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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2013, chapters 585<\/a> and 646<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77124,"section_number":"15.2-2026","catch_line":"Limited access streets","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2026\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82620,"identifier":"33.2-404","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-404","url":"\/33.2-404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-404\/","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service roads parallel to limited access highways; standards for access, service, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may construct service roads parallel to a limited access highway<\/span> in order<\/span> to provide access at designated points for property owners abutting on the limited access highway<\/span> and after the construction of such service roads shall maintain and regulate traffic over them.\n\t\tThe construction or alteration of any access, feeder, or service road that is to serve properties isolated by construction of a limited access highway<\/span> shall meet all minimum state standards or the standards of the cities or towns with a population of more than 3,500, or of counties that maintain their own road networks, as provided for by ordinance<\/span>, whichever is more strict.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE ROADS PARALLEL TO LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS; STANDARDS FOR ACCESS,\nSERVICE, ETC (\u00a7 33.2-404)\n\nThe Department may construct service roads parallel to a limited access highway\nin order to provide access at designated points for property owners abutting on\nthe limited access highway and after the construction of such service roads\nshall maintain and regulate traffic over them.\n\t\tThe construction or alteration of any access, feeder, or service road that is\nto serve properties isolated by construction of a limited access highway shall\nmeet all minimum state standards or the standards of the cities or towns with a\npopulation of more than 3,500, or of counties that maintain their own road\nnetworks, as provided for by ordinance, whichever is more strict.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-41; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-61; 2013, cc. 585, 646;\n2014, 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}}