Rural freeways will move to a speed limit of 70 mph.
This is the second time this year that 70 mph speed limits have been introduced on rural roadways in Ohio. On July 1 several stretches of rural interstates were switched to higher speed limits of 70 mph.
Local roads that will be affected by the speed limit changes:
- Greene County: US 35 east of Xenia will now be 70 mph.
- Mercer and Auglaize counties: Ohio 29/US 33 between Celina and Wapakoneta will be 65 mph.
- Logan County: US 33 between Huntsville and Bellefontaine will be 65 mph, then 70 mph through and south of Bellefontaine towards Marysville.
- Darke County: US 127 around Greenville will now be 60 mph.
- Clark County: Ohio 4 between I-70 and National Road will be 70 mph; US 68 from just north of the Clark/Champaign line to just south of I-70 will be 70 mph; US 40 east of Springfield will be 60 mph.
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