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2004 SESSION

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SB 408 Speed limits; maximum on Route 360.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Speed limits. Provides that the maximum speed limit will be 65 miles per hour on (i) interstate highways, (ii) multi-lane, divided, limited access highways, and (iii) high-occupancy vehicle lanes that are physically separated from regular travel lanes and 60 miles per hour on U.S. Route 360 where it is a nonlimited access, multilane, divided highway.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Speed limits. Grants the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner (and others having jurisdiction over highways) greater latitude to increase or decrease speed limits. This authority presently (with a very few exceptions) permits only decreases in speed limits.