The Board consists of seventeen members: The citizen members are appointed by the Governor to four-year terms, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and removable from office by the Governor at his pleasure.
As of 2008, Virginia operated 42 rest stops and visitor centers along its interstate highways.
In response to budget pressures, the Board sought public input and determined to reduce costs by closing 19 rest stops and expanding the truck parking lots at the remaining stops to accommodate the trucks that would other park and sleep at the stops designated for closing.
The closures began on July 21, 2009[2] The Board's funding options were limited, because Federal law 23 U.S.C.
At the Board's first meeting in January 2010, it reversed the decision to close the rest stops and reassigned $3 million in highway maintenance funds to keep the 19 rest stops open until the end of the fiscal year.