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No street, alley or public highway not now actually improved and open to public travel shall be opened or maintained through, on or over any land lying in any city<\/span> or town<\/span> which belongs to the Commonwealth, without first obtaining the consent of the General Assembly, anything in the charter or ordinances<\/span> of any city<\/span> or town<\/span> to the contrary notwithstanding.<\/p>

Nothing herein shall be construed as interfering in any way with the present or future plans of any cities or towns<\/span> in regard to the location and maintenance of sewerage and surface drainage on or through such properties when submitted to and approved by the Governor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTREETS, ETC., THROUGH ANY LANDS BELONGING TO COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 15.2-2005)\n\nNo street, alley or public highway not now actually improved and open to public\ntravel shall be opened or maintained through, on or over any land lying in any\ncity or town which belongs to the Commonwealth, without first obtaining the\nconsent of the General Assembly, anything in the charter or ordinances of any\ncity or town to the contrary notwithstanding.\n\nNothing herein shall be construed as interfering in any way with the present or\nfuture plans of any cities or towns in regard to the location and maintenance of\nsewerage and surface drainage on or through such properties when submitted to\nand approved by the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-773; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-374; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}