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II, c. 5; 2009, cc. 670, 690; 2011, cc. 104, 164; 2012, cc. 729, 733; 2013, cc. 388, 569, 585, 646, 741; 2014, c. 805.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to locate and establish the routes to be followed by the highways comprising the systems of state highways between the points designated in the establishment of such systems, except that such routes shall not include highways or streets located within any local system of highways or streets, within the urban highway system, or those local highways in any county that has resumed full responsibility for all of the secondary state highway system within such county’s boundaries pursuant to § 33.2-342. Such routes to be located and established shall include corridors of statewide significance pursuant to § 33.2-353.B\n\nThe Board shall not locate and establish any route pursuant to this section until the Department has (i) published in a newspaper that is published or has a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established a notice of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter, (ii) notified the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter, and (iii) held a public hearing if one has been requested.\n\t\t\tIf a public hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the hearing to the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located and established. Not less than 30 days prior to the hearing, a notice of the time and place of the hearing shall also be published by the Department at least once in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established.\n\t\t\tAll public hearings on the location or possible location of a route shall be open forums that afford citizens opportunities to obtain route location information and other pertinent information on a proposed project and to submit their hearing comments in writing or to present them directly to a verbatim recorder. In addition, upon the written request of a member of the governing body of the locality in which the route is proposed to be located, or upon the written request of 25 citizens, these public hearings shall afford citizens an opportunity to present their comments to representatives of the Department directly, one speaker at a time, in a public forum following a traditional hearing format. A written request for a traditional hearing must be received within 14 days following the first published notice of the hearing or willingness to hold a hearing.\n\t\t\tFollowing the public hearing, if one is held as provided in this section, the Department shall notify the governing body of the affected locality of the Board’s decision regarding the location and establishment of the route.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285399,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to locate and establish the routes to be followed by the highways comprising the systems of state highways between the points designated in the establishment of such systems, except that such routes shall not include highways or streets located within any local system of highways or streets, within the urban highway system, or those local highways in any county that has resumed full responsibility for all of the secondary state highway system within such county’s boundaries pursuant to § 33.2-342. Such routes to be located and established shall include corridors of statewide significance pursuant to § 33.2-353.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":285400,"text":"The Board shall not locate and establish any route pursuant to this section until the Department has (i) published in a newspaper that is published or has a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established a notice of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter, (ii) notified the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter, and (iii) held a public hearing if one has been requested.\n\t\t\tIf a public hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the hearing to the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located and established. Not less than 30 days prior to the hearing, a notice of the time and place of the hearing shall also be published by the Department at least once in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established.\n\t\t\tAll public hearings on the location or possible location of a route shall be open forums that afford citizens opportunities to obtain route location information and other pertinent information on a proposed project and to submit their hearing comments in writing or to present them directly to a verbatim recorder. In addition, upon the written request of a member of the governing body of the locality in which the route is proposed to be located, or upon the written request of 25 citizens, these public hearings shall afford citizens an opportunity to present their comments to representatives of the Department directly, one speaker at a time, in a public forum following a traditional hearing format. A written request for a traditional hearing must be received within 14 days following the first published notice of the hearing or willingness to hold a hearing.\n\t\t\tFollowing the public hearing, if one is held as provided in this section, the Department shall notify the governing body of the affected locality of the Board’s decision regarding the location and establishment of the route.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14918,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Transportation Board; Powers and Duties","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13136,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:46","permalink":{"id":204911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14918,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2","url":"\/33.2\/I\/2\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13136,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Entities","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13135,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":204875,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13136,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/I\/2","url":"\/33.2\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13135,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions and Transportation Entities","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":204787,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13135,"identifier":"I","token":"33.2\/I","url":"\/33.2\/I\/","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":79659,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-208","catch_line":"Location of routes","url":"\/33.2-208\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-208","metadata":false},{"id":60169,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-209","catch_line":"Construction and maintenance contracts and activities related to passenger and freight rail and public transportation","url":"\/33.2-209\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-209","metadata":false},{"id":77318,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-210","catch_line":"Traffic regulations; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 22 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 1956, chapter 92; in 1964, chapter 265; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 462; in 1977, chapter 150; in 1978, chapter 650; in 1988, chapters 844 and 903; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapters 44 and 167; in 1995, chapter 94<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 489<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 349<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 281<\/a>, 533<\/a>, and 560<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 110<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 839<\/a> and 919<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 197<\/a>, 417<\/a>, 833<\/a>, and 924<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 337<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 670<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 