Although one Minnesota highway is getting an increased speed limit starting Thursday, those with a lead foot beware: it’s only an extra five miles per hour.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is increasing the speed limit on a stretch of Minnesota 62 by five miles per hour following an engineering and traffic investigation, according to a notice from the city of Mendota Heights.
The increase, which affects Minnesota 62 from the junction with Minnesota 55 to the junction with Interstate 494, was authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation and starts when new speed limit signs are installed May 1.
The traffic study took into account factors like location, type of access points, crash history, traffic volume, sight distances and road types.
Nearly 19 miles long, Minnesota 62 runs east and west through Hennepin and Dakota County cities including Eden Prairie, Edina, Richfield, Minneapolis, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights.
The increased speed limit coincides with extra law enforcement taking to the streets from May 1 to Sept. 2 to curb speeding and other dangerous driving during the summer travel season.
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