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Coronavirus reaction: After truckers balk and PennDOT eases rest stop closings, Pa. Turnpike will reopen service areas, flush toilets

PennDOT's move to close rest stops has created an outcry among factory owners and shippers, who say trucking lines vital to keeping groceries, hospitals and home delivery systems in business won't keep serving the state if drivers can't get rest and restrooms on Interstate highways

PennDOT's welcome center on I-95 in Delaware County is among dozens of rest stops that the state closed on March 16 amid its wider coronavirus shut-down program. Shippers and factories complain that truck companies may not service the region if drivers can't safely park and rest.
PennDOT's welcome center on I-95 in Delaware County is among dozens of rest stops that the state closed on March 16 amid its wider coronavirus shut-down program. Shippers and factories complain that truck companies may not service the region if drivers can't safely park and rest.Read morePennDOT (custom credit)