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Posted: 10:18 AM Feb 8, 2010
Nebraska Panel Raising some Speed Limits on some Roads
Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska Highway Commission and Roads Department are proceeding with all deliberate speed in reviewing posted limits on state highways.
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The Nebraska Highway Commission and Roads Department are proceeding with all deliberate speed in reviewing posted limits on state highways.
Speed limits have been raised on about 360 miles so far, and the review is about halfway finished.
The Roads Department's Alan Swanson says the policy on speed limits is based on what is safe and reasonable for any particular stretch, plus what would be consistent with similar stretches elsewhere in Nebraska.
Swanson says the review of 1,135 miles of state highways began in November 2008, after a new policy was developed that gives more weight to consistency.
Highway commissioner Doug Leafgreen says motorists often are frustrated by limits of 35 mph in one town, while in another town the limit is 50 mph.
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The State has spent 100's of millions of taxpayer money on 4 lane by-passes around cities and towns in eastern NE. These 4 lane roads have limited access and sometimes off-ramps, but the posted speed is 55 mph. Why is this? Let's get these 4 lane freeways up to 65 the way they should be. Thank you.
the 35 mile per hour speed posted on the new hiway next to the old fair grounds is much to slow for the kind of road and area
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