You may soon be able to put more pedal to the metal on select Michigan roads.
The Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan State Police announced a speed limit increase to 75 mph on about 600 miles of freeway in the state. They also plan to ramp up speed limits to 65 mph on 900 miles of non-freeway state highways, according to a news release.
"The corridors identified by MDOT and MSP were selected not only because studies indicated most drivers were already driving at those increased speeds, but also because their design and safety features were best suited to these speed limits," said State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle in a press release. "We reviewed design speeds, crash patterns, number of access points, traffic volumes and continuity of these corridors, and chose them to minimize necessary improvements for higher speed limits."
MSP says new speed limits for these routes will be posted by mid-May:
I-75 – Bay City to US-23 in Mackinaw City (Bay, Arenac, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Crawford, Otsego, Cheboygan, and Emmet counties), and St. Ignace to Sault Ste. Marie (Mackinac and Chippewa counties)
US-127 – I-69 to the end of the freeway at St. Johns (Clinton County), and the beginning of the freeway at Ithaca to I-75 (Gratiot, Isabella, Clare, Roscommon, and Crawford counties)
US-131 – M-57 to the end of the freeway north of Manton (Kent, Montcalm, Mecosta, Osceola, and Wexford counties)
The new limit for these routes will be posted by mid-November:
Limited-access freeways
I-69 – I-69 Business Route (Saginaw Highway) to Swartz Creek (Clinton, Shiawassee, and Genesee counties)
I-69 – From the Genesee/Lapeer county line to I-94 (Genesee, Lapeer, and St. Clair counties)
US-10 – M-115 to I-75 (Clare, Isabella, Midland, and Bay counties)
US-31 – South Oceana County line to US-10 (Oceana and Mason counties)
Non-freeways
US-2 – Wakefield to Iron River (Gogebic and Iron counties)
US-2 – St. Ignace to Rapid River (Mackinac, Schoolcraft, and Delta counties)
US-23 – East of Cheboygan to east of M-65 (Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties)
US-45 – North of US-2 to M-26 (Gogebic and Ontonagon counties)
M-28 – East of Harvey to Christmas (Marquette and Alger counties)
M-28 – Munising to I-75 (Alger, Schoolcraft, Luce, and Chippewa counties)
M-28 – Wakefield to US-41 (Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, and Baraga counties)
M-32 – Atlanta to Alpena (Montmorency and Alpena counties)
M-33 – Atlanta to Onaway (Montmorency and Presque Isle counties)
M-37 – Mesick to Wolf Lake (Wexford and Lake counties)
M-55 – US-31 to Cadillac West (Manistee and Wexford counties)
M-64 – M-28 to Old M-107 (Ontonagon County)
M-65 – US-23 to M-32 west junction (Arenac, Iosco, Alcona, and Alpena counties)
M-65 – M-32 east junction to US-23 (Alpena and Presque Isle counties)
M-68 – I-75 to US-23 (Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties)
M-72 – Grayling to Mio (Crawford and Oscoda counties)
M-72 – Fairview to M-65 north junction (Oscoda and Alcona counties)
M-72 – M-65 south junction to Harrisville (Alcona County)
M-77 – US-2 to M-28 (Schoolcraft County)
M-115 – Benzonia to Mesick (Benzie and Wexford counties)
M-123 – I-75 to Paradise (Mackinac and Chippewa counties)
M-231 – M-45 to M-104 (Ottawa County)
