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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57555</law_id><section_number>15.2-2014</section_number><catch_line>Temporary closing of rights-of-way in certain circumstances</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="20">Streets and Alleys</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Temporary Closing of Rights-Of-Way</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The chief administrative officer of any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or, if there is none, then the chairman or mayor, may temporarily close any public right-of-way in the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> when in his <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> the public safety so requires. Such temporary closing shall not extend past the time of the next meeting of the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span>.</p></section></text><history>1970, c. 529, &#xA7; 15.1-889.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
