                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLIC ROAD EASEMENTS; MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS (§ 55.1-307)

Whenever a public road that has never been abandoned but is no longer publicly
maintained serves as access for more than one property owner and operates as the
primary source of ingress and egress for that property, any one of the property
owners may maintain, repair, or improve the road at his own expense without the
express permission of the other property owners but only after administrative
review by the local government. All other property owners shall be notified by
mail of any pending maintenance, repair, or improvements prior to commencement
of the work. Nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing the property
owner who is doing the maintenance, repairs, or improvements to the road to
interfere with the other property owners&#8217; use of the road for ingress and
egress.

HISTORY: 2008, c. 599, § 55-50.3; 2019, c. 712.