The Board may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or gift any ferry within the Commonwealth that forms a connecting link in a state highway and may purchase all equipment and other things necessary for the establishment of new ferries to become connecting links in the primary or secondary state highway system, whenever it shall determine such action to be advisable and expedient. The Board may expend from state highway construction funds of the highway construction district where the ferries are located and are under the Board's control at any time such sums as may be necessary to acquire or establish, maintain, and operate any such ferry.
The Board may operate such ferry either as a free or toll ferry and may establish a toll for the use of such ferry at such rates as are deemed by the Board to be reasonable and proper without regulation by any other governmental body.
Code 1950, § 33-209; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-254; 2014, c. 805.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
Chapter 6 - Ferries and Toll Facilities
§ 33.2-600. Acquisition or establishment of ferries
§ 33.2-601. Ferry across Corrotoman River
§ 33.2-602. Toll bridges; when privilege ceases
§ 33.2-603. Toll bridges not to obstruct navigation or fish
§ 33.2-604. How right to demand tolls ascertained and rates fixed or changed
§ 33.2-605. Special police officers in connection with toll bridges
§ 33.2-606. Permission required to erect or maintain toll bridges over navigable water
§ 33.2-607. Approval of plans by Board; inspection; costs
§ 33.2-608. Toll bridges may be purchased by Commonwealth
§ 33.2-609. Conveyance of toll bridge by Commonwealth
§ 33.2-610. Sections 33.2-606 through 33.2-609 not applicable to certain toll bridges
§ 33.2-611. Tolls may vary to encourage travel during off-peak hours
§ 33.2-613. Free use of toll facilities by certain state officers and employees; penalties
§ 33.2-615. Electronic notification of unpaid tolls
§ 33.2-616. Electronic toll collection device; DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund contribution