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REST AREAS * USA - Money trumps safety as VDOT proposes closing 25 ones
VA,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -February 23, 2009: -- Less than a week after one Virginia Department of Transportation official admitted the state was “deficient” in providing adequate truck parking, the agency announced plans to close 25 of its 41 rest areas in the state... VDOT Chief of Communications Jeff Caldwell cited a $2.6 billion shortfall in transportation revenue as the reason for the proposed rest area closures.. VDOT’s proposal would be a major blow to tired truckers already struggling to find a parking spot after dark when passing through Virginia. In recent months, OOIDA members have reported being rousted from their sleeper berths and told to move on or ticketed for exceeding the state’s two-hour maximum at rest areas. Most said they looked for a spot at major truck stops, which were overflowing, before pulling off to take a break at rest areas...
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