Commissioner of Highways

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Commissioner of Highways.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Transportation Entities”, which is part of Subtitle I “General Provisions and Transportation Entities”, which is part of Title 33.2 “Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems”. It contains 34 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 34 sections.

§ 33.2-222	Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-223	General powers of Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-224	Employees; delegation of responsibilities
§ 33.2-225	Liaison duties with other organizations
§ 33.2-226	Authority to lease or convey airspace
§ 33.2-227	Defense of employees
§ 33.2-228	Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities
§ 33.2-229	Furnishing information regarding right-of-way transactions
§ 33.2-230	Written notice of decision to dispose of real property
§ 33.2-231	Establish community service landscaping program
§ 33.2-232	Biennial reports by Commissioner of Highways and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment
§ 33.2-233	Gathering and reporting of information and statistics
§ 33.2-234	Construction by state or local employees
§ 33.2-235	Procurement
§ 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
§ 33.2-237	Directional signs for certain educational institutions
§ 33.2-238	Closing highways for safety of public or proper completion of construction; injury to barriers, signs, etc
§ 33.2-239	Providing highway detours
§ 33.2-240	Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads
§ 33.2-241	Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting commercial establishment entrances; penalty
§ 33.2-242	Replacing entrances destroyed in the repair or construction of highways
§ 33.2-243	Paying for damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects, etc
§ 33.2-244	Removal of snow and ice from public highways by private entities
§ 33.2-245	Comprehensive highway access management standards
§ 33.2-246	Recreational waysides; regulations; penalties
§ 33.2-247	Wetlands mitigation banking
§ 33.2-248	Expenditure of funds for interstate bridges and approaches
§ 33.2-249	Maintenance and operation of bridges or tunnels on the city and state line
§ 33.2-250	Improving certain private roads and certain town streets and roads
§ 33.2-251	Installation and maintenance of "children at play" signs in counties and towns
§ 33.2-252	Tramways and railways along or across public highways; appeals
§ 33.2-253	Highway safety corridor program
§ 33.2-254	Erection and maintenance of newspaper route boxes
§ 33.2-255	Sale or lease of properties acquired for highway construction