The Wyoming Department of Transportation says several two-lane rural highways will see their speed limits increased to 70 miles an hour.
The three highway sections that have been approved for the higher speed limit are US 85 from I-25 near Cheyenne to Newcastle, Wyoming 120 from Cody to the Montana border, and Wyoming 130 from I-80 to Saratoga.
The legislature allowed for some two-lane rural highways to have their speeds increased, if WYDOT determined that the increase would be safe for motorists.
WYDOT will look at such things as crash histories, terrain, percentage of trucks, and sight distances before it will allow the speed limit to be raised.
WYDOT says it is currently studying other stretches of road, including between Casper and Shoshoni, Lander and Rawlins, Casper and Muddy Gap, Rock Springs to Pinedale, and US 14-16-20 east of Cody to determine if they might also be increased.