N. Mexico Governor Speedily Puts Up 65-M.P.H. Sign
Gov. Garrey Carruthers put New Mexico on the fast track to a higher speed limit. Crews started putting up 65-m.p.h. speed limit signs just hours after President Reagan’s highway bill veto was overridden.
Carruthers and chief state Highway Administrator Dewey Lonsberry on Thursday took to the road soon after the highway issue was resolved in Washington and changed the speed limit sign south of Santa Fe from 55 m.p.h. to 65 m.p.h. New Mexico lawmakers earlier this year passed a bill calling for a change in the speed limit as soon as the federal limit was changed.
Several other states are planning action on the 65 m.p.h. limit, with South Dakota predicting that it will be in effect May 1. California’s Legislature is expected to act fast on the new speed limit and Gov. George Deukmejian is a strong supporter.
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