                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA COALFIELDS EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY; PURPOSE (§ 15.2-6015.1)

The Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority (the Authority) is established as a
body politic and corporate, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The
Authority shall have the powers and duties hereinafter conferred in this
chapter.
		The primary purpose of the Authority is to improve the transportation into,
from, within, and through Southwest Virginia, assist in regional economic
development, and generally enhance highway safety in the affected localities.
		The Coalfields Expressway, designated as U.S. Route 121 and a Congressional
High Priority Corridor, is a proposed four-lane, limited-access highway to
provide a modern, safe, and efficient transportation artery through the
coalfields region of far Southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.
		The proposed expressway is designed to provide safe and rapid access to
communities along the corridor, with interchanges connecting citizens of Pound,
Clintwood, Clinchco, Haysi, Breaks, Grundy, and Slate.
		It is hereby further declared that the foregoing is a public purpose and use
for which public moneys may be spent and such activity will serve a public
purpose in providing jobs to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
		The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects
for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth, particularly the
affected localities, for the increase of their commerce and for the promotion of
their safety, health, welfare, convenience, and prosperity.

HISTORY: 2017, c. 543.