Although our rest areas are not as crowded as they usually are, it’s important that our truck drivers and other essential personnel have access to hot meals as they get food and other essential items to our grocery stores.

Last week, the Federal Highway Administration announced they would temporarily open rest areas to food trucks. Since then, our@ODOT_Statewide has created a new permit.

The permit will allow food vendors to sell food to truck drivers and other essential personnel stopping at the state’s 86 rest areas. The permit is of no cost to the vendor and can be found on ODOT’s website at http://www.transportation.ohio.gov