MADISON, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) A bill to raise Wisconsin’s top speed limit to 70-miles-an-hour appears to be off to a smooth start in the Legislature. The proposal received little opposition yesterday at a public hearing by the Assembly’s Transportation Committee. D-O-T officials said they would most likely increase the speed limit on rural four-lanes — and they would test individual highways to see which ones could best accommodate the higher speeds.
Wisconsin now has a top speed limit of 65 on rural freeways and expressways, while neighboring states are all at 70.
Assembly Republican John Spiros of Marshfield proposed an amendment to keep commercial vehicles at 65, as a matter of safety. The committee is expected to vote next month on whether to recommend the proposal to the full Assembly. Manitowoc Republican Paul Tittl proposed the higher speed limit for a second time, after it failed to make it through in the last session.
