Virginia § 10.1-1188.1 Department of Transportation to consider wildlife corridors

Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-1188.1 — Department of Transportation to consider wildlife corridors

Virginia § 10.1-1188.1

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 10.1Conservation

Subtitle IIActivities Administered by Other Entities

Ch. 11.1Department of Environmental Quality

Art. 2Environmental Impact Reports of State Agencies

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Va. Code Ann. § 10.1-1188.1 (2026).

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The Department of Transportation (VDOT) shall, as part of the environmental review it conducts for a road or highway construction project, include in an environmental impact statement a list of any existing terrestrial or aquatic wildlife corridor identified in the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (the Plan) created pursuant to Article 8 (§ 29.1-578 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 that will be affected by such construction project. In the design options for any road or highway construction project that threatens wildlife connectivity in a corridor identified in the Plan, VDOT shall consider measures for the mitigation of harm caused by such road to terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.

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The Department of Transportation (VDOT) shall, as part of the environmental review it conducts for a road or highway construction project, include in an environmental impact statement a list of any existing terrestrial or aquatic wildlife corridor identified in the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (the Plan) created pursuant to Article 8 (§ 29.1-578 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 that will be affected by such construction project. In the design options for any road or highway construction project that threatens wildlife connectivity in a corridor identified in the Plan, VDOT shall consider measures for the mitigation of harm caused by such road to terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.