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Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the ABC's WHSV News website.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WHSV) - As many businesses, organizations, and public places across the U.S. close due to the coronavirus and limits on the amount of people gathered in spaces, the state of West Virginia and the DOT announces they will not close public rest areas.
According to a press release issued by the West Virginia Department of Transportation on Thursday morning, all rest areas and welcome centers across the state will remain open to travelers throughout the state of emergency Gov. Jim Justice declared. Employees will not be staffing information stations at Welcome Centers to follow social distancing guidelines, but maintenance crews will continue to maintain and clean all rest areas to keep restrooms open.
Learn more about WV travel and rest areas here.
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