Evaluation and Prioritization of MDOT's Highway Rest Areas for Potential Closure

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is always striving to meet their mission, values, and vision. Often data, funding, and priorities are key components of the process to determine what are the best options to serve and connect people, communities, and the economy through transportation. As transportation funding becomes increasingly constrained, areas within the Department are continuously evaluating their priorities and attempting to determine where best to allocate funding. The Department’s rest area system requires such an evaluation and update. Prior research was performed as OR10-045, but there is a need to update this to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion elements as considerations along with other attributes to further assist in meetings MDOTs mission, values and vision, while also being fiscally responsible for each rest area. The goal is to provide an overall understanding of rest area performance through an objective analysis. The final deliverable should be a ranking prioritization for fiscal management, that when combined with existing data from Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) regarding rest area condition, can be used to guide the department in future actions to ensure limited funding is being allocated to the highest priority facilities.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Institute for Community Development
  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824-1226
• Start Date: 20250501
• Expected Completion Date: 20261231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Resource allocation; Roadside rest areas; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Michigan Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01957480
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 9 2025 7:39AM