The Department of Transportation will rebid the service plaza contract after Irish retailer Applegreen backed out of contract talks.
Rival bidder Global Partners had waged a media, legal, and public relations campaign to block the MassDOT-Applegreen deal.
Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver announced the rebid and said his Highway Division will take over day-to-day management of the service plazas.
Author's summary: MassDOT to rebid contract after Applegreen backs out.