Alberta is looking at increasing the speed limit on some highways to 120 km/h. British Columbia raised speed limits on some of its major highways in 2014 but rolled back most of those changes a few years later. (Government of B.C. - image credit)

The Alberta government is looking at increasing the speed limit on divided highways to 120 km/h but is conducting a survey to find out what people think first.

“We've been slashing commute times for Albertans in our urban centres, but we wanted to do something in rural Alberta,” Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen said in an interview with CBC News on Friday.

“That's why we're looking at our four-lane or divided highways all across the province.”

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The current limit on divided highwa

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