date:Oct 01, 2012
ommercial rest areas, and the state says it will make $400 million annually from the setup.
Thats a big difference in revenue.
But, there is a catch to De Vores hope that Virginia will follow in the footsteps of Maryland: federal law.
The feds oversee the interstate system and the U.S. code prohibits commercial establishments along the interstates right-of-way.
Thats what the office of U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pointed out in response to De Vores inquiry about co