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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 468<\/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. 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 2008, chapter 471<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87152,"identifier":"33.2-274","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/4\/33.2-274","url":"\/33.2-274\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-274\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/4\/33.2-274","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application and installation of traffic control measures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-274","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the application and installation of traffic control measures to reduce the negative effects of traffic through residential areas on any component of the secondary highway<\/span> system that meets the definition of “residence district” in \u00a7 46.2-100<\/a>, even if such component also provides access to a “business district” as defined in the same section. Installation of traffic control measures on any state-maintained highway shall be approved by the Department<\/span> prior to installation.\n\t\tFurthermore, nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the acceptance by the Department<\/span> of private financing for the application and installation of traffic control measures if and when such measures meet the Department<\/span>’s standards.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION AND INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES (\u00a7 33.2-274)\n\nNothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the application and\ninstallation of traffic control measures to reduce the negative effects of\ntraffic through residential areas on any component of the secondary highway\nsystem that meets the definition of “residence district” in \u00a7\n46.2-100, even if such component also provides access to a “business\ndistrict” as defined in the same section. Installation of traffic control\nmeasures on any state-maintained highway shall be approved by the Department\nprior to installation.\n\t\tFurthermore, nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the\nacceptance by the Department of private financing for the application and\ninstallation of traffic control measures if and when such measures meet the\nDepartment’s standards.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 468, \u00a7 33.1-223.2:19; 2008, c. 471, \u00a7 33.1-223.2:20; 2014,\nc. 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}}