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This is also true in Virginia, he said, and has beenj reflected in letters to the Department of Highways in reference to specific structures. Some of these structures are located within the corporate i limits of the cities and towns, I Bolton said. i He pointed out that under ! State law, the State Highway ! Commissioner, subject to approval by the full Highway [Commission, selects the | roads and streets that are designated as extensions of the! primary highway system.
If roads and streets selected as extensions are main- j j tained to a standard equalling! that performed on the State! j highway system adjoining the ! city or town, the locality receives $10,000 a mile annual ! maintenance payments. An inherent responsibility I in administering this portion of the law is to provide adequate assurances of safety, Bolton said. “It is therefore necessary:
to require annual inspections! of all bridges on primary route extensions within cities and towns having a population in excess of 3,500. These !
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