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Virginia officials are seeking a change in federal law that would allow the private sector to run the state's interstate rest areas.
A spokesman for Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says Transportation Secretary Pierce Homer sent a letter this morning to members of the delegation requesting the change. Gordon Hickey says federal law requires states to run interstate rest areas but some states have obtained waivers or exemptions.
Virginia transportation officials are struggling with a $2.6 billion budget shortfall and plan to close 19 interstate areas to save money.
Yesterday, AAA Mid-Atlantic asked Kaine to rethink the closures.
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