rotarykid
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380 miles now posted @ 80 in Utah
this breaks down to;
A total of ~200 miles posted today @ 80 mph on I-15. It breaks down on I-15 to ~166 miles south of Salt Lake starting at Santaquin with a couple of short slower stretches mixed in.
The three areas south of Santaquin on I-15 with a lower limit are ~5 miles through Cedar City, a ~7 miles stretch 5 miles south of the I-70 junction & a ~9 mile stretch in the Old Fort Cove area 3 miles north of the I-70 junction Both areas in the I-70 junction region are where the freeway goes over a mountain pass. And north of Salt Lake ~34 uninterrupted miles north of Brigham City, ~13 miles of this stretch are I-15/I-84 shared freeway.
A total of ~53 miles( 13 miles shared ) with a 40 miles on I-84 in a uninterrupted stretch from the split off of I-15 to the Idaho border.
A total of a little more than ~99 miles on I-80 west of Salt Lake in one long stretch along side the great salt lake & the great salt desert.
There are some stretches of I-70 that UDOT has already studied and concluded could safely see the increase to 80 mph but are not currently allowed under the law today. Before the current law was passed UDOT had made plans for a couple of "test stretches" on I-70 that could see the increase next year. These plans were introduced under the law that allowed the test stretches on I-15 before the current law that allowed the statewide increase. For anything other than test stretches, for a limit increase to be allowed on where ever it is safe on I-70 a change in law is required.
I really hope having a 80 posted limit up against the Nevada border will apply pressure to state government to next year pass a increase to the posted limit.
And I am also hoping that having drivers from bordering states experiencing hundreds of miles safely & legally traveling @ 80+ mph will have a positive effect on Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, & Colorado state governments to push for a region wide increase! ..........
I did a little research so if I did my math right there are now ~380 miles today(40 more miles of 80 zones have been added since this was written) with the new & old 80 zones added together.I am always amazed when I need to go 75mph on I-15 (65mph posted limit) in Utah County just to keep up with traffic and there are still cars flying past me. I think the 80mph zones are good though, a lot of people already go that fast and this will just get everybody up closer to the same speed.
this breaks down to;
A total of ~200 miles posted today @ 80 mph on I-15. It breaks down on I-15 to ~166 miles south of Salt Lake starting at Santaquin with a couple of short slower stretches mixed in.
The three areas south of Santaquin on I-15 with a lower limit are ~5 miles through Cedar City, a ~7 miles stretch 5 miles south of the I-70 junction & a ~9 mile stretch in the Old Fort Cove area 3 miles north of the I-70 junction Both areas in the I-70 junction region are where the freeway goes over a mountain pass. And north of Salt Lake ~34 uninterrupted miles north of Brigham City, ~13 miles of this stretch are I-15/I-84 shared freeway.
A total of ~53 miles( 13 miles shared ) with a 40 miles on I-84 in a uninterrupted stretch from the split off of I-15 to the Idaho border.
A total of a little more than ~99 miles on I-80 west of Salt Lake in one long stretch along side the great salt lake & the great salt desert.
There are some stretches of I-70 that UDOT has already studied and concluded could safely see the increase to 80 mph but are not currently allowed under the law today. Before the current law was passed UDOT had made plans for a couple of "test stretches" on I-70 that could see the increase next year. These plans were introduced under the law that allowed the test stretches on I-15 before the current law that allowed the statewide increase. For anything other than test stretches, for a limit increase to be allowed on where ever it is safe on I-70 a change in law is required.
I really hope having a 80 posted limit up against the Nevada border will apply pressure to state government to next year pass a increase to the posted limit.
And I am also hoping that having drivers from bordering states experiencing hundreds of miles safely & legally traveling @ 80+ mph will have a positive effect on Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, & Colorado state governments to push for a region wide increase! ..........
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