A second attempt to create a split speed limit in Connecticut is likely dead for this year, a spokeswoman for the General Assembly said May 22.

HB6672, which would create a lower speed limit for trucks on many of the state's highways - 55 mph as opposed to 65 mph for other vehicles - is still in the House and Senate Judiciary committees after being referred to them April 4. No action has been taken on the bill since that date.

That bill also called for automatic photo-radar devices to catch speeders and raised the possibility that some exits on I-95 through the state would be closed for safety reasons.

Earlier, Land Line reported that another split speed limit bill, HB5982, introduced by Rep. Brian O'Connor, D-Westbrook, is also dead for this session.

--by Mark H. Reddig, associate editor

Mark Reddig can be reached at mreddig@landlinemag.com.