Speed limit change won't affect speeds in Phillips County

On Thursday morning, it will be legal to drive faster on most parts of Montana Interstates, but in Phillips County, the speed limit is unchanged.

“The speed limit changes only affect interstates,” said Matt Ladensburg, Maintenance Chief at Havre’s Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). “I-15, I-90 and I-94 are the only interstates in Montana.”

In May, a bill was signed into law that allows speed limit changes from 75 miles per hour (mph) to 80 mph, according to MDT, and the law will become effective on October 1, 2015. MDT also stresses that not all sections of the interstat...