SDDOT did a study of the rest areas along I-29 and I-90.
http://sddot.com/transportation/highways/planning/specialstudies/docs/InterstateRestAreaInvestmentStudyFINALReportSeptember2014.pdf
The final report:
http://www.sddot.com/resources/reports/InterstateRestAreaFinalReport.pdf
It's interesting that the Final Report was done by SDDOT and the Department of Tourism, and not the original consulting agency.
Closing the Hidewood I-29 Rest Area is just stupid. That would put an almost 100 mile gap between rest areas on I-29 in SD. In that 100 mile gap, there is literally three interchanges that have services next to I-29.
Quote from: M86 on August 25, 2016, 02:21:21 AM
Closing the Hidewood I-29 Rest Area is just stupid. That would put an almost 100 mile gap between rest areas on I-29 in SD. In that 100 mile gap, there is literally three interchanges that have services next to I-29.
Wouldn't there be Watertown and Brookings?
Quote from: SD Mapman on August 25, 2016, 01:53:10 PM
Quote from: M86 on August 25, 2016, 02:21:21 AM
Closing the Hidewood I-29 Rest Area is just stupid. That would put an almost 100 mile gap between rest areas on I-29 in SD. In that 100 mile gap, there is literally three interchanges that have services next to I-29.
Wouldn't there be Watertown and Brookings?
Cities do not equal rest areas. And both cities only have one exit with services directly next to I-29.
I know exactly how the SDDOT is doing this study. I've seen rest areas along Interstates elsewhere close, in Missouri as an example.
I just hate to see it here since we're such a rural state.