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Upon failure of the company<\/span> desiring to make any crossing pursuant to \u00a7 56-23<\/a> to receive notice of suspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission<\/span> within sixty days after submission of the plans, specifications and descriptions as required by \u00a7 56-27<\/a>, or upon the approval or modification of plans, specifications and descriptions by the Commission<\/span>, or, if an appeal<\/span> be taken as aforesaid, upon the approval or modification by the Supreme Court<\/span> of the plans, specifications and descriptions prescribed by the Commission<\/span> and the payment of the proper compensation to the state or county for damages<\/span> to the state or county property, or to the owner or occupant of lands, such damage to be ascertained according to the laws<\/span> regulating the exercise of eminent domain, work may be commenced immediately.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN WORK OF CROSSING HIGHWAY TO PROCEED (\u00a7 56-31)\n\nUpon failure of the company desiring to make any crossing pursuant to \u00a7 56-23\nto receive notice of suspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission\nwithin sixty days after submission of the plans, specifications and descriptions\nas required by \u00a7 56-27, or upon the approval or modification of plans,\nspecifications and descriptions by the Commission, or, if an appeal be taken as\naforesaid, upon the approval or modification by the Supreme Court of the plans,\nspecifications and descriptions prescribed by the Commission and the payment of\nthe proper compensation to the state or county for damages to the state or\ncounty property, or to the owner or occupant of lands, such damage to be\nascertained according to the laws regulating the exercise of eminent domain,\nwork may be commenced immediately.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3885; 1920, p. 413.","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}}