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Bill would ask Planning District 8 counties to consider 'discontinuing' rural roads rather than abandoning them
Summary
The House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee on Friday heard Senate Bill 1131, introduced by Senator Perry, a bill that would ask local governments in Planning District 8 to consider discontinuing instead of abandoning certain non-primary, rural roads.
The House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee on Friday heard Senate Bill 1131, introduced by Senator Perry, a bill that would ask local governments in Planning District 8 to consider discontinuing instead of abandoning certain non-primary, non-secondary rural roads.
"All this bill does is ask that local governments consider discontinuing instead of abandoning a road when that process comes up," Senator Perry said, adding that discontinuing would allow a road to "remain a public right away" and could allow incorporation into trail systems or green space for "bikers, walkers, and questions." She told the committee she represents parts of Loudoun and Fauquier counties and said constituents value more than "over 250 miles of unpaved rural roads."
The bill does not require…
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