70 mph Speed Limit Expanded on PA Highways, Turnpike

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  Posted by RevBigJohn May 6, 2016 - Filed in Motorcycle News - 1,128 views
  

   

   

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced this week they would increase the speed limit to 70 mph on 396 miles of the turnpike and 400 miles of five state highways. 
  
  That increases the number of highway miles in Pennsylvania with a 70 mph speed limit to nearly 1,000. 
  
  Officials reminded drivers that 70 mph is the maximum speed they are permitted to drive in ideal conditions. In heavy traffic, bad weather or other poor road conditions, drivers must slow down for their safety and the safety of others. 
  
  PennDOT roadways that are being posted with the new speed limit (including current pilot areas) are: 
  
  

  • Interstate 79 from Interstate 90 in Erie County south to a point just north of the Route 228 interchange in Butler County (97 miles).
  • I-79 from Interstate 70 in Washington County south to the West Virginia border (33 miles).
  • Interstate 80 from the Ohio border east to a point near mile marker 190 in Clinton County (190 miles).
  • I-80 from a point near mile marker 195 in Union County to a point near mile marker 247 in Columbia County (52 miles).
  • Route 15 from the interchange with Route 14 in Lycoming County north to the New York border (49 miles).
  • Interstate 99 from Exit No. 68 in Centre County south to a point near mile marker 34 in Blair County (34 miles).
  • Interstate 99 from Exit No. 28 in Blair County south to mile marker 0 (PA Turnpike) in Bedford County (28 miles).
  • Interstate 380 from Interstate 84 in Lackawanna County south to Exit No. 3 in Monroe County (21 miles).

  
  Turnpike travelers will encounter a higher speed limit on about 90 percent of the 552-mile highway system. Areas of the turnpike currently posted at 55 mph will remain that way.