Virginia: Rules of engagement

rookietrucker · May 24, 2009

Virginia: Rules of engagement

The battle in Virginia to keep 25 rest areas open can only be described as complicated.

After spending nearly $20 million in the past few years to revamp some of its rest areas, even renaming them as safety rest areas, the Virginia Department of Transportation surprised the trucking community in February by announcing plans to shutter more than half of them.

Since VDOTs announcement, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents more than 160,000 small-business truckers, has been urging its members to contact VDOT and also their lawmakers about the safety impact this could have if the rest areas are closed.

OOIDA members opposing the potential closures also turned out in full force to a series of meetings VDOT hosted around the state.

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IceDogg · May 25, 2009

Seriously, how much could it cost for some lights and water, and one person to empty trash cans? Why don't they install the waterless urinals, motion-detecting light switches? Unbelieveable!

Just like how MDOT says it's expensive to run weigh stations, so they're considering closing them all except inbound from Indiana on I94, and Inbound I75 from Ohio. Michigan finally got the freeways fixed up nice, and now they're gonna go to ruins just as fast as they were repaired.

Roadmedic · May 25, 2009

IceDogg said: ↑

Seriously, how much could it cost for some lights and water, and one person to empty trash cans? Why don't they install the waterless urinals, motion-detecting light switches? Unbelieveable!

Just like how MDOT says it's expensive to run weigh stations, so they're considering closing them all except inbound from Indiana on I94, and Inbound I75 from Ohio. Michigan finally got the freeways fixed up nice, and now they're gonna go to ruins just as fast as they were repaired.
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Air conditioning.
Heating.
Mowing and cleanup of garbage strewn daily.
Water bill.
Cleaning the toilets.

Besides the new facilities available on I-77 are fairly easy to get to. Just use the on or off ramp and water the grass.

old-six-pack · May 25, 2009

Stick yoo ace out the window aaaaannnnnndddddd let it baaaaalllllaaaaassssstttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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