CHAPTER 162

An Act to amend and reenact § 83-109, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to closing highways during construction and at
other periods of time.

[H 326]

Approved March 9, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 33-109, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 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 to all traffic or any cluss of traffic, 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 and may exclude all or any
class of traffic from such closed portion. 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 Commis-
sioner or contractor, under authority from the Commissioner, may erect,
or cause to be erected, suitable barriers or obstructions thereon, may post,
or cause to be posted, conspicuous 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 * for the safety of the traveling public or in process
of construction or maintenance, as provided in this section, any person
who willfully breaks down, drives into new construction work, removes,
injures or destroys any such barrier or barriers or obstructions, * 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 misdemeanor.