The Ohio Department of Transportation is shutting down a pair of highway rest areas in Summit County and two more in Lake County for a year-long overhaul beginning Oct. 14.

The stops along I-77 in Bath Township and I-90 in Concord are the latest in a statewide effort to update 36 stops across the state. The areas will be demolished, then rebuilt, according to Justin Chesnic, public information officer for ODOT.

"This is part of Gov. DeWine's initiative," Chesnic said, " ... These rest areas are going to be re-imagined and built into a lodge-style rest area so they'll have, you know some nice tourism information in the area."

In addition to expanded amenities, the rest stops will contain tourist information about Ohio and play music by artists from the state according to Chesnic. The mov

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