                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR PROGRAM (§ 33.2-253)

The Commissioner of Highways shall establish a highway safety corridor program
under which a portion of highways in the primary state highway system and
Interstate System may be designated by the Commissioner of Highways as highway
safety corridors to address highway safety problems through law enforcement,
education, and safety enhancements. In consultation with the Department of Motor
Vehicles and the Superintendent of State Police, the Commissioner of Highways
shall establish criteria for the designation and evaluation of highway safety
corridors, including a review of crash data, accident reports, type and volume
of vehicle traffic, and engineering and traffic studies. The Commissioner of
Highways shall hold a public hearing prior to the adoption of the criteria to be
used for designating a highway safety corridor. The Commissioner of Highways
shall hold a minimum of one public hearing before designating any specific
highway corridor as a highway safety corridor. The public hearing or hearings
for a specific corridor shall be held at least 30 days prior to the designation
at a location as close to the proposed corridor as practical.
		The Department of Transportation shall erect signs that designate highway
safety corridors and the penalties for violations committed within the
designated corridors.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 877, § 33.1-223.2:8; 2014, c. 805.