Texas OKs nation’s fastest speed limit, 85 mph, on new road
(MCT) – Texas has approved the nation’s fastest speed limit — 85 miles per hour—about the speed associated with the winds in a Category 1 hurricane.
The move by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 30 had been expected since the state Legislature last year approved the 85 mph limit for stretches of new road. A transportation department spokesman told The Associated Press that the commissioners would not comment on their decision.
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