Speed limits on motorways have been raised gradually since their introduction in the 1960s. At first, motorways had no special speed limit, hence the general speed limit of 80 km/h applied. 90 km/h was introduced in 1965. The speed limit was raised again on 6 July 2001 to 100 km/h and on 13 June 2014 to 110 km/h. As of 2019, the government is considering raising the upper speed limit to 120 km/h. Nye Veier AS, the state-owned company responsible for construction and operation of certain new motorways, want a speed limit as high as feasible, possibly 130 km/h. Since March 2022, the speed limit for trailers without brakes and weighing up to 300 kg in total has been raised from 60 km/h to 80 km/h. Some trailers may also be approved to be pulled up to 100 km/h.
