Thursday, July 24, 2008
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HB1783: Traffic warning systems; VDOT to implement.
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 33.1-223.2:17 as follows:
§ 33.1-223.2:17. Department to implement traffic warning system for Virginia.
The Virginia Department of Transportation shall, as quickly as practicable, implement traffic warning systems, operated by private sector businesses, that will provide subscribers, via personal digital assistant devices and other wireless telecommunications technologies, with real-time information concerning traffic congestion, incidents, and other information necessary or convenient to users of the highways of the Commonwealth.
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