rest area.JPGView full sizeRest areas like this one on Interstate 70 in Licking County could become multiservice plazas if the Ohio Department of Transportation gets its way.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the  Ohio Department of Transportation released its plan to turn no-frills rest stops along U.S. and state routes into vibrant service plazas, it wasn’t well received by everyone. 

The Ohio Restaurant Association, and owners of restaurants and truck stops have said their highway-dependent businesses will suffer

Article source: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/take_our_poll_is_odot_plan_to.html