Alva Review-Courier -

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has increased the speed limit on U.S. Highway 412 between the U.S. Highway 281 junction (Bouse Junction) and the U.S. Highway 60 junction north of Fairview to 70 miles per hour. That makes the speed limit from Woodward to Highway 60 north of Fairview 70 mph, the Highway 281 Junction itself remains at 65 mph. The final decision came from the Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation earlier this month.

This should increase travel into Northwest Oklahoma. U.S. Highway 412 is a major crossroads across Oklahoma, it extends from the tip of the panhandle to the very...