When the city or town has been notified by the Commissioner of Highways of final approval of the construction of the highway, such highway shall immediately become a part of the secondary state highway system, and the public shall be vested with the same rights of travel on such highway as it possesses with respect to the other highways in the system. The part of the highway that it is proposed to flood shall be deemed to be abandoned, and all public rights therein shall vest in the city or town.
Code 1950, § 33-89; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-175; 2014, c. 805.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
Chapter 9 - Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways and Roads
§ 33.2-901. Discontinuance of a section of a highway or railroad crossing
§ 33.2-902. Abandonment of highway or railroad crossing; procedure
§ 33.2-903. Grade crossing closing and safety
§ 33.2-904. Effect of abandonment
§ 33.2-905. Appeal to circuit court
§ 33.2-907. Conveying sections of highways or other property no longer necessary
§ 33.2-908. Discontinuance of highway, landing, or railroad crossing; procedure
§ 33.2-909. Abandonment of highway, landing, or railroad crossing; procedure
§ 33.2-910. Appeal to circuit court
§ 33.2-911. Permissible uses by counties of certain discontinued secondary highways
§ 33.2-912. Alternative procedure for abandonment of old highway or crossing to extent of alteration
§ 33.2-913. Conveying sections of highways, landings, or other property no longer necessary
§ 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
§ 33.2-929. Plans for relocation of highways in connection with municipal water supply projects
§ 33.2-930. Acquisition of lands for relocation
§ 33.2-931. Costs of relocation
§ 33.2-932. Construction of relocated highway