House Halts Bill Raising Interstate Speed Limits
By Dave Thompson BISMARCK, N.D. (Prairie Public Radio) – The House has put the brakes on a bill to raise the speed limits on the Interstate highways to 80 miles an hour. The bill says the speeds would be raised if and when the Department of Transportation determines the interstates can support that speed. Another section of the bill would have set a minimum 40 miles per hour speed on those highways. The bill was split into two sections — one on the higher limit, one on the minimum. Cando Republican Representative Greg Westlind argued against the higher speed limit. He admitted he sets his...
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