Beating today's deadline, the state has reopened all of Virginia's interstate highway rest areas. The cash-strapped Virginia Department of Transportation closed 19 rest stops last year to save money, ...

Rest areas have been a part of the American travel experience for well over a century, with some of the first being stage coach stations, where both passengers and horses could stop to take a break.

Here's what to know about a state study that looked into the pros and cons of making U.S. Highway 287 into an interstate.