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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":1433477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360485,"identifier":"33.2-933","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-933","url":"\/33.2-933\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-933\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-933","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval or disapproval of construction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-933","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a highway is completed, the city or town shall notify the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, who shall promptly cause an inspection to be made by the Department<\/span>. If the Department<\/span> approves the highway construction<\/span>, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall notify the city or town in writing of such fact<\/span>. If the Department<\/span> disapproves the highway construction<\/span>, it shall notify the city or town, specifying the Department<\/span>’s objections and recommendations for remedying or removing them, and the city or town shall promptly carry out such recommendations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION (\u00a7 33.2-933)\n\nWhen a highway is completed, the city or town shall notify the Commissioner of\nHighways, who shall promptly cause an inspection to be made by the Department.\nIf the Department approves the highway construction, the Commissioner of\nHighways shall notify the city or town in writing of such fact. If the\nDepartment disapproves the highway construction, it shall notify the city or\ntown, specifying the Department’s objections and recommendations for\nremedying or removing them, and the city or town shall promptly carry out such\nrecommendations.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-88; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-174; 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"}}