Post by Roadkill on May 19, 2004 6:21:00 GMT -5
Nonetheless, they're starting to disappear In NoDak:
www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D82LAIV02
The state Transportation Department is closing another Interstate 29 rest area in eastern North Dakota.
Last fall, officials closed the Wild Rice rest area south of Fargo because it was deteriorating. The rest area just north of Harwood is now being closed for the same reason, engineer Bob Walton said.
Sinks and toilets leak, and the rest stop is not accessible to handicapped people, he said.
Walton said there is a chance the buildings at the Wild Rice rest area could be replaced with a visitors' center and the Harwood rest area could be converted into an overnight parking spot for truckers.
www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D82LAIV02
The state Transportation Department is closing another Interstate 29 rest area in eastern North Dakota.
Last fall, officials closed the Wild Rice rest area south of Fargo because it was deteriorating. The rest area just north of Harwood is now being closed for the same reason, engineer Bob Walton said.
Sinks and toilets leak, and the rest stop is not accessible to handicapped people, he said.
Walton said there is a chance the buildings at the Wild Rice rest area could be replaced with a visitors' center and the Harwood rest area could be converted into an overnight parking spot for truckers.
