service plaza

The board of directors of Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) operator of the I-95 Kennedy Highway Toll Road has approved signing of a 35 year concession on its two service plazas. The selected concessionaire Areas USA is a local subsidiary of a large established international company Grupo Areas SA head-officed in Barcelona Spain with major food concessions in 70 airports and 160 other toll and travel service plazas mostly in Europe and Latin America.

Maine Turnpike has chosen William Wegman, the artist who has made fame and fortune from silly but charming dog pictures to be their illustrator. Some kinds of doggery is going to be on display in three huge murals the Turnpike is buying for $102k.