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Two Texas Highways to get boost to 80 mph
By Larry Hendrick | May 29, 2006
It’s true that Texans do things in a big way and this story is no different. The Amarillo News requires free registration, but the details are below. What you have to remember about the 432 miles stretch between El Paso and Kerrville, is that it’s just a drive between two towns. There is nothing else out there to keep you entertained. No really!
amarillo.com | Local News: 2 highways to get boost to 80 mph 05/26/06
AUSTIN - Yeehaw! Texans who brag they do things bigger and better are about to go faster too.State transportation officials on Thursday boosted speed limits on two stretches of rural highway from 75 mph to 80, leaving wandering armadillos and feral hogs a split-second less time to avoid becoming roadkill.
It will be the highest posted speed limit in the country. New speed signs should be up in the next few days.
The 80 mph limit will be confined to 10 mostly rural counties in West Texas: a 432-mile stretch of Interstate 10 between El Paso and Kerrville, and 89 miles of Interstate 20 between Monahans and the I-10 interchange at the cusp of the Jeff Davis Mountains.
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