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At the request of the commission, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or \u00a7 33.2-705 for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements within the district. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the primary system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the primary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way held by the commission and improvements of such highway shall vest in the Commonwealth. Upon completion of the construction or improvement of a mass transit system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and improvements of the mass transit system shall vest in the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission or other agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267914,"text":"The district may not construct or improve a mass transit system or public highway without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and without the approval of each county in which the transportation improvement will be located. At the request of the commission, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or \u00a7 33.2-705 for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements within the district. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the primary system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the primary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way held by the commission and improvements of such highway shall vest in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"},{"id":83870,"section_number":"25.1-300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-300\/"},{"id":64641,"section_number":"33.2-705","catch_line":"Continuance of powers of county authorities; alternative procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74548,"identifier":"15.2-4614","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4614","url":"\/15.2-4614\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4614\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4614","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4614","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The district<\/span> may not construct or improve a mass transit system or public highway without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and without the approval of each county<\/span> in which the transportation improvement will be located. At the request of the commission<\/span>, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1 or 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1 or \u00a7 33.2-705<\/a> for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements<\/span> within the district<\/span>. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the primary system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the primary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way held by the commission<\/span> and improvements of such highway shall vest in the Commonwealth. Upon completion of the construction or improvement of a mass transit system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and improvements of the mass transit system shall vest in the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission<\/span> or other agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL BY COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD (\u00a7 15.2-4614)\n\nThe district may not construct or improve a mass transit system or public\nhighway without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and\nwithout the approval of each county in which the transportation improvement will\nbe located. At the request of the commission, the Commonwealth Transportation\nCommissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7\n25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or \u00a7\n33.2-705 for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements\nwithin the district. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the\nCommonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the primary\nsystem of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement\nas necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the\nprimary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way\nheld by the commission and improvements of such highway shall vest in the\nCommonwealth. Upon completion of the construction or improvement of a mass\ntransit system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and\nimprovements of the mass transit system shall vest in the Northern Virginia\nTransportation Commission or other agency or instrumentality of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}