The director of safety and security for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has confirmed that around 800,000 masks will be distributed at designated rest areas around the country. Coordinating these efforts is the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. No dates of distribution have been released yet, but the high-traffic locations include:
- Georgia. Southbound on I-75, mile marker 179 just north of Macon.
- Illinois. Eastbound on I-80/I-294 at mile marker 1 in Chicago.
- Nebraska. Westbound on I-80 at mile marker 431 near Omaha.
- Texas. Northbound on I-35 at mile marker 362A about 5 miles south of Hillsboro.
- California. Northbound on I-5 in Los Angeles.
- New York. Northbound on I-87 at mile marker 33, just north of New York City.
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