104<\/a> and 164<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 729<\/a> and 733<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 388<\/a>, 569<\/a>, 585<\/a>, 646<\/a>, and 741<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83742,"section_number":"15.2-2108.23","catch_line":"Regulation of rights-of-way; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2108.23\/"},{"id":56779,"section_number":"15.2-2223","catch_line":"Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; scope and purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2223\/"},{"id":55647,"section_number":"2.2-4336","catch_line":"Bid bonds; construction contracts","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4336\/"},{"id":79610,"section_number":"2.2-4337","catch_line":"Performance and payment bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4337\/"},{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"},{"id":58147,"section_number":"56-544","catch_line":"Board approval; inspection agreement with Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-544\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64541,"section_number":"33.2-342","catch_line":"Resumption of responsibility for secondary state highways by counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-342\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204913,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79659,"identifier":"33.2-208","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-208","url":"\/33.2-208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-208\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Location of routes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to locate and establish the routes to be followed by the highways<\/span> comprising the systems of state highways<\/span> between the points designated in the establishment of such systems, except that such routes shall not include highways<\/span> or streets located within any local system of highways<\/span> or streets, within the urban highway<\/span> system, or those local highways<\/span> in any county that has resumed full responsibility for all of the secondary state highway<\/span> system within such county’s boundaries pursuant to § 33.2-342<\/a>. Such routes to be located and established shall include corridors of statewide significance pursuant to § 33.2-353<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall not locate and establish any route pursuant to this section until the Department<\/span> has (i) published in a newspaper that is published or has a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established a notice of its willingness to hold a public hearing<\/span> on the matter, (ii) notified the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located of its willingness to hold a public hearing<\/span> on the matter, and (iii) held a public hearing<\/span> if one has been requested.\n\t\t\tIf a public hearing<\/span> is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing<\/span> shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the hearing<\/span> to the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be located and established. Not less than 30 days prior to the hearing<\/span>, a notice of the time and place of the hearing<\/span> shall also be published by the Department<\/span> at least once in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and established.\n\t\t\tAll public hearings<\/span> on the location or possible location of a route shall be open forums that afford citizens opportunities to obtain route location information and other pertinent information on a proposed project and to submit their hearing<\/span> comments in writing or to present them directly to a verbatim recorder. In addition, upon the written request of a member of the governing body of the locality in which the route is proposed to be located, or upon the written request of 25 citizens, these public hearings<\/span> shall afford citizens an opportunity to present their comments to representatives of the Department<\/span> directly, one speaker at a time, in a public forum following a traditional hearing<\/span> format. A written request for a traditional hearing<\/span> must be received within 14 days following the first published notice of the hearing<\/span> or willingness to hold a hearing<\/span>.\n\t\t\tFollowing the public hearing<\/span>, if one is held as provided in this section, the Department<\/span> shall notify the governing body of the affected locality of the Board<\/span>’s decision regarding the location and establishment of the route. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCATION OF ROUTES (\u00a7 33.2-208)\n\nA. The Board shall have the power and duty to locate and establish the routes to\nbe followed by the highways comprising the systems of state highways between the\npoints designated in the establishment of such systems, except that such routes\nshall not include highways or streets located within any local system of\nhighways or streets, within the urban highway system, or those local highways in\nany county that has resumed full responsibility for all of the secondary state\nhighway system within such county’s boundaries pursuant to §\n33.2-342. Such routes to be located and established shall include corridors of\nstatewide significance pursuant to § 33.2-353.\n\nB. The Board shall not locate and establish any route pursuant to this section\nuntil the Department has (i) published in a newspaper that is published or has a\ngeneral circulation in the locality in which the route is to be located and\nestablished a notice of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter,\n(ii) notified the governing body of the locality in which the route is to be\nlocated of its willingness to hold a public hearing on the matter, and (iii)\nheld a public hearing if one has been requested.\n\t\t\tIf a public hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the\nhearing shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the hearing to the\ngoverning body of the locality in which the route is to be located and\nestablished. Not less than 30 days prior to the hearing, a notice of the time\nand place of the hearing shall also be published by the Department at least once\nin a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the locality in\nwhich the route is to be located and established.\n\t\t\tAll public hearings on the location or possible location of a route shall be\nopen forums that afford citizens opportunities to obtain route location\ninformation and other pertinent information on a proposed project and to submit\ntheir hearing comments in writing or to present them directly to a verbatim\nrecorder. In addition, upon the written request of a member of the governing\nbody of the locality in which the route is proposed to be located, or upon the\nwritten request of 25 citizens, these public hearings shall afford citizens an\nopportunity to present their comments to representatives of the Department\ndirectly, one speaker at a time, in a public forum following a traditional\nhearing format. A written request for a traditional hearing must be received\nwithin 14 days following the first published notice of the hearing or\nwillingness to hold a hearing.\n\t\t\tFollowing the public hearing, if one is held as provided in this section, the\nDepartment shall notify the governing body of the affected locality of the\nBoard’s decision regarding the location and establishment of the route.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 33-12, 33-17; 1956, c. 92; 1964, c. 265; 1970, c. 322,\n\u00a7\u00a7 33.1-12, 33.1-18; 1974, c. 462; 1977, c. 150; 1978, c. 650; 1986, Sp.\nSess., c. 13; 1988, cc. 844, 903; 1989, c. 727; 1992, cc. 44, 167; 1995, c. 94;\n2000, c. 489; 2001, c. 349; 2003, cc. 281, 533, 560; 2004, c. 110; 2005, cc.\n839, 919; 2006, cc. 197, 417, 833, 924; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 8; 2007, c. 337;\n2008, Sp. Sess. II, c. 5; 2009, cc. 670, 690; 2011, cc. 104, 164; 2012, cc. 729,\n733; 2013, cc. 388, 569, 585, 646, 741; 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}}