Chap. 198.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 155 of the Acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1942, being “an act to authorize the State Highway Commis-
sion to provide by-passes through or around cities and incorporated towns, and
to make the provisions of general law with respect to certain roads and highways
applicable to such by-passes”, approved March 9, 1942, so as to make it ap-
plicable to extensions or connections of the primary highway system, and to
provide for the marking and signing thereof. [S B 102]

Approved March 23, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That chapter one hundred fifty-five of the Acts of the General
Assembly of nineteen hundred forty-two, approved March nine, nineteen
hundred forty-two, be amended and re-enacted as follows:

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empower-
ed to acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, condemnation or otherwise,
such lands or interest therein, necessary or proper for the purpose, and to
construct and improve thereon such by-passes, or extensions and con-
nections of the Primary Highway System, through or around cities and
incorporated towns, as the said Commission may deem necessary for
the uses of the State Highway System; provided the respective cities
and the incorporated towns of thirty-five hundred population, or more,
according to the last preceding United States census, by action of their
governing bodies agree to pay fifty per centum of all costs of such con-
struction and improvement, including the cost of rights of way, on that
portion of any such by-pass or extension which is located within any
such city or incorporated town. The maintenance of that portion of a
by-pass or extension located within a city or incorporated town shall
be borne by the city or town. However, the Highway Commission shall
contribute to such maintenance in accordance with the provisions of
law governing its contribution to the maintenance of streets, roads and
bridges in such cities and incorporated towns. The location, form and
character of informational, regulatory, and warning signs, curb and
pavement or other markings, and traffic signals installed or placed by
any public authority shall be subject to the approval of the State High-
way Commission. At both ends of by-passes through or around cities
and incorporated towns said Commission shall erect and maintain ade-
quate directional signs of sufficient size and suitable design to indicate
clearly the main route or routes leading directly into such cities and in-
corporated towns.

All the provisions of general law relating to the exercise of eminent
domain by the State Highw ay Commission “shall be applicable to such
by-passes, or extension or connection of the Primary Highway System.

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and em-
powered to expend out of funds appropriated to the State Highway
Commission such funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this act.