▁of ▁exit ▁ 4 7 4 ▁in ▁Cob ourg . ▁ ▁Services ▁▁ ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁features ▁ 1 9   service ▁cent res ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁M TO . ▁These ▁service ▁cent res ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁following ▁public ▁out c ry ▁over ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁rest ▁stops . ▁They ▁provide ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁park , ▁rest , ▁eat ▁and ▁ref uel ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁cent res ▁were ▁originally ▁le ased ▁to ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁several ▁major ▁gas oline ▁distrib utors ; ▁however , ▁those ▁companies ▁have ▁chosen ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁their ▁le ases ▁as ▁the ▁terms ▁ended . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁M TO ▁put ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁network ▁of ▁service ▁cent res ▁out ▁for ▁tender , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 0 - year ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁Host ▁Kil mer ▁Service ▁Cent res , ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁hospital ity ▁company ▁HMS Host ▁( a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Aut og r ill ) ▁and ▁Larry ▁Tan en baum ' s ▁invest ment ▁company ▁Kil mer ▁van ▁N ost rand , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁the ▁rest ▁areas ▁under ▁the ▁ON route ▁brand . ▁ ▁Se vent een ▁of ▁the ▁cent res ▁along ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁have ▁been ▁re construct ed ▁entirely . ▁Two ▁cent res ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁specifically ▁New castle ▁and ▁In gers oll , ▁were