Speed limit to be raised on south side of I-285

Going with the flow of traffic on has long meant traveling in excess of the 55 mph posted speed limit on I-285.

Now, at least for motorists on the south end of the Perimeter, the rules are finally changing to acknowledge that reality. Beginning Friday, the state Department of Transportation will officially raise the speed limit to 65 mph on a 27-mile stretch of the interstate below the I-20 interchanges.

For now, speeds on I-285 north of the I-20 interchanges will remain at the same. But by this time next year, northside commuters will see the speed limit bumped up to 65 mph for them, too.