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Va. Code § 33.2-900: Definitions
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33.2. HIGHWAYS AND OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
- Subtitle II. MODES OF TRANSPORTATION: HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, FERRIES, RAIL, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- Chapter 9. ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADS
- Article 1. ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF HIGHWAYS IN PRIMARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Abandonment" means that the public's right to use a public highway, public landing, or public crossing has been extinguished."Discontinuance" means that the Board has determined that a highway, landing, or crossing no longer serves the public convenience warranting its maintenance at public expense; it divests the Department from maintenance responsibilities. Discontinuance does not render a highway, landing, or crossing unavailable for public use.2014, c. 805.
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