More than 700 miles of interstates to be 70 mph
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows state transportation officials to raise the speed limit to 70 mph on some Wisconsin roads.
Walker signed the measure Wednesday. It passed the Senate and Assembly on voice votes earlier this year.
Under the law, the Department of Transportation can raise the speed limit to 70 mph only on four-lane roads that have entrance and exit ramps. They can’t raise the limit on roads with at-grade access.
DOT officials say they plan to raise the limit on freeway portions of the interstate system as well as portions of U.S. Highway 51, U.S. Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 41. The measure’s chief sponsor, Rep. Paul Tittl, has said the agency expects to have new signage posted this summer.
The new speed limits take effect when they are posted.
Rural Interstate segments in Wisconsin where speed limits will be raised to 70 mph:
I-94
Illinois State Line
Milwaukee County Line
25
I-94
I-39/90 in Dane County
WIS 164 in Waukesha County
57
I-39/90
Illinois State line
US 12 in Dane County
41
I-39/90/94
US 151 in Dane County
I-39 split in Columbia County
22
I-39
I-90/94 split in Columbia County
WIS 54 in Portage County
65
I-39
WIS 66 in Portage County
Bus 51 in Marathon County
26
I-90/94
I-39/90/94 in Columbia County
I-90 in Monroe County
63
I-90
I-94 in Monroe County
US 53 in La Crosse County
37
I-94
I-90 in Monroe County
US 53 in Eau Claire County
77
I-94
WIS 312 in Eau Claire County
WIS 35 in St. Croix County
55
I-43
County T in Ozaukee County
WIS 29 in Brown County
91
I-43
I-39 in Rock County
WIS 164 in Waukesha County
54
I-41
South Washington County Line
WIS 441 in Winnebago County
93
I-41
WIS 441 in Outagamie County
WIS 172 in Brown County
20
