If you've been curious about the new portion of Highway 161 opening up from 183 to I-30 in Grand Prairie, no doubt you took a drive through the new stretch. If you haven't noticed, there are no speed limit signs. I have to admit I was able to test out the power in my Lexus IS-250 through that stretch of highway, but what is the speed limit?
"You can travel at 70 mph during the day or 65 miles per hour at night if there are no posted speed limit signs, as there are here at this time," said a Grand Prairie Police spokesperson.
A North Texas Tollway Authority spokesperson said signs will be installed after the Texas Department of Transportation performs a speed survey.
That will take months, meaning signs won't show up until at least 2010. Be careful, Irving and Grand Prairie Police are monitoring the stretch of road and will not accept the "I didn't know the speed limit" excuse. You've been warned.
