8 Va. rest areas being reopened less than a year after being closed by budget shortfall
By APWednesday, March 17, 2010
8 Va. rest areas closed by budget crunch reopen
DINWIDDIE, Va. — Virginia is reopening rest areas less than a year after a budget shortfall prompted their closing.
Gov. Bob McDonnell was on hand Wednesday for a ribbon cutting at the Interstate 85 south rest stop in Dinwiddie. The rest stop was one of eight reopened Wednesday.
They were among 19 rest stops that were closed last year by then-Gov. Tim Kaine. All the remaining rest stops will reopen by April 15.
The Virginia Department of Transportation says it will use its emergency maintenance reserve fund to operate the rest stops through the end of the fiscal year on June 30. The agency says it will identify long-term funding this spring as it revises its maintenance budget.
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