![]() Others had antiquated water systems or were remotely located. They also lacked plumbing and running water. Others were closed because they were obsolete and didn’t comply with state and federal regulations. Some were a victim of private development that made the rest areas unnecessary, according to the state agency. Since 1992, ODOT has closed 59 rest areas. “And I think we realized that they essentially provide a service if people need to use a restroom but. “The usefulness of a rest area isn’t the same as it was before,” he said. Once serving as a key link for travelers in search of a place to rest, use the restroom, buy snacks from vending machines and picnic, rest areas now compete with a smorgasbord of interchanges filled with restaurants, hotels and gas stations. “There’s already the ability to find the places for food, (restrooms) and lodging, if that’s what you’re looking for - it’s kind of already there.” “I don’t think you look at that stretch of roadway (and say) we need to have some more rest areas closer to Canton,” Faulkner said. However, Faulkner noted, rest areas tend to be centrally located “from one metropolitan area to the next one.” He also didn’t know why the rest areas were closed. “I can’t begin to speculate as to why rest areas were constructed in the places they were,” said Steve Faulkner, a spokesman for ODOT. Other rest areas have been shuttered and erased, nearly 60 since 1992. Holmes County has a primitive stop on state Route 39. Wayne County has modern rest areas on Interstate 71 north and southbound. A rest area on Interstate 77 South in the New Philadelphia area closed in 2008 because of safety, compliance and capacity concerns, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. It’s an example of how the state’s network of rest areas has changed over the decades.Ĭarroll and Tuscarawas counties also lack them. Route 30 east between East Canton and Robertsville. Two existed along the north and southbound lanes of state Route 21 in Lawerence Township north of State routes and multilane arteries pipe drivers through urban and commercial areas and over pastoral terrain.īut Stark County hasn’t had a rest area for years. The Canton area has been a stop for motorists since the inception of the modern highway and interstate system. ![]()
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