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In addition, in any case in which an existing crossing by such highway of the lines of a railroad company or a crossing by the lines of a railroad company of such highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary as a part of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with the approval of the Board, may discontinue such crossing as a part of the primary state highway system. Discontinuance under this section does not constitute an abandonment of such highway as a public highway or such crossing as a public crossing unless the procedure conforms to \u00a7 33.2-902.\n\t\tThe opening of the new section of highway by the Commissioner of Highways and the entry by the Board upon its minutes of its approval of the discontinuance of the section of the highway or the railroad crossing shall be sufficient to constitute such discontinuance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276058,"text":"In any case in which a section of a highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system, or when, in laying out, constructing, or maintaining sections of highways in the primary state highway system, a part of a highway has been or is straightened or the location of a part of it is altered and a section of the highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with the approval of the Board, may discontinue such section of the highway as a part of the primary state highway system. In addition, in any case in which an existing crossing by such highway of the lines of a railroad company or a crossing by the lines of a railroad company of such highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary as a part of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with the approval of the Board, may discontinue such crossing as a part of the primary state highway system. 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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":80846,"section_number":"33.2-905","catch_line":"Appeal to circuit court","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-905\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62954,"section_number":"33.2-902","catch_line":"Abandonment of highway or railroad crossing; procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76913,"identifier":"33.2-901","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/1\/33.2-901","url":"\/33.2-901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-901\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/1\/33.2-901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Discontinuance of a section of a highway or railroad crossing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any case in which a section of a highway<\/span> is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system, or when, in laying out, constructing, or maintaining sections of highways in the primary state highway<\/span> system, a part of a highway<\/span> has been or is straightened or the location of a part of it is altered and a section of the highway<\/span> is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, by and with the approval of the Board<\/span>, may discontinue such section of the highway<\/span> as a part of the primary state highway<\/span> system. In addition, in any case in which an existing crossing by such highway<\/span> of the lines of a railroad company or a crossing by the lines of a railroad company of such highway<\/span> is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> no longer necessary as a part of the primary state highway<\/span> system, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, by and with the approval of the Board<\/span>, may discontinue such crossing as a part of the primary state highway<\/span> system. Discontinuance<\/span> under this section does not constitute an abandonment<\/span> of such highway<\/span> as a public highway<\/span> or such crossing as a public crossing unless the procedure conforms to \u00a7 33.2-902<\/a>.\n\t\tThe opening of the new section of highway<\/span> by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> and the entry by the Board<\/span> upon its minutes of its approval of the discontinuance<\/span> of the section of the highway<\/span> or the railroad crossing shall be sufficient to constitute such discontinuance<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCONTINUANCE OF A SECTION OF A HIGHWAY OR RAILROAD CROSSING (\u00a7 33.2-901)\n\nIn any case in which a section of a highway is deemed by the Commissioner of\nHighways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system,\nor when, in laying out, constructing, or maintaining sections of highways in the\nprimary state highway system, a part of a highway has been or is straightened or\nthe location of a part of it is altered and a section of the highway is deemed\nby the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary\nstate highway system, the Commissioner of Highways, by and with the approval of\nthe Board, may discontinue such section of the highway as a part of the primary\nstate highway system. In addition, in any case in which an existing crossing by\nsuch highway of the lines of a railroad company or a crossing by the lines of a\nrailroad company of such highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no\nlonger necessary as a part of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner\nof Highways, by and with the approval of the Board, may discontinue such\ncrossing as a part of the primary state highway system. Discontinuance under\nthis section does not constitute an abandonment of such highway as a public\nhighway or such crossing as a public crossing unless the procedure conforms to\n\u00a7 33.2-902.\n\t\tThe opening of the new section of highway by the Commissioner of Highways and\nthe entry by the Board upon its minutes of its approval of the discontinuance of\nthe section of the highway or the railroad crossing shall be sufficient to\nconstitute such discontinuance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.1; 1950, p. 727; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-144; 2014,\nc. 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}}