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II, c. 3; 2014, c. 805.","full_text":"A\n\nThe control, supervision, management, and jurisdiction over the secondary state highway system shall be vested in the Department, and the maintenance and improvement, including construction and reconstruction, of such secondary state highway system shall be by the Commonwealth under the supervision of the Commissioner of Highways. The boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties shall have no control, supervision, management, or jurisdiction over such public highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves constituting the secondary state highway system. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Board shall be vested with the same powers, control, and jurisdiction over the secondary state highway system in the counties and towns of the Commonwealth, and such additions as may be made, as were vested in the boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties on June 21, 1932, and in addition thereto shall be vested with the same power, authority, and control as to the secondary state highway system as is vested in the Board in connection with the primary state highway system.B\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Department, when undertaking improvements to any secondary state highway system component or any portion of any such component, to fully reconstruct such component or portion thereof to bring it into compliance with all design and engineering standards that would be applicable to such component or portion thereof if the project involved new construction.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276940,"text":"The control, supervision, management, and jurisdiction over the secondary state highway system shall be vested in the Department, and the maintenance and improvement, including construction and reconstruction, of such secondary state highway system shall be by the Commonwealth under the supervision of the Commissioner of Highways. The boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties shall have no control, supervision, management, or jurisdiction over such public highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves constituting the secondary state highway system. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Board shall be vested with the same powers, control, and jurisdiction over the secondary state highway system in the counties and towns of the Commonwealth, and such additions as may be made, as were vested in the boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties on June 21, 1932, and in addition thereto shall be vested with the same power, authority, and control as to the secondary state highway system as is vested in the Board in connection with the primary state highway system.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":276941,"text":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Department, when undertaking improvements to any secondary state highway system component or any portion of any such component, to fully reconstruct such component or portion thereof to bring it into compliance with all design and engineering standards that would be applicable to such component or portion thereof if the project involved new construction.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12832,"edition_id":1,"name":"Secondary State Highway System","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12831,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205843,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12832,"identifier":"3","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3","url":"\/33.2\/II\/3\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12831,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highway Systems","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205741,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12831,"identifier":"3","token":"33.2\/II\/3","url":"\/33.2\/II\/3\/","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":62779,"structure_id":12832,"section_number":"33.2-324","catch_line":"Secondary state highway system; 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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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72495,"section_number":"15.2-2403","catch_line":"Powers of service districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2403\/"},{"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":205853,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77202,"identifier":"33.2-326","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-326","url":"\/33.2-326\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-326\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-326","dublin_core":{"Title":"Control, supervision, and management of secondary state highway system components","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-326","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The control, supervision, management, and <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> over the secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system shall be vested in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">maintenance<\/span> and improvement, including construction and reconstruction, of such secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system shall be by the Commonwealth under the supervision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">boards<\/span> of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties shall have no control, supervision, management, or <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> over such public highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves constituting the secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall be vested with the same powers, control, and <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> over the secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system in the counties and towns of the Commonwealth, and such additions as may be made, as were vested in the <span class=\"dictionary\">boards<\/span> of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties on June 21, 1932, and in addition thereto shall be vested with the same power, authority, and control as to the secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system as is vested in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> in connection with the primary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system. <a id=\"paragraph-276940\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-326\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, when undertaking improvements to any secondary state <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system component or any portion of any such component, to fully reconstruct such component or portion thereof to bring it into compliance with all design and engineering standards that would be applicable to such component or portion thereof if the project involved new construction. <a id=\"paragraph-276941\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-326\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTROL, SUPERVISION, AND MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM\nCOMPONENTS (\u00a7 33.2-326)\n\nA. The control, supervision, management, and jurisdiction over the secondary\nstate highway system shall be vested in the Department, and the maintenance and\nimprovement, including construction and reconstruction, of such secondary state\nhighway system shall be by the Commonwealth under the supervision of the\nCommissioner of Highways. The boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of\nthe counties shall have no control, supervision, management, or jurisdiction\nover such public highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves\nconstituting the secondary state highway system. Except as otherwise provided in\nthis article, the Board shall be vested with the same powers, control, and\njurisdiction over the secondary state highway system in the counties and towns\nof the Commonwealth, and such additions as may be made, as were vested in the\nboards of supervisors or other governing bodies of the counties on June 21,\n1932, and in addition thereto shall be vested with the same power, authority,\nand control as to the secondary state highway system as is vested in the Board\nin connection with the primary state highway system.\n\nB. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Department, when\nundertaking improvements to any secondary state highway system component or any\nportion of any such component, to fully reconstruct such component or portion\nthereof to bring it into compliance with all design and engineering standards\nthat would be applicable to such component or portion thereof if the project\ninvolved new construction.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-46; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-69; 2008, Sp. Sess. II, c.\n3; 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}}