Montana Ponders Joining Texas With 85 MPH Speed Limit

Big Sky Country could soon be the land of high speeds.

Four Montana lawmakers have proposed raising the state’s maximum speed limit from 75 mph to 80 or 85 mph and are working on bills to introduce during next year’s legislative session, the Missoulian reports.

State Senator Scott Sales of Bozeman, who favors an 85 mph limit, told the newspaper he’s been working across the state in the Bakken oil fields near the North Dakota border and that the higher limit would shave an hour off his 400-plus mile trip.

MDarringer - 12/5/2014 7:59:13 PM

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Interstate 5 in California should be 85mph from the Grapevine to the 580 intersection.

scenicbyway12 - 12/6/2014 11:39:00 AM

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Last week I drove 290 miles on Utah I15, average 82.5. The West has vast stretches of road, I welcome big speed limit's