{"id":2279,"date":"2011-05-19T03:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2011-05-19T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:43:09","slug":"rest-areas-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/rest-areas-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest areas closing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nationwide, rest areas are closing<\/a> because of flooding or budget shortfalls. On the other hand, one is being converted to truck parking.<\/p>\n

On May 16, Illinois announced rest area closings, but did not provide complete information. On Interstate 24, the state <\/a>shut the Fort Massac Rest Area at milepost 1 for six weeks for roof repairs and Illinois 164 Oquawka Rest Area will close Nov. 8 for various improvements.<\/p>\n

Also, the I-57 Rend Lake Rest Area, southbound side, is closed and the I-74 KrisdalaBaka Rest Area near Woodhull will be closed May 31 until July 1.<\/p>\n

North Dakota<\/a> has closed its Medina rest area on westbound I-94 because water is over the entrance ramp.<\/p>\n

A tight budget is forcing South Carolina<\/a> to close I-85 Northbound Rest Area at mile marker 88 on June 3. The annual savings will be about $220,000.
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In Missouri, the I-70 Mineola rest areas are being converted to truck<\/a> parking only soon after Memorial Day. Both west and eastbound locations will be closed periodically during the conversion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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