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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63437</law_id><section_number>56-538</section_number><catch_line>Prerequisite for construction and operation</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="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="20">Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">person</span> may construct, operate or enlarge any <span class="dictionary">roadway</span>, as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-536/">56-536</a>, within the Commonwealth without first having obtained a <span class="dictionary">certificate</span> of authority from the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> authorizing such construction, <span class="dictionary">operation</span> or enlargement.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 649.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
