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The Commissioner of Highways shall have the power to change, alter, and amend the plans in order to conform to the views of the Commissioner of Highways as to the location, width, and type of construction of such highway to be built on the new location, provided that the new highway is located such that it will not be flooded by the water to be impounded, and provided further that the Commissioner of Highways may not require a more expensive type or character of highway than the one to be abandoned. The Commissioner of Highways shall approve such plans and specifications either as proposed by the city or town or as amended by the Commissioner of Highways.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1341509,"text":"If there is a final approval of the abandonment of the highway by the governing body of the county or by the court, the city or town shall, solely at its own expense, submit to the Commissioner of Highways plans and specifications for a proposed relocation of the highway, containing such information and facts as a location, elevations, and other matters the Commissioner of Highways may require. The Commissioner of Highways shall have the power to change, alter, and amend the plans in order to conform to the views of the Commissioner of Highways as to the location, width, and type of construction of such highway to be built on the new location, provided that the new highway is located such that it will not be flooded by the water to be impounded, and provided further that the Commissioner of Highways may not require a more expensive type or character of highway than the one to be abandoned. 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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":1433461,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360481,"identifier":"33.2-929","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-929","url":"\/33.2-929\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-929\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-929","dublin_core":{"Title":"Plans for relocation of highways in connection with municipal water supply projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-929","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If there is a final approval of the abandonment<\/span> of the highway<\/span> by the governing body of the county or by the court<\/span>, the city or town shall, solely at its own expense, submit to the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> plans and specifications for a proposed relocation of the highway<\/span>, containing such information and facts<\/span> as a location, elevations, and other matters the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may require. The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall have the power to change, alter, and amend<\/span> the plans in order<\/span> to conform to the views of the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> as to the location, width, and type of construction of such highway<\/span> to be built on the new location, provided that the new highway<\/span> is located such that it will not be flooded by the water to be impounded, and provided further that the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may not require a more expensive type or character of highway<\/span> than the one to be abandoned. The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall approve such plans and specifications either as proposed by the city or town or as amended by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLANS FOR RELOCATION OF HIGHWAYS IN CONNECTION WITH MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY\nPROJECTS (\u00a7 33.2-929)\n\nIf there is a final approval of the abandonment of the highway by the governing\nbody of the county or by the court, the city or town shall, solely at its own\nexpense, submit to the Commissioner of Highways plans and specifications for a\nproposed relocation of the highway, containing such information and facts as a\nlocation, elevations, and other matters the Commissioner of Highways may\nrequire. The Commissioner of Highways shall have the power to change, alter, and\namend the plans in order to conform to the views of the Commissioner of Highways\nas to the location, width, and type of construction of such highway to be built\non the new location, provided that the new highway is located such that it will\nnot be flooded by the water to be impounded, and provided further that the\nCommissioner of Highways may not require a more expensive type or character of\nhighway than the one to be abandoned. The Commissioner of Highways shall approve\nsuch plans and specifications either as proposed by the city or town or as\namended by the Commissioner of Highways.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-84; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-170; 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"}}