Virginia § 33.2-240 - Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 33.2-240 — Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33.2-240. Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads
The Commissioner of Highways shall permit suitable connections from where private roads leading to and from private homes intersect improved highways and over and across the shoulders and unimproved parts of such highways to the paved or otherwise improved parts thereof to provide the users of such private roads safe and convenient means of ingress and egress with motor vehicles to and from the paved or otherwise improved parts of such highways.
Code 1950, § 33-116; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-197; 2014, c. 805.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 33.2-240
What does Code of Virginia § 33.2-240 cover?
Section 33.2-240 ("Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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