Drivers will soon be able to hit the gas pedal a little more along a portion of State Road 408 in Orange County.
During a meeting Thursday, Central Florida Expressway Authority board members voted unanimously to increase the speed limit from 55 to 60 mph along State Road 408, between Kirkman Road and Chickasaw Trail.
Along 408 in Orange County, drivers go from a 65 mph speed limit to 55 in both directions.
Engineers said State Road 408 is nearly 50 years old, and that increasing the speed limit even more would require costly construction and changes to the roadway.
With the board’s approval of the speed limit change, 55 new signs will be created costing about $125,000.