CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AUTHORITY AND DUTY (§ 10.1-1425.8)

The Department of Transportation is authorized to conduct recycling research
projects, including the establishment of demonstration projects which use
recycled products in highway construction and maintenance. Such projects may
include by way of example and not by limitation the use of ground rubber from
used tires or glass for road surfacing, resurfacing and sub-base materials, as
well as the use of plastic or mixed plastic materials for ground or guard rail
posts, right-of-way fence posts and sign supports.The Department of
Transportation shall periodically review and revise its bid procedures and
specifications to encourage the use of products and materials with recycled
content in its construction and maintenance programs.The Commissioner of
Highways may continue to provide for the collection of used motor oil and motor
vehicle antifreeze from the general public at maintenance facilities in the
County of Bath. The Commissioner of Highways may designate the source of funding
for the collection and disposal of these materials.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 616; 1993, c. 801; 1994, c. 419; 1995, c. 109; 1996, c. 290.