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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1433093,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360395,"identifier":"33.2-410","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-410","url":"\/33.2-410\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-410\/","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-410","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of Commissioner of Highways related to dams over which a state highway passes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-410","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may, at his own cost and expense, widen or strengthen any dam or bridge over which a state highway<\/span> passes to a sufficient width to provide properly for traffic that uses that section of highway<\/span> of which such dam or bridge forms a part. The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall maintain the highway<\/span> surface on such sections of highway<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS RELATED TO DAMS OVER WHICH A STATE HIGHWAY\nPASSES (\u00a7 33.2-410)\n\nThe Commissioner of Highways may, at his own cost and expense, widen or\nstrengthen any dam or bridge over which a state highway passes to a sufficient\nwidth to provide properly for traffic that uses that section of highway of which\nsuch dam or bridge forms a part. The Commissioner of Highways shall maintain the\nhighway surface on such sections of highway.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-91; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-177; 2014, c. 805.","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"}}