WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has passed the 1987 Federal-Aid Highway Act which contains authorization to increase the maximum speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour on the rural sections of the Interstate Highway System outside of urbanized areas exceeding 50,000 population, and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas State Highway Commission is authorized by Arkansas Statutes, Section 75-601, as amended, and Section 75-601.1 to set maximum and minimum speed limits on controlled access highways and all highways on the Arkansas State Highway System, in addition to general authority contained in Arkansas Statutes, Section 76-201.5, and
WHEREAS, based upon a traffic and engineering study by Arkansas Highway Department Traffic Engineers to determine maximum speed limits consistent with highway safety, and other factors, which study determined that a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour and a minimum speed limit of 45 miles per hour meets those criteria.
NOW THEREFORE, the Director is authorized to erect signs establishing a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour and a minimum speed of 45 miles per hour on the rural sections of the interstate highways outside of urbanized areas exceeding 50,000 population.