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House passes bill allowing UDOT to reexamine interstate speed limits after engineering review
Summary
The Utah House passed HB 80 after extended debate, authorizing UDOT to study and recommend changes to posted speed limits on interstates and limited-access highways. Sponsor Representative Dunnegan cited pilot data and air-quality analysis; the bill passed 63–8.
The Utah House on Feb. 6 passed House Bill 80, which directs the Utah Department of Transportation to review posted speed limits on interstates and other limited-access highways and to permit increases where engineering studies, crash data and prevailing speeds support a change.
Representative Jon Dunnegan, sponsor of the bill, said the measure continues five years of pilot work and formalizes a methodical review process. "Once the vehicles are at speed ... there is little change in emissions when operating at vehicle speeds between 55 and 75," Dunnegan said, summarizing an air-quality review he distributed to members. He told colleagues the initial test sections…
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