Ohio



Ohio highway speeds hit 70 mph today

The state also is lowering late fees for vehicle registrations



by WKSU's KABIR BHATIA



Reporter

Kabir Bhatia The speed limit goes up today to 70 mph on rural stretches of Ohio interstate highways, including parts of I-76 in Portage County, I-90 in Ashtabula County and I-77 in Stark County.



Ohio already raised the speed limit on sections of its turnpike, and is the 35th state to post 70 mph speed limits on other highway sections.



The state is also more forgiving starting today if you're late renewing your vehicle registration. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles is cutting the late fee today from $20 to $10, and the one week grace period will become one month. Here's the list of Ohio highways with new speed limits:

I-76 - Just east of Akron to just west of Youngstown I-77 - Just south of Canton to the West Virginia border I-90 - Just east of Cleveland to the Pennsylvania border I-70 - Indiana border to just west of Wheeling, W.Va., excluding Dayton, Columbus and Zanesville I-71 - Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in southwest Ohio to just south of the Cuyahoga/Medina county border, excluding Columbus I-75 - Just outside of Toledo to just north of Dayton, excluding Findlay and Lima

