Tag: triple-cantilever

Weigh-in-motion tech has cut overweight trucks on BQE by 60%, city says, urging state to extend program

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Mar. 4, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The number of overweight trucks barreling across the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s triple cantilever is way down, thanks to the city’s weigh-in-motion technology, according to a new report released Tuesday. Since the tech was deployed in the fall of 2023, overweight truck traffic on the Queens-bound BQE is down 60%,…

City proposes new redesign for BQE triple cantilever, delays construction until 2029

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Jun. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

The city has a new proposal for the battered triple cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights, but no matter how the administration chooses to overhaul the roadway, construction won’t start until 2029, a year later than the most recently-announced plan.