BEMIDJI, Minn. – The speed limits on several
highways in northwest Minnesota will increase from 55 to 60 miles per hour
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 limits signs include:
Northern Minnesota
·
Highway
34- Detroit Lakes to Park Rapids
·
Highway
64- Highway 200 to Highway 87
·
Highway
172- Baudette to Wheeler’s Point
·
Highway
310- Roseau to Canadian Border
Western Minnesota
·
Highway
9- Highway 10 to Sunburg
·
Highway
28- Browns Valley to Sauk Centre
·
Highway
34- Barnesville to Dunvilla
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.
