Laws and policies Roads Safety: Speed limits Texas Department of Transportation
by Brian
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75 mph coming to SA area Interstates!
The Texas Transportation Commission approved increasing the speed limit to 75 mph on about 1,500 miles of mostly-rural Interstate highways in the state. Around the San Antonio area, the following stretches will see 75 mph signs soon:
- I-10 West from Loop 1604 to past Kerrville (where it’s already 80 mph)
- I-10 East from just outside Loop 410 to Waller County west of Houston
- I-35 South from Palo Alto Rd. to the existing 75 mph section south of Devine
- I-37 from just inside Loop 410 to Corpus Christi
I-35 between San Antonio and Austin was not approved for the higher speed limit.
The Legislature approved the higher speed limits last year.
More information
- TxDOT’s 75 mph page – http://www.txdot.gov/safety/speed_limit/75mph.htm
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@michael – Thanks for the kind words. As you may have noticed, we’ve been dormant for a while, but I hope to start adding new posts this year.
@Wyatt – The 85 mph speed limit is for SH 130 and I believe they’re also considering it for a few sections of I-10 and I-20 way out in West Texas.
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Heard on the radio this morning that it was going to be 85!