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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":[{"id":67729,"section_number":"46.2-1300","catch_line":"Powers of local authorities generally; erection of signs and markers; maximum penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1300\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70144,"identifier":"33.2-317","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/2\/33.2-317","url":"\/33.2-317\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-317\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/2\/33.2-317","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment, construction, and maintenance exclusively by Commonwealth; funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-317","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The highways embraced within the primary state highway<\/span> system shall be established, constructed, and maintained exclusively by the Commonwealth under the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, with such state funds as may be appropriated and made available for such purposes, together with such appropriations as may be made by any county, district, city, or town in the Commonwealth and such funds as are available or derived from the federal government for highway<\/span> building and improvement in the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE EXCLUSIVELY BY COMMONWEALTH; FUNDS\n(\u00a7 33.2-317)\n\nThe highways embraced within the primary state highway system shall be\nestablished, constructed, and maintained exclusively by the Commonwealth under\nthe direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Highways, with such state\nfunds as may be appropriated and made available for such purposes, together with\nsuch appropriations as may be made by any county, district, city, or town in the\nCommonwealth and such funds as are available or derived from the federal\ngovernment for highway building and improvement in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-31; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-37; 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}}