Bearinabox Member Username: Bearinabox
Post Number: 76 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:08 pm: | |
I remember right around the middle of October there was a thread saying that the speed limit on 696 would be raised to 70 end to end on November 9th. A month later, the posted limit is still 65. Anyone know what happened with this? (I would have posted in the original thread, but it was disabled) |
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 1206 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:26 pm: | |
It is 70 even though the signs have not yet changed. I think some of the other freeways have changed as well, though maybe that is only for truck traffic. I did not find anything on MDOT but you can do a google search and find some info. |
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 241 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 10:25 pm: | |
I guess they figured most people are going 70 anyway, so there's no hurry to spend all the money changing signs. |
Markemarx Member Username: Markemarx
Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 10:43 pm: | |
I remember hearing that despite the change, the 65 speed limit would be enforced until the new signs were up. I can't find a source, but I know I heard that on one of the local news stations. |
Swgz31 Member Username: Swgz31
Post Number: 34 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 11:30 pm: | |
From what I remember from the Free Press article, MDOT is just behind replacing all the speed limit signs, and that the limit is enforced at 70. |
Markemarx Member Username: Markemarx
Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 12:13 am: | |
http://www.clickondetroit.com/ news/10285176/detail.html last paragraph |
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 4059 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 1:53 am: | |
I've always maintained that all of the Detroit area freeway numbers ARE the speed limits. |
Gannon
Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 7379 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 2:28 am: | |
Seems about right. I-94 from Lonyo to the Tire was always my personal Bonneville Salt Flats. Could never keep up on I-375, though, spun out and hit the wall my very first time on it. OK, that's a lie, I won the race but we both lost. UGH, horrible lesson to joke about...but it was a lesson. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1302 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 7:51 am: | |
"It is 70 even though the signs have not yet changed." State Police say different - posted limits WILL be enforced. We are not allowed to drive 70 until the signs SAY 70. |
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie
Post Number: 775 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 11:22 am: | |
That's like in East Lansing, where after a legal battle with the city to keep it from doing so, M-DOT has allegedly changed Saginaw St. back to 45 MPH from 35 (again), but the signs haven't been changed. |
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown
Post Number: 65 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 11:09 pm: | |
There's a speed limit on I-696? Who knew?! |