Four
of Vermont’s 19 interstate rest areas have been closed as a
result of budget cuts, but there’s some interest in reopening them if they can
pay for themselves. One idea is to allow
private businesses to operate the rest areas.
The state, facing a $60 million budget gap,
wants to close rest areas on Interstate 89 in Highgate, Sharon and Randolph and
one on Interstate 91 to save about $1 million annually.