Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — A bill that’s passed the Iowa Senate would raise the speed limit to 60 miles per hour on two-lane state highways.
Senator Kerry Gruenhagen of Walcott is the bill’s sponsor.
Those were the only comments in favor of the bill, which got the support of 36 senators. Senator Herman Quirmbach, a Democrat from Ames, is one of the 12 no votes. He says most drivers are going above the posted limit now.
The State Police Officers Council has registered its opposition to the bill. Five years ago, a bill that would have raised the speed limit by five miles per hour on Iowa’s interstates as well as state highways was tabled in the Iowa House. Lawmakers cited concerns about speeding and safety as well as the more than two-million dollar cost of replacing speed limit signs.
