Blog Heap o'Transport Links 11 April 2011

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Transport Law

85 mph on some Texas roads gets first OK
statesman.com Mon 2011 Apr 11, 6:22pm

The speed limit on some highways in Texas may be raised to 85 mph, the highest in the nation, under legislation the Texas House approved Wednesday. The measure passed on a voice vote was part of a larger transportation bill. It would authorize the Texas Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on designated lanes or entire stretches of roads after doing engineering and traffic studies,