North Dakota Raises the Max Speed Limit to 80 MPH on Certain Highways

MSN Story by Brendan McAleer

May 9, 2025

• North Dakota is raising the maximum speed limit on some multilane highways to 80 mph.

• At the same time, the state is also implementing higher speeding fines.

• The move aligns North Dakota with its neighboring states, except for Minnesota.

Fines for speeding in North Dakota are not exactly draconian: driving 35 mph in a 25-mph zone will set you back $10. Recognizing that low fines aren't much of a deterrent, lawmakers are now simultaneously raising minimum speeding fines and also the state's maximum speed limit.

With a 5-mph bump for certain stretches of multilane highways, North Dakota now becomes the ninth state to have a maximum speed limit of 80 mph or greater. For the most part, the change brings the law in line with the speeds most people were driving at anyway, and it also means that the laws in both of the Dakotas are now more in sync.

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