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Merchants react to last week’s rest stop closings
7/29/09
7/29/09
Truck driver John Ferrell doesn’t think much of VDOT closing the rest areas on Interstate 64 in Goochland.
“I don’t think it’s too good,” said Ferrell, who lives in Powhatan County.
Ferrell, who has been driving for 35 years, said small truck stops have been closing around the country, and it’s getting harder to find a place to pull over and rest.
VDOT closed 18 rest areas July 21.
Orange barrels and cones blocked entry into the once busy parking areas for truckers and motorists. Some drivers likely turned off at the next nearest exits: Oilville if heading west, Rockville Manakin if driving east.
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