Ohio speed limit

Overlapping summer travel and road construction seasons make Ohio and Kentucky highways busy.

City officials say a new interpretation of state law allows them to lower the speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour in some cases.

DeWine voted against a repeal of federal speed limits when he was in Congress in 1995. He continues to oppose speed limit boosts, pointing to data that shows even a small increase in speed limits can cause more fatal crashes.

Beginning July 1, the speed limit on some Ohio interstates increases to 70 mph. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is making some new signs and…