GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Wednesday on proposed rules that would prohibit overnight camping and extended stays at highway rest areas and carpool parking lots.

The rules proposed earlier this year define camping as setting up tents, canopies or shelters, or parking and occupying enclosed, self-contained camping units. The proposal would ban both activities at all MDOT roadside facilities.

The department would also limit vehicle parking to 48 hours at rest areas, carpool lots and other highway motorist service areas. Under the proposal, these facilities are intended for "short-term visits or emergency use by motorists so that they may resume travel in greater comfort and safety."

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