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Title 33.2, Title 33.2. Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems

35 chapters · 730 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 33.2730 Ch 2, Chapter 2. Transportation Entities.122 Ch 3, Chapter 3. Highway Systems.71 Ch 15, Chapter 15. Transportation Funding.42 Ch 19, Chapter 19. Transportation District …37 Ch 10, Chapter 10. Eminent Domain.36 Ch 9, Chapter 9. Abandonment and Discontin…35 Ch 12, Chapter 12. Outdoor Advertising in S…32 Ch 17, Chapter 17. Transportation Developme…30 Ch 18, Chapter 18. Public-private Transport…27 Ch 7, Chapter 7. Local Authority over High…24 Ch 1, Chapter 1. Definitions and General P…21 Ch 22, Chapter 22. Chesapeake Bay Bridge an…21 Ch 29, Chapter 29. Richmond Metropolitan Tr…21 Ch 6, Chapter 6. Ferries and Toll Facilities.17

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Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-200 Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership; terms; vacancies
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The Board shall have a total membership of 17 members that shall consist of 14 nonlegislative citizen members and three ex officio members as follows: the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways, and the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportati…
Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-201 Appointment requirements; statewide interest
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Of the members appointed to the Board, one member shall be a resident of the territory now included in the Bristol highway construction district, one in the Salem highway construction district, one in the Lynchburg highway construction district, one in the Staunton highway constr…
Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-202 Meetings
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The Board shall meet at least once every three months and at such other times, on the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members, as may be deemed necessary to transact such business as may properly be brought before it. Six members shall constitute a quorum of the Boar…
Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-203 Salaries and expenses
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All salaries and expenses of the Board shall be paid from the state treasury out of the annual appropriation for the Board. Warrants for such salaries and expenses shall be issued by the Comptroller on certificates of the Commissioner of Highways to the parties entitled thereto a…

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Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-204 Offices

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The main office of the Board, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall be located in the City of Richmond. In the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways, other offices of the Department of Transportation may be established i…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-205 Oaths and bonds of members

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Each member of the Board shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take an oath that he will faithfully and honestly execute the duties of the office during his term and each shall be bonded in accordance with § 2.2-1840, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of …

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-206 How testimony of members of Commonwealth Transportation Board and Commissioner of Highways taken in civil proceedings

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No member of the Board or the Commissioner of Highways shall be required to leave his office for the purpose of testifying in any suit, action, or other civil proceeding involving any of his official duties, but the deposition of any member of the Board or the Commissioner of Hig…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-207 Bookkeeping system

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The chairman of the Board shall, with the aid and advice of the Auditor of Public Accounts, cause to be maintained a complete and modern system of bookkeeping for the Department, and the books to be kept by the Department shall show in detail all receipts and disbursements of the…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-208 Location of routes

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A. The Board shall have the power and duty to locate and establish the routes to be followed by the highways comprising the systems of state highways between the points designated in the establishment of such systems, except that such routes shall not include highways or streets …

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-209 Construction and maintenance contracts and activities related to passenger and freight rail and public transportation

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A. The Board shall have the power and duty to let all contracts to be administered by the Department of Transportation or the Department of Rail and Public Transportation for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of the highways comprising systems of state highways and f…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-210 Traffic regulations; penalty

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A. The Board shall have the power and duty to make regulations that are not in conflict with the laws of the Commonwealth for the protection of and covering traffic on and for the use of systems of state highways and shall have the authority to add to, amend, or repeal such regul…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-211 Copies of regulations as evidence

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Copies of regulations of the Board and of additions or amendments thereto printed under the authority of the Board shall be admissible in all of the courts of the Commonwealth without further proof and given the force and effect prescribed hereby, and the fact that such printed c…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-212 Sections not applicable to certain engines and tractors

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The provisions of §§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-211 shall not apply to traction engines and tractors weighing not less than five tons when drawing threshing machines, hay balers, or other farm machinery for local farm use.

