BEMIDJI, Minn. – The speed limits on several highways in northwest Minnesota increased
from 55 to 60 miles per hour beginning February 1, according to the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
The new speed limits take effect when the new signs are posted.
Highways that will receive new speed limit signs include:
· Highway
113- Mahnomen/Norman County line to Highway 32
· Highway
200- Mahnomen/Norman County line to North Dakota
Speed limits lower than 55 miles per hour along these sections of
highway will remain unchanged.
The speed increases are based on a traffic and engineering study of
each location, which looks at past crash rates, physical attributes of the
highway (such as shoulder widths and access points), and an analysis of current
driving speeds.
In 2014, the Minnesota Legislature directed MnDOT to evaluate its
two-lane, two-way 55 mph highways to determine whether speed limits could be
reasonably and safely increased. The statewide study will end in 2019.
New 60 miles per hour signs recently went up in west central Minnesota:
· Highway
27 from Browns Valley to Interstate 94
· Highway
29 from Wadena to Highway 40
· Highway
78 from I-94 to Highway 10
· Highway
104 from Glenwood to Sunburg
· Highway
108 from I-94 to Pelican Rapids
· Highway
113 from Waubun to the Norman/Mahnomen county line
· Highway
114 from Starbuck to I-94
· Highway
119 from Highway 40 to Highway 12
· Highway
200 from Mahnomen to the Norman/Mahnomen county line
