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Virginia DOT to cut rest area parking to save transportation dollars
Posted on Feb 26, 2009
Virginia’s transportation budget shortfall has claimed another victim: rest area parking spaces. In order to save an estimated $12 million per year in maintenance costs, the state plans to close 54% of the available parking spots in rest areas across the state. This would reduce the number of available parking spaces from a current 770 down to 358.
The move is controversial for truck drivers and safety advocates who fear that reducing the number of places for truck drivers to stop and rest while traveling Virginia’s highways will result in more tractor trailer accidents. Especially problematic is the claim that most of the major truck stops in Virginia are already overflowing after dark, leaving truck drivers with few places to stop and rest.
Public meetings are planned in March, when residents will have a chance to speak up about the proposed cut. The Commonwealth Transportation Board will vote on the proposal in June.
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