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Services Provided at Safety Rest Areas
Free Coffee
The free coffee program sponsored by local service organization volunteers and administered by WSDOT services serves free coffee to travelers at Safety Rest Areas. Although the service is free to the traveling public, participating non-profit organizations are allowed to accept donations.
Vending Machines
WSDOT is required by law (RCW 74.18.220) to give priority to the Department of Services for the Blind for vending services and vending machines at Safety Rest Areas. Department of Service for the Blind administers the vending program. These vending machines provide beverages, snack items, and newspapers. WSDOT determines the items to be vended.
Traveler Information Program
Rest areas provide both public information (state map, emergency and road/construction) and commercial information (food, gas, lodging, and attractions). Marketing, design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of the public and commercial advertising within the kiosk and brochure dispensers are performed at the rest areas by Storeyco, Inc., a private concessionaire selected by WSDOT in November 1999.
Security
Safety in rest areas is addressed mainly by lighting and by periodic patrol checks by the Washington State Patrol. A few of our Safety Rest Areas are co-located with Washington State Patrol dispatch and commercial vehicle inspection facilities.
RV Dump Program
The Washington State Legislature established the Recreation Vehicle Program in 1980. The program collects three dollars per recreational vehicle (Camper, Travel Trailer, and Motor Home) licensed in the State of Washington each year. Funds support construction, maintenance, and operation of recreational vehicle sanitary disposal systems at Safety Rest Areas. WSDOT administers the Recreational Vehicle Program and works with the Recreational Vehicle Citizen's Advisory Committee to define and prioritize users' needs.
The RV Dump Program provides the traveling public with an environmentally safe repository for RV Waste and potable water in WSDOT safety rest areas. WSDOT owns, operates, and maintains 19 RV Dump Stations within the 43 safety rest areas statewide.
