North Dakota House bill to raise speed limit passes committee

GRAND FORKS -- A bill to raise speed limits on interstates and multilane highways in North Dakota passed the House Transportation Committee 8-4.

Rep. Jake Blum, R-Grand Forks, introduced a bill almost two weeks ago to change speed limits on multi-lane highways from 70 mph to 75 mph and on interstates from 75 mph to 80 mph.

Blum said he and co-sponsor Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, testified before the vote. Koppelman proposed the last House bill to increase speed limits in 2017, which failed due to uncertainties about the cost of implementing higher limits.

“It went pretty smooth,” Blum said of the hearing. “I thought there were good questions. We really didn’t have any negative takes from the committee. There was no opposition testimony, believe it or not, so I think that was pretty indicative of where it stands.”

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