Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Aug. 23, 2021:
Truck parking spaces will grow considerably when a project to upgrade rest areas in Indiana is completed.
The state now has some 1,400 truck parking spaces at rest areas. That will increase to 2,500 when a 10-year, $275 million project to revamp 16 interstate rest areas is complete, according to a report by the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Work has been completed on the Pigeon Creek Welcome Center on I-69 near Angola. Construction began this month on a second rest area overhaul at Kankakee on I-65.
In addition to more truck parking, the new rest areas will feature updated restrooms and other indoor facilities, as well as walking trails, picnic spaces and more.
The average cost of a welcome center rebuild is expected to be $20 million, depending on the footprint and size of the property, INDOT officials said.
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