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-213 Naming highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities

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The Board shall have the power and duty to give suitable names to state highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities and change the names of any highways, bridges, interchanges, or other transportation facilities forming a part of the systems of state high…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-214 Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program

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A. The Board shall have the power and duty to monitor and, where necessary, approve actions taken by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-281 et seq.) in order to ensure the efficient and economical development of public transportation, t…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-214.1 Statewide prioritization process for project selection

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A. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a prioritization process for projects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's transportation system, transportatio…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-214.2 Transparency in the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program, statewide prioritization process, and state of good repair program

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A. The Board shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214 in a transparent manner that provides to the public, elected officials, and other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment in a meaningful manner prior to the adoption of such program. B.…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-214.3 Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8

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At least annually, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the Virginia Railway Express, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall conduct a joint public meeting for the purposes of presenting to the public, and recei…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-214.4 Statewide prioritization for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund

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A. 1. The Board shall develop a prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to subdivision D 2 of § 33.2-1526.1. Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted annually by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-2…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-215 Policies and operation of Departments

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The Board shall have the power and duty to review and approve policies and transportation objectives of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to assist in establishing such policies and objectives, to oversee the execution thereof,…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-216 Roadside memorials; penalty

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A. The Board shall establish regulations regarding size, distance from the roadway, and other safety concerns to govern the installation, maintenance, and removal of roadside memorials, plaques, and other devices placed within the right-of-way that commemorate the memory of perso…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-217 Prohibition of certain weeds and plants on highway rights-of-way

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Neither the Board nor the Commissioner of Highways shall plant or cause or suffer to be planted on the right-of-way of any state highway any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created pursuant to § 10.1-104.6:2. Any owner of land adjacent to any state or other public h…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-218 Fees for participating in the Integrated Directional Sign Program

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The Board shall establish reasonable fees to be collected by the Commissioner of Highways from any qualified entity for the purpose of participating in the Integrated Directional Sign Program (IDSP) administered by the Department or its agents that is designed to provide informat…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-219 Statements to be filed with Commonwealth Transportation Board by transit systems

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Any transit system that conducts its operations within the exclusive jurisdiction of any locality or within the boundaries of any district as defined in § 33.2-1901, and any adjoining locality, shall file annually with the Board such financial and other statistical data as the Bo…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-220 Transfer of interest in and control over certain highways, highway rights-of-way, and landings

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Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the Board, upon receipt of a written request from a public access authority established pursuant to Title 15.2 and without first abandoning or discontinuing such highway, highway right-of-way, or landing, including a wharf, pi…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-221 Other powers, duties, and responsibilities

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A. The Board shall have the power and duty to comply fully with the provisions of the present or future federal aid acts. The Board may enter into all contracts or agreements with the United States government and may do all other things necessary to carry out fully the cooperatio…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-221.1 Use of biodiesel and other alternative fuels in vehicles providing public transportation

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A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning, "biodiesel fuel" means a renewable, biodegradable, mono-alkyl ester combustible liquid fluid fuel from agricultural plant oils or animal fats that meets the applicable American Society for Testing and Ma…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-222 Commissioner of Highways

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The Commissioner of Highways shall be the chief executive officer of the Department of Transportation. The Commissioner of Highways shall be an experienced administrator able to direct and guide the Department in the establishment and achievement of the Department's core mission …

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-223 General powers of Commissioner of Highways

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Except such powers as are conferred by law upon the Board and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for constructing, improving, maintaining, an…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-224 Employees; delegation of responsibilities

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The Commissioner of Highways shall employ such engineers, clerks, assistants, and other employees as may be needed and shall prescribe and fix their duties, including the delegation of duties and responsibilities conferred or imposed upon the Commissioner of Highways by law. They…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-225 Liaison duties with other organizations

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Tasks and responsibilities concerning transportation program or project delivery shall be carried out as follows: 1. The Commissioner of Highways shall cooperate with the federal government, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and any other org…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-226 Authority to lease or convey airspace

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The Commissioner of Highways may lease or sell and convey the airspace superjacent or subjacent to any highway in the Commonwealth that is within his jurisdiction and in which the Commonwealth owns fee simple title after satisfying itself that use of the airspace will not impair …

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-227 Defense of employees

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If any person employed by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department of Transportation, or the Department of Rail and Public Transportation is arrested or indicted or otherwise prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official d…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-228 Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities

