MDTA: ICC Speed Limit To Increase To 60 MPH
The change will likely take effect on March 31.
The speed limit on the Intercounty Connector is going up, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced Monday. The ICC's speed limit will receive a 5 mph boost, upping the limit to 60 from 55, likely effective on March 31, according to the MDTA. The decision to raise the speed limit comes after an MDTA engineering study and crash analysis. With the crash analysis, traffic engineers examined vehicular crashes for the ICC’s first year of operations between I-270 and I-95. The analysis helped the MDTA confirm that the speed limit may be safely raised to 60 mph. “This is a win for everyone and will certainly please the growing number of drivers who regularly travel the ICC,” Sen. Jennie Forehand said in a statement. “I appreciate the […
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Bob Hydorn
12:48 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
That is the very same things that MDTA said about Route 68 in Western Mayland several years ago. That it was built for 55 and should not go above 60, well it has been set by the State at 65 for several years now, and most do 75 and above on it. more ›