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With the assistance of the Department of Transportation, the Board shall develop and maintain a plan for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in the Commonwealth. The plan shall cover at a minimum a 30-year period and shall be updated biennially no later than November 1 of each even-numbered year.D\n\nThe Board shall use the funds allocated in &#xA7;&#xA7; 33.2-1524 and 33.2-1530 to the Special Structure Fund pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-1532 for maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures to implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection C.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309600,"text":"For purposes of this section, &#8220;special structure&#8221; means very large, indispensable, and unique bridges and tunnels identified by the Commissioner and approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309601,"text":"The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that the maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in the Commonwealth occur timely as to provide and protect a safe and efficient highway system.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309602,"text":"The Board shall establish a program for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in the Commonwealth. With the assistance of the Department of Transportation, the Board shall develop and maintain a plan for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in the Commonwealth. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1230\">1230<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1275\">1275<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67094,"section_number":"33.2-1530","catch_line":"Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1530\/"},{"id":82831,"section_number":"33.2-1532","catch_line":"Special Structure Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1532\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72795,"section_number":"33.2-1524","catch_line":"Commonwealth Transportation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1524\/"},{"id":67094,"section_number":"33.2-1530","catch_line":"Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1530\/"},{"id":82831,"section_number":"33.2-1532","catch_line":"Special Structure Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1532\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206045,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86438,"identifier":"33.2-374","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-374","url":"\/33.2-374\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-374\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-374","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special Structure Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-374","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> For purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">special structure<\/span>&#8221; means very large, indispensable, and unique bridges and tunnels identified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> and approved by the Commonwealth Transportation <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-309600\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-374\/#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> The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that the <span class=\"dictionary\">maintenance<\/span>, rehabilitation, and replacement of <span class=\"dictionary\">special structures<\/span> in the Commonwealth occur timely as to provide and protect a safe and efficient <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> system. <a id=\"paragraph-309601\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-374\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall establish a program for the <span class=\"dictionary\">maintenance<\/span>, rehabilitation, and replacement of <span class=\"dictionary\">special structures<\/span> in the Commonwealth. With the assistance of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall develop and maintain a plan for the <span class=\"dictionary\">maintenance<\/span>, rehabilitation, and replacement of <span class=\"dictionary\">special structures<\/span> in the Commonwealth. The plan shall cover at a minimum a 30-year period and shall be updated biennially no later than November 1 of each even-numbered year. <a id=\"paragraph-309602\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-374\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall use the funds allocated in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Commonwealth Transportation Fund\" href=\"\/33.2-1524\/\">33.2-1524<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund\" href=\"\/33.2-1530\/\">33.2-1530<\/a> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Special Structure<\/span> Fund pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Special Structure Fund\" href=\"\/33.2-1532\/\">33.2-1532<\/a> for <span class=\"dictionary\">maintenance<\/span>, rehabilitation, and replacement of <span class=\"dictionary\">special structures<\/span> to implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection C. <a id=\"paragraph-309603\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-374\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL STRUCTURE PROGRAM (\u00a7 33.2-374)\n\nA. For purposes of this section, &#8220;special structure&#8221; means very\nlarge, indispensable, and unique bridges and tunnels identified by the\nCommissioner and approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.\n\nB. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that the\nmaintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in the\nCommonwealth occur timely as to provide and protect a safe and efficient highway\nsystem.\n\nC. The Board shall establish a program for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and\nreplacement of special structures in the Commonwealth. With the assistance of\nthe Department of Transportation, the Board shall develop and maintain a plan\nfor the maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures in\nthe Commonwealth. The plan shall cover at a minimum a 30-year period and shall\nbe updated biennially no later than November 1 of each even-numbered year.\n\nD. The Board shall use the funds allocated in &#xA7;&#xA7; 33.2-1524 and\n33.2-1530 to the Special Structure Fund pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-1532 for\nmaintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of special structures to implement\nthe plan developed pursuant to subsection C.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","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}}