Truck stop proposed for I-95 in Hopkinton

HOPKINTON, R.I. -- An Oklahoma-based truck stop chain has proposed building a highway rest stop off Interstate 95 in Hopkinton.

Rick Shuffield, director of real estate for Love's Travel Stop and Country Stores, said his company wants to build a facility that can accommodate nearly 150 cars and trucks. He said it would include a convenience store and a restaurant.

The company said building the facility would create 57 full-time jobs.

Planning Board Chairman Alfred DiOrio said the truck stop is not what town authorities envisioned creating near Exit 1. (AP)