Speed Limit Could Go To 60 On Tri-State, Reagan, And Veterans Tollways
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An Illinois State Toll Highway Authority committee has recommended increasing speed limits on parts of three tollways.
Illinois Tollway executive director Kristi Lafleur said, after several years of study by the agency's expert traffic safety engineers, officials can safely raise the speed limit from 55 to 60 mph on parts of the Tri-State, Reagan Memorial, and Veterans Memorial tollways.
If it's true a driver is unlikely to get a speeding ticket if he or she is not going more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit, as state troopers have said, speeds could be closer to 70 mph on parts of the Tollway system where the speed limit now is 55.
The increase needs approval from the Tollway's board of directors and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Some parts of the Jane Addams Memorial and Reagan Memorial tollways outside of the Chicago area already have speed limits of 70 mph, and would not be affected by this move.
