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For Half Of Virginia Rest Areas, It's No Go

The state joins Maine, Colorado and Vermont in closing down rest areas. Lawmakers say the roadside rest stops are less necessary than they once... For Half Of Virginia Rest Areas, It's No Go The ...
wtvr

What these drivers at a Virginia rest area said about Labor Day travel

RICHMOND, Va. — AAA described Labor Day as a wrap up of the summer travel season and a final weekend for fun before fall routines begin. Tony Lopez and Katy Swiger stopped at the Goochland Safety Rest ...
The Roanoke Times

Grumbling greets closure of Virginia rest stops

The rest area network fell from 42 locations to 24 Tuesday. I-81 lost seven of its 14 rest areas. The 158-mile stretch of I-81 between the Roanoke Valley and Tennessee state line, which had eight rest ...
Daily Press

I-64 rest stop in New Kent voted among best public restrooms in US, survey says

The New Kent rest area along Interstate 64 between Richmond and Williamsburg is the 10th best public restroom in the country, according to a recent survey conducted by American River Wellness. The ...
WSLS 10

300 bright yellow signs placed at rest stops across Virginia to remind drivers to slow down

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Department of Transportation have placed 300 new bright yellow safety signs across Virginia’s rest stops, reminding drivers to put safety ...
The Roanoke Times

Virginia rest stops to reopen - Roanoke Times

Gov. Bob McDonnell has delivered on one campaign promise. Today he convinced the Commonwealth Transportation Board to reopen the rest stops it closed for lack of money. The $3 million to pay for ...
The Washington Post

Aging Virginia Rest Areas a Real Turnoff

RICHMOND -- -- Five years ago, then-Gov. James S.Gilmore III (R) called the state's 41 rest areas and welcome centers a "disgrace" to the commonwealth and proposed fixing up the aging sites. Since ...