The Iowa Department of Transportation has gotten a lot of feedback on the proposal to close down some state rest stops. The leader of the D-O-T Highway Division, Mitch Dillavou, updated the Transportation Commission and says so far most people don’t like the idea of closing any rest areas.
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Dillavou made his comments after being asked about the issue during a workshop with the Transportation Commission prior to their regular meeting in Ames.
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The D-O-T plans to continue taking public input through September of 2019. A study on the availability and need for truck parking will be done by that time and be used along with the public comments to determine how the D-O-T will proceed with the rest stop proposal.