Limited Access Highways, Scenic Highways and Virginia Byways, and Highways Over Dams

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This is Chapter 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Limited Access Highways, Scenic Highways and Virginia Byways, and Highways Over Dams.” It is part of Subtitle II “Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation”, which is part of Title 33.2 “Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems”. It contains 15 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 15 sections.

§ 33.2-400	Definitions
§ 33.2-401	Power and authority of Commonwealth Transportation Board relating to limited access highways
§ 33.2-402	Designating existing highway as limited access highway; extinguishing easements of access
§ 33.2-403	Business enterprises restricted on limited access highway right-of-way
§ 33.2-404	Service roads parallel to limited access highways; standards for access, service, etc
§ 33.2-405	Designation of scenic highways and Virginia byways
§ 33.2-406	Selecting Virginia byways
§ 33.2-407	Signage of scenic highways and Virginia byways
§ 33.2-408	Acquisition of adjacent land
§ 33.2-409	Duty of owner or occupier of dam over which state highway passes; penalty
§ 33.2-410	Duties of Commissioner of Highways related to dams over which a state highway passes
§ 33.2-411	Raising or lowering floodgates
§ 33.2-412	Reconstruction if dam is washed out
§ 33.2-413	When larger spillway required
§ 33.2-414	Application to county roads