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The Commissioner of Highways may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and take possession of such property to be conveyed to a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027.\n\t\tThe Board is authorized and directed with the consent of the Federal Highway Administration to permit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to commence construction of rapid transit and ancillary facilities within the proposed median of Interstate 66 between Glebe Road in Arlington County and Nutley Road in Fairfax County, provided that (i) construction of rapid transit shall conform with highway plans and that construction procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Highways and (ii) prior to construction of rapid transit, a mutually satisfactory allocation of cost shall be agreed to by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Board, and the Federal Highway Administration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235810,"text":"When acquiring land for the construction of highways with divided roadways, the Commissioner of Highways may, if he deems it necessary and appropriate, also acquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain as vested in him by \u00a7 33.2-1001, in addition to the land necessary for such highways, sufficient land in the median for use for public mass transit and may convey or otherwise make available the same to a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company for the construction and operation thereon of public facilities for mass transit.\n\t\tSuch additional land shall be acquired only after an agreement has been made between the Commissioner of Highways and a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company whereby such agency, authority, corporation, or company has agreed to pay the cost of the additional land acquired and all expense incidental to its acquisition.\n\t\tThe condemnation of such land to be conveyed for use for public mass transit shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same property owner and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for highway purposes. The Commissioner of Highways may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and take possession of such property to be conveyed to a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027.\n\t\tThe Board is authorized and directed with the consent of the Federal Highway Administration to permit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to commence construction of rapid transit and ancillary facilities within the proposed median of Interstate 66 between Glebe Road in Arlington County and Nutley Road in Fairfax County, provided that (i) construction of rapid transit shall conform with highway plans and that construction procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Highways and (ii) prior to construction of rapid transit, a mutually satisfactory allocation of cost shall be agreed to by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Board, and the Federal Highway Administration.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14693,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain and Damages","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14692,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205373,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14693,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14692,"identifier":"10","token":"33.2\/II\/10","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71835,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-1000\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1000","metadata":false},{"id":68329,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; 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It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 303; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1973, chapter 508; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70991,"section_number":"33.2-367","catch_line":"Highway aid to mass transit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-367\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68329,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; conveyance to municipality after acquisition; property owners to be informed and briefed","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1001\/"},{"id":63633,"section_number":"33.2-1018","catch_line":"Authority to take possession and title to property before or during condemnation; purpose and intent of provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1018\/"},{"id":69653,"section_number":"33.2-1027","catch_line":"Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1027\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64801,"identifier":"33.2-1015","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1015","url":"\/33.2-1015\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1015\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1015","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of land in median of highways for public mass transit; disposition of such property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1015","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>When acquiring land for the construction of highways with divided <span class=\"dictionary\">roadways<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may, if he deems it necessary and appropriate, also acquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain as vested in him by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Power to acquire lands, etc.; conveyance to municipality after acquisition; property owners to be informed and briefed\" href=\"\/33.2-1001\/\">33.2-1001<\/a>, in addition to the land necessary for such highways, sufficient land in the median for use for public <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span> and may convey or otherwise make available the same to a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company for the construction and operation thereon of public facilities for <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span>.\n\t\tSuch additional land shall be acquired only after an agreement has been made between the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> and a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company whereby such agency, authority, corporation, or company has agreed to pay the cost of the additional land acquired and all expense incidental to its acquisition.\n\t\tThe condemnation of such land to be conveyed for use for public <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span> shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same property <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> purposes. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article with respect to property needed for <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> purposes, enter upon and take <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of such property to be conveyed to a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Authority to take possession and title to property before or during condemnation; purpose and intent of provisions\" href=\"\/33.2-1018\/\">33.2-1018<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit\" href=\"\/33.2-1027\/\">33.2-1027<\/a>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> is authorized and directed with the consent of the Federal <span class=\"dictionary\">Highway<\/span> Administration to permit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to commence construction of rapid transit and ancillary facilities within the proposed median of Interstate 66 between Glebe Road in Arlington County and Nutley Road in Fairfax County, provided that (i) construction of rapid transit shall conform with <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> plans and that construction procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> and (ii) prior to construction of rapid transit, a mutually satisfactory allocation of cost shall be agreed to by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, and the Federal <span class=\"dictionary\">Highway<\/span> Administration.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF LAND IN MEDIAN OF HIGHWAYS FOR PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT; DISPOSITION\nOF SUCH PROPERTY (\u00a7 33.2-1015)\n\nWhen acquiring land for the construction of highways with divided roadways, the\nCommissioner of Highways may, if he deems it necessary and appropriate, also\nacquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain as\nvested in him by \u00a7 33.2-1001, in addition to the land necessary for such\nhighways, sufficient land in the median for use for public mass transit and may\nconvey or otherwise make available the same to a public agency or authority or\npublic service corporation or public service company for the construction and\noperation thereon of public facilities for mass transit.\n\t\tSuch additional land shall be acquired only after an agreement has been made\nbetween the Commissioner of Highways and a public agency or authority or public\nservice corporation or public service company whereby such agency, authority,\ncorporation, or company has agreed to pay the cost of the additional land\nacquired and all expense incidental to its acquisition.\n\t\tThe condemnation of such land to be conveyed for use for public mass transit\nshall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried\nout at the same time if against the same property owner and if against the same\nlandowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for highway\npurposes. The Commissioner of Highways may, under the same procedure and\nconditions prescribed by this article with respect to property needed for\nhighway purposes, enter upon and take possession of such property to be conveyed\nto a public agency or authority or public service corporation or public service\ncompany in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027.\n\t\tThe Board is authorized and directed with the consent of the Federal Highway\nAdministration to permit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to\ncommence construction of rapid transit and ancillary facilities within the\nproposed median of Interstate 66 between Glebe Road in Arlington County and\nNutley Road in Fairfax County, provided that (i) construction of rapid transit\nshall conform with highway plans and that construction procedures shall be\nreviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Highways and (ii) prior to\nconstruction of rapid transit, a mutually satisfactory allocation of cost shall\nbe agreed to by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Board,\nand the Federal Highway Administration.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-58.1; 1962, c. 303; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-97; 1973, c.\n508; 2014, c. 805.","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}}