UDOT to raise speed limits in rural areas of I-15 and I-70

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Drivers traveling on some rural sections of two major interstate freeways will soon be able to put the pedal a little closer to the metal.

The Utah Department of Transportation Tuesday told the Utah Transportation Commission that the agency would raise the speed limits on certain areas of rural Utah interstates.

UDOT traffic and safety director Robert Miles told the commission that an analysis of speed, crash and fatal crash data was conducted during the spring and summer and showed raising the speed limits in certain areas would be "safe and appropriate." He said the increased speed limits would also create consistency with other similar areas on those same interstate highways.

UDOT will implement the higher limits on stretches of I-70 from the I-15 junction to the junction at state Route 24 — from milepost 7.94 to milepost 139.35, said spokesman John Gleason.

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