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Gov. Stitt signs bill that will increase turnpike, highway speed limits

Kevin Burbach/AP

FILE - In this April 1, 2015 file photo, a semi-truck passes by a newly posted 80 mph speed limit sign on Interstate 90 near Brandon, S.D. Travelers on a roughly 55-mile stretch of I-90 west of Rapid City to the Wyoming border may not be able to drive the new 80 mph speed limit for much longer under recommendations proposed by the Department of Transportation. The state Transportation Commission will take public comment during a hearing at the end of May on the proposal, which would drop the speed limit long-term on that portion to 75 mph. (AP Photo/Kevin Burbach, File)

By: Sarah Dewberry

Posted at 12:52 PM, Apr 18, 2019

and last updated 2019-04-19 10:16:29-04

OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law that will increase speed limits on turnpikes in Oklahoma from 75 to 80 miles per hour.

House Bill 1071, authored by State Rep. Daniel Pae, was signed into law by Stitt on Thursday.

Certain state highways will also see their speed limits increase from 70 to 75 miles per hour.

The new law will go into effect in November.

Click here to view the full bill.

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