.2:15 - Use of certain federal "transportation enhancement" grants
- 33.1-223.2:16 - Localities may use design-build contracts
- 33.1-223.2:17 - Commonwealth Transportation Board may transfer interest in and control over certain highways, highw...
- 33.1-223.2:18 - School bus stops indicators
- 33.1-223.2:19 - Application and installation of traffic control measures
- 33.1-223.2:20 - Application and installation of traffic control measures
- 33.1-223.2:21 - Noise abatement practices and technologies
- 33.1-223.2:22 - Contractor performance bonds for locally administered transportation improvement projects
- 33.1-223.2:23 - Metropolitan planning organizations; membership
- 33.1-223.2:24 - Secretary to submit annual report on actions taken to increase transit use, etc
- 33.1-223.3 - Definitions.
- 33.1-223.4 - Creation and management of Fund.
- 33.1-223.5 - Deposit of money.
- 33.1-223.6 - Collection of money due to the Fund.
- 33.1-223.7 - Loans to municipal and county governments and to the Commonwealth.
- 33.1-223.8 - Annual audit.
- 33.1-223.9 - Liberal construction of article.