CODE OF VIRGINIA

MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES OPERATING UNDER SPECIAL PERMITS (§ 46.2-872)

The maximum speed limit shall be fifty-five miles per hour on any highway having
a posted speed limit of fifty-five miles or more per hour if the vehicle or
combination of vehicles is operating under a special permit issued by the
Commissioner in accordance with § 46.2-1139 or § 46.2-1149.2. The Commissioner
may, however, further reduce the speed limit on any permit issued in accordance
with § 46.2-1139.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-212; 1950, p. 881; 1952, c. 666; 1954, c. 244; 1956,
c. 364; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-193; 1960, c. 153; 1962, c. 307; 1964, cc. 118,
408; 1966, c. 85; 1968, c. 641; 1972, cc. 89, 546, 553, 608; 1974, c. 528; 1977,
c. 577; 1978, c. 605; 1980, c. 347; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 113; 1996, cc. 36,
87; 1998, c. 439.