Abandonment of Roads Not in Primary or Secondary State Highway System

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Abandonment of Roads Not in Primary or Secondary State Highway System.” It is part of Chapter 9 “Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways and Roads”, which is part of Subtitle II “Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation”, which is part of Title 33.2 “Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems”.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 33.2-914	County roads not part of primary or secondary state highway system; definitions
§ 33.2-915	Abandonment of certain roads and railroad crossings by governing body
§ 33.2-916	Notice of proposed abandonment
§ 33.2-917	Petition for abandonment
§ 33.2-918	Petition for public hearing on proposed abandonment
§ 33.2-919	Action of governing body
§ 33.2-920	Appeal to circuit court
§ 33.2-921	Effect of abandonment
§ 33.2-922	Recordation of abandonment of roads, highways, or railroad crossings by counties
§ 33.2-923	Alternative procedure for abandonment of old road or crossing to extent of alteration
§ 33.2-924	Conveying sections of roads or other property no longer necessary
§ 33.2-925	Alternative method of abandoning roads
§ 33.2-926	Chapter 20 of Title 15.2 not affected