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HOUSE BILL NO. 408 Offered January 14, 2004 Prefiled January 13, 2004 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:9, relating to use of steel plates in connection with highway repairs. ---------- Patron-- Welch ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:9 as follows:

§ 33.1-223.2:9. Use of steel plates in connection with highway repairs.

Anyone using steel plates in connection with a temporary or permanent repair to the roadway of any highway shall apply a traction-improving substance to the plate and mark the plate so as to be clearly visible to oncoming traffic.

If anyone using steel plates in connection with a temporary or permanent repair to the roadway of any highway is unable to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section, the location shall be conspicuously posted in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and any applicable supplements thereto.