Bill Text: VA HB2481 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: U.S. Route 29; designating from Va.-North Carolina line to north of Town of Altavista as I-785.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-01 - House: Passed by in Transportation with letter by voice vote [HB2481 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-HB2481-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2481 Offered January 21, 2011 A BILL to designate U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia-North Carolina line to north of the Town of Altavista as Interstate 785. ---------- Patrons-- Marshall, D.W., Merricks and Poindexter ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  § 1. That U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia-North Carolina line to north of the Town of Altavista is hereby designated as Interstate 785. The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain signs indicating this designation. This designation shall not affect any other designation heretofore or hereafter applied to this route.

2.  That the Virginia Department of Transportation shall consult with the Federal Highway Administration to identify any steps that need to be taken for U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia-North Carolina line to north of the Town of Altavista to meet federal interstate standards in order to be designated as Interstate 785 and shall report to the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability the steps that need to be taken for such designation by December 1, 2011.