Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways in Primary State Highway System

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways in Primary State Highway System.” It is part of Chapter 9 “Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways and Roads”, which 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 8 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 8 sections.

§ 33.2-900	Definitions
§ 33.2-901	Discontinuance of a section of a highway or railroad crossing
§ 33.2-902	Abandonment of highway or railroad crossing; procedure
§ 33.2-903	Grade crossing closing and safety
§ 33.2-904	Effect of abandonment
§ 33.2-905	Appeal to circuit court
§ 33.2-906	Alternative procedure for abandonment of old highway or railroad crossing to extent of alteration
§ 33.2-907	Conveying sections of highways or other property no longer necessary