Before the work is commenced upon any such crossing, the public service corporation which proposes to cross the public road shall make written application to and submit to the board of supervisors or other governing body of the county in which such highway is located and to the Commissioner of Highways plans, specifications and descriptions of the proposed crossing and of the proposed appliances and methods of operation thereof; and if the plans, specifications and descriptions are not accepted by such board of supervisors or other governing body aforesaid and by the Commissioner of Highways within sixty days after the same shall have been delivered to the clerk of such board of supervisors or other governing body aforesaid and to the Commissioner of Highways, such public service corporation may then proceed with the construction and operation of the crossing, under the plans, specifications and descriptions and with the appliances and methods so submitted.
Code 1919, § 3885; 1920, p. 412.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 56-1.1. Designation as public service corporation
§ 56-1.3. Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service
§ 56-2. Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title
§ 56-3. Expenses prior to organization
§ 56-5. Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation
§ 56-6. Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law
§ 56-7. Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged
§ 56-8.1. Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited
§ 56-8.2. Appeals in rate cases
§ 56-10. Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
§ 56-11. Debts and claims against corporation so sold
§ 56-13. Effect of dissolution of public service corporation
§ 56-14. Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation
§ 56-16. Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement
§ 56-16.1. Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads
§ 56-16.2. Public utility lines crossing railroads
§ 56-17. Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost
§ 56-18. Submission of plans for such crossing
§ 56-19. Contest by company whose works are crossed
§ 56-20. Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations
§ 56-22. Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings
§ 56-23. Crossing of highway by public service corporation
§ 56-24. Effect of crossing on highway
§ 56-25. Manner of construction of crossing
§ 56-27. Applications required for crossings
§ 56-28. Contest by county or Commissioner of Highways
§ 56-29. Change of course of highway to avoid crossings
§ 56-30. Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway
§ 56-31. When work of crossing highway to proceed
§ 56-33. Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works
§ 56-34. General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations
§ 56-35. Regulation of public service companies
§ 56-37. Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
§ 56-38. Adjustment of claims and controversies
§ 56-40. Reduction of rates and charges
§ 56-43. Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties