7/28/03-A bill calling for a lower speed limit for all I-80 drivers has died.
LB401, sponsored by Sen. Jim Jones, R-Eddyville, would have reduced the current 75-mph speed limit to 70 mph on I-80 east of U.S. Highway 81 to the Douglas-Sarpy County line.
It was in the Senate Transportation and Telecommunications Committee when the Legislature adjourned in May for the year.

1/28/03-Sen. Jim Jones has introduced a bill to lower the speed limit on I-80. LB401 would reduce the current 75-mph speed limit to 70 mph east of U.S. Highway 81 to the Douglas-Sarpy County line.
The bill resulted from a rise in traffic volume and fatalities along I-80 in eastern Nebraska, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. Last year was reportedly the deadliest along I-80 with more than 50 fatalities, far exceeding the record of 37 in 1996.
LB401 is in the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee. For bill status, call (402) 471-2709.