                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL BY COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD (§ 15.2-4614)

The district may not construct or improve a mass transit system or public
highway without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and
without the approval of each county in which the transportation improvement will
be located. At the request of the commission, the Commonwealth Transportation
Commissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (§
25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1 or §
33.2-705 for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements
within the district. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the
Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the primary
system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement
as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the
primary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way
held by the commission and improvements of such highway shall vest in the
Commonwealth. Upon completion of the construction or improvement of a mass
transit system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and
improvements of the mass transit system shall vest in the Northern Virginia
Transportation Commission or other agency or instrumentality of the
Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 587.