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House committee advances bill to raise interstate speed limit from 75 to 80 mph
Summary
Representative Ben Koppelman told the House Transportation Committee that House Bill 1298 "will raise the speed limit on interstates from 75 to 80," and the committee voted to advance the measure after a public hearing.
Representative Ben Koppelman, R.-West Fargo, asked the House Transportation Committee to open a hearing on House Bill 1298, saying the bill "will raise the speed limit on interstates from 75 to 80." He told the committee the measure has been introduced in multiple sessions and was vetoed last time by the governor over unrelated seat belt legislation.
Koppelman said the bill would be phased in, allowing the Department of Transportation to raise speeds where roads "can easily handle the speed" and to upgrade other segments over time. He cited a handout mapping where improvements would be minor or unnecessary and said states bordering North Dakota already have 80-mph interstates. "The 1 resource that every…
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