Reminder: Small Segment of Staten Island-Bound BQE in Downtown Brooklyn Area To Be Reduced to One Travel Lane This Weekend

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September 20, 2024
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Reminder: Small Segment of Staten Island-Bound BQE in Downtown Brooklyn Area To Be Reduced to One Travel Lane This Weekend

Closures Along a 300-Foot Segment, in Addition to Necessary Staging Space, Are Needed For the Installation of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Equipment

NYC DOT Will Also Close the Sands Street Entrance Ramp to the Staten Island-Bound Roadway

NEW YORK - New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez reminded New Yorkers today that only one travel lane will be open along a brief stretch of the Staten Island-bound BQE in Downtown Brooklyn this weekend, September 21-23. This is the second consecutive weekend closure to facilitate the installation of successful weigh-in-motion (WIM) equipment along this section of the roadway.

"Weigh-in-motion technology has proven successful along the BQE in areas where it's installed, leading to a 64 percent reduction in overweight vehicles along the triple cantilever," said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez."These limited lane closures are necessary for us to continue to keep overweight trucks off the BQE and we advise drivers to take mass transit or seek alternate routes if possible."

Details of BQE Closures and Detours from September 21-23

One lane will remain open on the Staten Island-bound BQE for a brief stretch from Adams Street to Washington Street from 1 A.M. Saturday to 5 A.M. Monday. The Sands Street Entrance Ramp to the Staten Island-bound roadway will also be closed.

Travelers are strongly encouraged to avoid this area of the BQE during scheduled closures.

VMS Boards will be deployed in advance of the lane closures and overhead signs will message the lane closures along the system.

NYC DOT currently operates WIM enforcement on the Queens-bound portion of the BQE triple cantilever in downtown Brooklyn, a portion of the I-278 highway known as 'BQE Central.' During the first seven months of automated enforcement, a monthly average of 2,769 overweight trucks crossed the triple cantilever. Prior to the launch, a monthly average of 7,777 overweight trucks had traveled the same portion of the highway the seven months leading up to the launch of the program.

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