This week the legislative session approved House Bill 80 allowing the Utah Department of Transportation to implement a speed increase on some Utah Freeways.
The speed limit is increasing from 65 mph to 70 mph and crews have already started changing the speed limit signs along Interstate 80.
According to the Utah Department of Transportation, who carried out a study, 85% of drivers are already going at 70 mph so they do not think that the actual speed people are driving will change.
The new speeds will include sections of I-80, I-215, and I-15 from Spanish Fork to Ogden. However Utah Highway Patrol is concerned that accidents will become more severe as going too fast is a major contributor to crashes. In addition they are asking people to use common sense as to the weather conditions as just because the speed limit is 70 it doesn’t mean people should drive at that speed.
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