Florida legislators approve bill to increase highway speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph

Highway speeds could increase under a bill that has started moving forward in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging measure (SB 462), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, that includes boosting the maximum speed on interstates and Florida’s Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph.

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Florida highway speed limits could go up if this bill passes

SB 462 is a package of changes to transportation law. Before the bill’s first committee hearing, the sponsor added a new provision: raising the speed limit from 70 mph on a major highway or expressway to 75 mph.

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75 mph in Florida? Proposal would bump state's max speed limit by 5 mph. What to know

A proposed amendment to a transportation bill in the Florida Legislature would raise the state's speed limits by 5 mph, bumping the maximum to 75 mph.

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