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They shall likewise have the power to alter or change the location of any highway now in the secondary state highway system within such counties or that may hereafter become a part of the secondary state highway system within such counties. The Commissioner of Highways shall be made a party to any proceeding before the local authorities for the establishment of any such highway or for the alteration or change of the location of any such highway. When any such board or commission appointed by the governing body of a county to view a proposed highway or to alter or change the location of an existing highway shall award damages for the right-of-way for the same, in either case to be paid in money, it may be paid by the governing body of the county out of the general county levy funds. No expenditure by the Commonwealth shall be required upon any new highway so established or any old road the location of which is altered or changed by the local authorities, except as may be approved by the Commissioner of Highways. If the property sought to be taken is for the easement or right-of-way, the plat shall reasonably indicate thereon any appurtenant right-of-way or easement for ingress and egress to and from the principal easement or right-of-way being taken.\n\t\tAs an alternative to the method of establishing or relocating a highway provided in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with the approval of the Board and the governing body of a county, shall have power and authority to make such changes in routes in, and additions to, the secondary state highway system as the public safety or convenience may require.\n\t\tThe service of any process or notice in any such proceedings upon the district administrator of the Department having the supervision of maintenance and construction of highways in any such county shall be termed sufficient service on the Commissioner of Highways.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235236,"text":"The local authorities shall continue to have the powers vested in them on June 20, 1932, for the establishment of new highways in their respective counties, which shall, upon such establishment, become parts of the secondary state highway system within such counties. They shall likewise have the power to alter or change the location of any highway now in the secondary state highway system within such counties or that may hereafter become a part of the secondary state highway system within such counties. The Commissioner of Highways shall be made a party to any proceeding before the local authorities for the establishment of any such highway or for the alteration or change of the location of any such highway. When any such board or commission appointed by the governing body of a county to view a proposed highway or to alter or change the location of an existing highway shall award damages for the right-of-way for the same, in either case to be paid in money, it may be paid by the governing body of the county out of the general county levy funds. No expenditure by the Commonwealth shall be required upon any new highway so established or any old road the location of which is altered or changed by the local authorities, except as may be approved by the Commissioner of Highways. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1980, chapter 441; in 1984, chapter 198; in 2013, chapters 585<\/a> and 646<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60753,"section_number":"15.2-2238","catch_line":"Authority of counties under Article 2 (\u00a7 33.2-705 et seq.) of Chapter 7 not affected","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2238\/"},{"id":74548,"section_number":"15.2-4614","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4614\/"},{"id":82375,"section_number":"15.2-4712","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4712\/"},{"id":62246,"section_number":"15.2-4811","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4811\/"},{"id":78532,"section_number":"33.2-2012","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2012\/"},{"id":69643,"section_number":"33.2-2113","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2113\/"},{"id":68131,"section_number":"33.2-2712","catch_line":"Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2712\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64641,"identifier":"33.2-705","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-705","url":"\/33.2-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-705\/","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuance of powers of county authorities; alternative procedure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local authorities shall continue to have the powers vested in them on June 20, 1932, for the establishment of new highways in their respective counties, which shall, upon such establishment, become parts of the secondary state highway<\/span> system within such counties. They shall likewise have the power to alter or change the location of any highway<\/span> now in the secondary state highway<\/span> system within such counties or that may hereafter become a part of the secondary state highway<\/span> system within such counties. The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall be made a party<\/span> to any proceeding before the local authorities for the establishment of any such highway<\/span> or for the alteration or change of the location of any such highway<\/span>. When any such board<\/span> or commission appointed by the governing body of a county to view a proposed highway<\/span> or to alter or change the location of an existing highway<\/span> shall award damages<\/span> for the right-of-way for the same, in either case to be paid in money, it may be paid by the governing body of the county out of the general county levy<\/span> funds. No expenditure by the Commonwealth shall be required upon any new highway<\/span> so established or any old road the location of which is altered or changed by the local authorities, except as may be approved by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>. If the property sought to be taken is for the easement or right-of-way, the plat shall reasonably indicate thereon any appurtenant right-of-way or easement for ingress and egress to and from the principal easement or right-of-way being taken.\n\t\tAs an alternative to the method of establishing or relocating a highway<\/span> provided in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, by and with the approval of the Board<\/span> and the governing body of a county, shall have power and authority to make such changes in routes in, and additions to, the secondary state highway<\/span> system as the public safety or convenience may require.\n\t\tThe service of any process or notice in any such proceedings upon the district administrator of the Department<\/span> having the supervision of maintenance<\/span> and construction of highways in any such county shall be termed sufficient service on the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUANCE OF POWERS OF COUNTY AUTHORITIES; ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE (\u00a7 33.2-705)\n\nThe local authorities shall continue to have the powers vested in them on June\n20, 1932, for the establishment of new highways in their respective counties,\nwhich shall, upon such establishment, become parts of the secondary state\nhighway system within such counties. They shall likewise have the power to alter\nor change the location of any highway now in the secondary state highway system\nwithin such counties or that may hereafter become a part of the secondary state\nhighway system within such counties. The Commissioner of Highways shall be made\na party to any proceeding before the local authorities for the establishment of\nany such highway or for the alteration or change of the location of any such\nhighway. When any such board or commission appointed by the governing body of a\ncounty to view a proposed highway or to alter or change the location of an\nexisting highway shall award damages for the right-of-way for the same, in\neither case to be paid in money, it may be paid by the governing body of the\ncounty out of the general county levy funds. No expenditure by the Commonwealth\nshall be required upon any new highway so established or any old road the\nlocation of which is altered or changed by the local authorities, except as may\nbe approved by the Commissioner of Highways. If the property sought to be taken\nis for the easement or right-of-way, the plat shall reasonably indicate thereon\nany appurtenant right-of-way or easement for ingress and egress to and from the\nprincipal easement or right-of-way being taken.\n\t\tAs an alternative to the method of establishing or relocating a highway\nprovided in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with\nthe approval of the Board and the governing body of a county, shall have power\nand authority to make such changes in routes in, and additions to, the secondary\nstate highway system as the public safety or convenience may require.\n\t\tThe service of any process or notice in any such proceedings upon the district\nadministrator of the Department having the supervision of maintenance and\nconstruction of highways in any such county shall be termed sufficient service\non the Commissioner of Highways.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-141; 1950, p. 726; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-229; 1980, c.\n441; 1984, c. 198; 2013, cc. 585, 646; 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}}