Trucking News: Minnesota bumps speeds on certain highways

Mike

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Increases from 55 mph to 60 mph will be imposed on southern Minnesota highways by the end of the year. Early this year, speed limits of 60 mph were posted on seven northwest Minnesota highways.

The changes follow a 2014 mandate by the Minnesota Legislature for the state Department of Transportation to study posted speed limits on all two-lane state highways. The agency also is charged with making recommendations for possible 5 mph speed limit increases.

MnDOT reports the state has about 7,000 miles of two-lane roads that will be studied from 2014 to 2019. The agency is responsible for studying about one-fifth of all affected roadways each year until the study is complete.

The sections of highway to have increased speed limits in the latest round of increases are:

  • Highway 4 from Interstate 90 to Sleepy Eye.
  • U.S. 14 from U.S. 71 to New Ulm.
  • Highway 15 from the Iowa border to Winthrop.
  • Highway 19 east of New Prague to Highway 13.
  • Highway 22 from Iowa border to Mankato.
  • U.S. 59 from Iowa border to Highway 60.
  • Highway 62 from Fulda to Windom.
  • Highway 109 from Wells to Alden.
Minnesota bumps speeds on certain highways
 
Actually be amazed how many people don't even do 60. Like they are oblivious to the increased speed limit sign.
 
They do 50-55 when it’s two lane and when it opens to a passing lane they do 65. I think they just like impeding traffic so they have to make sure no one passes.
 
I noticed this when Nebraska jumped a bunch of highways 5 mph this summer. You can sure tell the truckers who use their GPS for speed limits!
This is the truth or the oldies who have been driving that stretch for xx years and the damn speed limit is xx! Until you can say hey see that new sign then they tell the story about how it was xx mph for xx years and they can’t believe they changed it.
 

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