The State Patrol says drivers can expect significant presence on freeways around Minnesota as stepped-up speed enforcement is extended through August.
Lieutenant Gordon Shank says as spring and summer approach, drivers tend to increase their speeds as they get out and become more active.
Shank says increased enforcement has already started on Twin Cities area freeways and they plan to spread it to the rest of the state within the next month.
Troopers stopped over 500 vehicles for speeding during a 10-day effort in February and arrested 23 people for D-W-I, plus six for outstanding warrants.
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