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Here’s where you can drive 70 mph in Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY – UDOT is out changing speed limit signs from 65 to 70 MPH along the Interstate freeways in the northern Utah Monday, after the decision was made by UDOT officials to increase the speed limits, and presented to the Utah Transportation Commission in November this year.

UDOT is raising the speed limit in some places on I-80 today pic.twitter.com/y9TmzwO9Ws

— Deseret News Photo (@DNewsPhoto) December 8, 2014

Speed limit on Utah’s urban freeways to rise from 65 to 70 mph http://t.co/XOyR4DUkXv via @sltrib pic.twitter.com/oLQKsMT8xE

— UDOT Region Two (@UDOTRegionTwo) November 14, 2014

 

The Utah Legislature passed HB80, which allows UDOT to raise speed limits on interstate freeways to 80 mph

The bill also permits UDOT to conduct studies on other interstate freeways around the state, and the Salt Lake Tribune reports limits could possibly be bumped up to 80 mph.

 

Freeways changing to 70 mph:

• I-15, between Spanish Fork and North Ogden
• I-80, except between Redwood Rd. and I-15, and between 1300 E. and Parleys Canyon
• I-215, except between Parleys Canyon and 3300 S.

(Source: Salt Lake Tribune)

 

Col. Danny Fuhr with the Utah Highway Patrol tells the Tribune troopers will be strictly enforcing the new speed limits.