CHAPTER 547

AN ACT to amend and reenact § 38-109 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
the power of the State Highway Commissioner to close certain high-
ways and prescribing penalties for violations. (S20)

Approved March 29, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

i That § 33-109 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 33-109. If it shall appear * to the Commissioner necessary for the
safety of the traveling public or for proper completion of work which is
being performed to close any road or highway coming under his jurisdic-
tion *, the Commissioner may close, or cause to be closed, the whole or any
portion of such road or highway deemed necessary to be excluded from
public travel. While any such road or highway, or portion thereof, is so
closed, or while any such road or highway, or portion thereof, is in process
of construction or maintenance the Commissioner or contractor, under au-
thority from the Commissioner, may erect, or cause to be erected, suitable
barriers or obstructions thereon, may post, or cause to be posted, con-
spicuous notices to the effect that the road or highway, or portion, is closed
and may place warning signs, lights and lanterns on such road or highway,
or portions thereof. When such road or highway is closed to the public or
in process of construction or maintenance, as provided * in this section,
any person who wilfully breaks down, drives into new construction work,
removes, injures or destroys any such barrier or barriers or obstructions,
on a road being constructed, tears down, removes, or destroys any such
notices or extinguishes, removes, injures or destroys any such warning

lights or lanterns so erected, posted or placed shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor.