State rest stops get an upgrade

Daily Breeze;  December 25, 2007 ;     417 words ......need to have good rest stops on the road. They...year, the state's rest areas were largely built...Cassandra Hockenson. Rest stops have a history...state's earliest rest areas began popping up...improved. Eighty more rest stops are needed in ...

Truckers miss rest areas.

Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN);  July 2, 2005 ;     419 words ......Business is up due to the closings of the wayside rest stops, said restaurant manager Lori Mauer. Of course...welcome to accommodate them. With all but eight rest stops in Minnesota closed because of a government...because they can't stop along the highway or rest stops. It's been ...

POLICE SAY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE MADE REST STOPS SAFER SOME DRIVERS ARE STILL...

The Virginian Pilot;  November 26, 1997 ;     628 words ......in Virginia rest stops is prompted...murders: Five rest stops now have 24-ho...guards. Seven rest stops have satellite...activity. Two rest stops have women...remaining 39 rest stops statewide. At rest stops statewide...to think our ...

States increase security at rest stops in response to crimes.(Originated...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ......vacationers, highway rest stops are peaceful oases...fighting back by treating rest stops more like city streets...crimes committed at rest stops, and certainly there...Three more reasons rest stops are perfect places...criminals perceive rest stops as ...

Florida Transportation Officials Postpone Enlarging Rest Areas on...

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  April 5, 2002 ;     439 words ......expand two Interstate 4 rest areas, the Florida Department...eastbound and westbound rest areas between Lake Mary Boulevard...Steve Homan said. The rest stops each can handle about...electronic signs at the rest areas. The biggest concern...plan to make their ...

Private Business May Clean Up on Rest Areas -- Some Republicans say relief...

Yakima Herald-Republic;  February 17, 2000 ;     610 words ......to keep highway rest areas open, maybe Ronald...Washington's 41 rest stops - including three...right to operate rest areas, which would remain...River. All of these rest stops will be gated without...maintaining state rest areas. Johnson and ...

At Virginia Rest Areas, It's Stop and Learn; VDOT, State Police Team Up to...

The Washington Post;  July 29, 1998 ;     519 words ......interstate highway rest stops an unwanted reputation...satellite offices at rest areas for state troopers...the state's 41 rest stops and 11 information...who stop at the rest areas to be as safe...then, crime at rest areas now is usually...stop. In all, ...

LEGISLATORS SUGGEST PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP OF REST AREAS.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 17, 2000 ;     181 words ......afford to keep highway rest areas open, maybe Ronald McDonald...half of Washington's 41 rest stops to save $1.5 million...the right to operate rest areas, which would remain...which helped pay for the rest stops. Sens. Stephen Johnson...Benton said closing rest ...

TRUCK DRIVERS RATE REST STOPS IN VIRGINIA AS BEST IN NATION.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  November 28, 1999 ;     150 words ......drivers have spoken: Virginia rest stops are No. 1. According to a...truckers think Virginia's rest areas are the best in the nation. Georgia's rest areas rated second-best, and...disappointed by Virginia's rest stops. ``This is always very nice...rest stop.'' There are ...

Maine Turnpike Authority launches renovations of rest stops.

Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME);  December 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ......renovation of the roadway's rest stops, beginning with the...15. Renovating the rest stops is part of the turnpike...the Gray/Cumberland rest stops. The remaining two...The new Kennebunk rest areas would be open by next...outdated facilities -- the rest ...

State Plans to Close Rest Areas -- Unless Legislature acts, travelers face...

Yakima Herald-Republic;  February 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......road projects that are slated to be cut, rest areas are on the block. Rest areas at Rye Grass Butte, midway between Ellensburg...will be closed in March under the plan. The rest areas, which house a parking lot, pay telephones...National Motorists Association. "By closing rest ...

Turnpike rest stops due to get face-lift ; The new Kennebunk rest areas,...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  December 2, 2005 ;     693 words ......12-02-2005 Turnpike rest stops due to get face-li...The new Kennebunk rest areas, with more room...Gray/Cumberland rest stops. The remaining...The new Kennebunk rest areas would be open by...revenue from the rest areas in several ways...maintains the six ...

South Carolina Tries to Energize Image of Rest Stops, Increase...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 24, 2000 ;     700+ words ......tourists: highway rest stops. Many South Carolina rest areas are filthy...Georgia to tour rest stops, including...counties host rest areas, and officials...8 for I-95 rest stops at exits 135...don't like rest areas at night, Kelley...

Illinois focuses on safety with cameras at rest stops.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  August 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ......installing security video surveillance at all interstate rest stops. The rest stops will get an average of six to seven video cameras...regional headquarters. Emergency call boxes at each rest stop will have panic buttons to initiate immediate...Illinois the first state to have cameras at ...

Businesses at rest stops possible crime deterrent.(Metropolitan...

The Washington Times;  October 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ......17 armed robberies at rest stops in Virginia. Two people...improve security at the rest stops, particularly along heavily...work stations at several rest stops. James S. Gilmore III...businesses to locate at rest areas. Security, he says, might...increased activity at ...