New I-84 digital speed limit signs between La Grande and Baker City now fully activated

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Date: November 15, 2016                                                                             NR number: 16111515

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New I-84 digital speed limit signs between La Grande and Baker City now fully activated

 

BAKER CITY, Ore. – Digital speed limit signs mounted over a thirty-mile stretch of Interstate 84 between Baker City and La Grande have replaced the standard speed signs in that area. The new signs will use traffic, road, weather and visibility sensors to lower the legal speed limit when ice, snow, fog or a wreck ahead requires everyone to slow down. Along with identifying the current legal speed limit, the digital displays can also show the reason for a reduced speed, such “ice” or “low visibility.”

The new variable speed limit signs were installed this summer and have displayed the current freeway speed limits for about two months. The signs are now connected to road sensor and fully functional. Drivers are reminded to watch for and obey these new digital speed signs, which will show the current legal speed limit for the area.

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