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Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 33.2-209, 33.2-214, and 33.2-221, the Commissioner of Highways, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board and following receipt of a resolution adopted by the governing body of a locality, may enter into an agreement with any such locality…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-228.1 (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 133 and 134, cl. 3) Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and U.S. Department of Transportation; National Environmental Policy Act

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A. The Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreements and cooperate with the U.S. Department of Transportation, or any other appropriate federal agency, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §§ 326 and 327, regarding state assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions and the Surfa…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-229 Furnishing information regarding right-of-way transactions

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Upon written request to the central office of the Department, the Commissioner of Highways shall furnish information regarding right-of-way transactions where any public funds are expended. Such information shall not be released prior to 60 days following the transaction to any p…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-230 Written notice of decision to dispose of real property

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Whenever the Board or the Department decides to sell or otherwise dispose of any surplus real property, the Commissioner of Highways shall provide written notice of such decision to the mayor or chairman of the governing body of the locality in which the property or any portion t…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-231 Establish community service landscaping program

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The Commissioner of Highways shall establish a program whereby persons convicted of nonviolent misdemeanors who have received a suspended sentence or probation can fulfill their community service requirements by mowing rights-of-way and performing other landscaping maintenance ta…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-232 Biennial reports by Commissioner of Highways and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment

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A. The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the reports required under subsections B and C are provided in writing to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board by the dates specified. B. The Commissioner of Highways shall provide to ea…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-233 Gathering and reporting of information and statistics

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A. The Commissioner of Highways and the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall gather and tabulate information and statistics relating to transportation and disseminate the same throughout the Commonwealth. In addition, the Commissioner of Highways sha…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-234 Construction by state or local employees

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A. Irrespective of the provisions of § 33.2-235, in cases of emergency or on any project reasonably estimated to cost not more than $700,000, the Commissioner of Highways may build or maintain any of the highways in the systems of state highways by state employees or local employ…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-235 Procurement

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All projects reasonably estimated to cost $300,000 or more that the Board or the Commissioner of Highways may undertake for construction shall be let in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). When such projects are reasonably estimated to cost b…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-236 Maps or plats prepared at request and expense of local governing bodies and other groups; Department of Energy to seek other existing sources

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The Commissioner of Highways may prepare photogrammetric maps or plats of specific sites or areas at the request of the governing bodies of localities of the Commonwealth, local nonprofit industrial development agencies, planning district commissions, soil and water conservation …

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-237 Directional signs for certain educational institutions

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For the purpose of this section, "Virginia educational institution" means a for-profit educational institution with its main campus located in the Commonwealth that (i) has, for at least five consecutive years prior to making a request under this section, awarded academic degrees…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-238 Closing highways for safety of public or proper completion of construction; injury to barriers, signs, etc

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If it appears to the Commissioner of Highways necessary for the safety of the traveling public or for proper completion of work that is being performed to close any highway under his jurisdiction to all traffic or any class of traffic, the Commissioner of Highways may close, or c…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-239 Providing highway detours

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Whenever necessary, the Commissioner of Highways shall select, lay out, maintain, and keep in as good repair as possible suitable detours, by the most practical route, while the highways are being improved or constructed, and he shall place or cause to be placed explicit directio…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-240 Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads

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The Commissioner of Highways shall permit suitable connections from where private roads leading to and from private homes intersect improved highways and over and across the shoulders and unimproved parts of such highways to the paved or otherwise improved parts thereof to provid…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-241 Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting commercial establishment entrances; penalty

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The Commissioner of Highways shall permit suitable connections from where commercial establishment entrances are desired to intersect improved highways and over and across the shoulders and unimproved parts of such highways to the paved or otherwise improved parts thereof that co…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-242 Replacing entrances destroyed in the repair or construction of highways

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The Commissioner of Highways shall review the existing access to any parcel of land having an entrance destroyed in the repair or construction of the systems of state highways and shall provide access to the systems of state highways in a manner that will serve the parcel of land…

Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-243 Paying for damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects, etc

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The Commissioner of Highways may pay and settle claims and demands against the Commonwealth arising as a result of damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects or the operation of state-owned or operated equipment when engaged in the construction, reconstruct…