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Senate approves HB 80 to expand 80 mph pilot on qualifying Utah roads
Summary
The Utah Senate approved House Bill 80 to allow transportation officials to designate qualifying stretches of road for 80 mph limits after engineering and safety study; vote was 23–4 with 2 absent. Lawmakers pressed sponsors on safety reviews, Highway Patrol involvement and seat-belt enforcement.
The Utah Senate on Wednesday voted to advance House Bill 80, a measure that expands the state's pilot program allowing 80 mph speed limits on qualifying road segments. Senator Jenkins, the bill's sponsor, said the change lets local traffic engineers and the Utah Department of Transportation extend test areas statewide where engineering and safety studies support the higher speed.
"This is one of the funnest bills I get to run all year," Senator Jenkins said, arguing that test-area data showed accidents fell in some places and that…
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