New York Thruway Issues 7,301 Tickets in Q4 CV Crackdown
Enforcement Focused on Reducing Overheight Truck Hits on 1950s Bridges
A tractor-trailer approaches a bridge on the New York State Thruway. (Willowpix/Getty Images)
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A three-month commercial vehicle inspection that ended in December to lower bridge strikes on the 570-mile New York State Thruway netted 7,301 violations, including 31 for overheight vehicles.
“Bridge hits on the Thruway system are a safety issue and can cause considerable damage to our infrastructure, resulting in countless delays for motorists and the diverting of critical resources from highway maintenance and upkeep,” noted Frank Hoare, executive director of the Thruway Authority.
During the fourth quarter, the New York State Thruway conducted a campaign with the state police’s commercial vehicle enforcem…
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