8 Resting privately.

• Position: STATELINE - Sponsorship of rest areas by private companies - Brief article

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Since budgets are not especially flush fight now, some states are looking for private companies to sponsor rest areas. Currently, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and Virginia are seeking bids. Highway rest areas, which provide a service the public has come to expect, can cost a state millions of dollars to maintain. At least 11 states have shut down rest areas since 2005 to save money. Connecticut and New...