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From March 4 to Nov. 27, 2002, one Adams County highway cleanup crew picked up 2,666 jugs of urine and 67 bags with human excrement in them.
And who lives in Adams County...
City of Othello, Adams County Washington State
The lead agency for the local SIG project is the city of Othello, a rural, agricultural community with a large, migratory Hispanic population. (that's illegal aliens to the rest of us)
Snip...Arrests for vandalism, property, and violent crimes also exceed state averages.
Washington State Patrol
Criminal Activity in the Custer Rest Area
The Washington State Patrol partnered with the Washington State Department of Transportation and local Bellingham agencies in identifying the problem with criminal activity in the Custer Rest Area and coming up with a solution. With strong enforcement, redesigning of the grounds (cutting the underbrush, closing access from the county roads), the incidence of criminal activity in this rest area greatly decreased.
Can't find anything on the Adams County rest area though. Trends, trends, trends...

Will voters pay the price for roads? Debate rages over gas tax hike
Initiative 695 was the 1999 ballot measure that sought to abolish the state vehicle excise tax. Even though the courts threw it out as illegal, voter approval was so strong that lawmakers got rid of the tax anyway.
Rest area cuts may leave motorists high and dry
What would they do if the rest stop were closed on their next trip? The westbound Selah Creek stop is among the areas proposed for closure.
"Pee on the side of the road, if I had to go," Nita Murray said.
Looks like everyone is peeing on the side of the road anyway.
They're even leaving it conveniently containered. /sarcasm

RE: a large, "migratory" Hispanic population

Yes, ILLEGAL alien traffic. IMO.

The instant I saw the article I wondered, now if I had a van packed with ILLEGAL aliens would I stop at every rest area, gas station along the way as each "passenger" needed to go, or . . . . Same if I had a load of ILLEGAL drugs and was ILLEGAL myself, driving ILLEGALLY.

The problem "started several years ago" said the employee who started work in 1989. So did massive violations of our borders.