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Staten Island Additional Truck and Commercial Legal Routes for 53 Foot Trailers in New York City Special Midtown Manhattan Rules Cross Over Mirrors Requirement Legal Routes for 53 Foot Trailers 10 11 12 13 14 15 Vehicle Resources The New York City interstate routes approved for 53 foot trailers are: The two rules below apply in Manhattan Due to the height of large trucks, it can North d Terrace ● I-95 between the Bronx-Westchester county line and I-295 on New York City m be difficult for truck drivers to see what is h Throgs from 14 to 60 Streets, and from 1 to 8 ic R ● I-295 which connects I-95 with I-495 Rich mo Avenues, inclusive. They are in effect happening directly in front of their vehicles. 95 n Thompskinville d L L NYCDOT Truck and Commercial Vehicle 311 ● I-695 between I-95 and I-295 Te Neck r Broadway Cross Over Mirrors, installed on front of the cab race Information Cross between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM daily, ● I-495 between I-295 and the Nassau-Queens county line Bronx 95 www.nyc.gov/trucks 95 Expwy except Sundays. There may be different of a truck, are a simple way of eliminating a ZIP Code Index Expwy Av ● I-678 between I-95 and the John F. Kennedy International Airport To New Jersey h Turnpike ut 695 restrictions on particular blocks. Check truck driver’s front “blind spots” and allows the 10301 Staten Island L-14 o ● I-95 between I-695 and the New Jersey state line on the upper level of the S NYCDOT Truck Permit Unit 212-839-6341 carefully. driver to see any person at least three feet tall 10302 Staten Island L-13 George Washington Bridge 10303 Staten Island L-12 and passing one foot in front of the vehicle. v 678 295 A Clearview Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax (CMVT) Standing Time Limit 10304 Staten Island M-14 5 d W on d m R Expwy 10305 Staten Island N-14 6 h E Edgewater www.nyc.gov/finance 212-361-1210 No driver making pickups, deliveries or ic w d Tractor Trailers allowed to operate on the routes above include: any semitrailer with a length in R lo R il w Trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailers or semi- W o 10306 Staten Island N-13 l il Expwy service calls may stand for a period of more Lamberts excess of forty-eight feet, but not exceeding fifty-three feet if the distance between the kingpin of the W St NYCDOT Office of Freight Mobility 212-839-6670 trailer combinations registered in New York 10307 Staten Island P-10 Ln than three hours unless otherwise posted. A semitrailer and the centerline of the rear axle does not exceed forty-three feet, and if the semitrailer Whitestone 495 10308 Staten Island O-12 Edward Christopher8 State, having a maximum gross weight of Curry 9 Expwy y Shore vehicle or combination of vehicles not being Av pw 13A is equipped with a rear-end protective device of substantial construction consisting of a continuous 10309 Staten Island O-11 Ex Acres and midts Ln 26,000 lbs or more and a conventional cab n Isl Sch Island State 13B State and Regional used for expeditious pickups, deliveries or 10310 Staten Island L-13 Ln lateral beam extending to within four inches of the lateral extremities of the semitrailer and located Narr R o 678 Long ws i V configuration, must have cross over mirrors M c Rd M h a 10312 Staten Island O-12 Na N service calls counts as a parked vehicle m rro not more than twenty-two inches from the surface as measured with the vehicle empty, and on a level n ws o R Wy St d NYSDOT Long Island installed if they are operating on New York City 10314 Staten Island N-12 n S d subject to the parking rules applicable at surface can operate on the routes listed above. c A No trucks (in Nassau and Suffolk Counties) 631-952-6022 v k streets. For more information please visit Expwy on Belt Pkwy that particular location. Steuben nyc.gov/trucks or call 311 with questions. NYSDOT Truck Information 53 foot tractor trailers can legally access specific and limited routes to JFK Airport in Queens. The Method of Parking www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/modal/truck total length of a combination of vehicles inclusive of load and bumpers shall not be more than seventy From 7 AM to 7 PM daily, except Sundays, three and one half feet on these two legal 53 foot trailer routes. NYC continues to prohibit trucks with NYSDOT Carrier Assistance 718-482-4754 JFK commercial vehicles that are stopping, 53 foot trailers from being operated on any non-designated highway or street in New York City, such standing, or parking must do so parallel and New York State Permitting 518-457-1155 as destinations off the airport property in southern Queens. close to the curb, and cannot occupy more www.nypermits.org than ten feet of roadway space from the Midland Beach New York State – Delivery Windows Off Hour Deliveries (NYC deliverEASE) found that they have more time available to spend nearest curb, and no truck or commercial N N One Stop Credentialing and Registration (OSCAR) with customers. vehicle may be backed in at an angle to the The objective of delivery windows is to make Reducing Congestion, Saving Time & Money 5 Richmondtown y www.oscar.state.ny.us/OSCR/OSCRCarrierHome curb. w p x curb space available for delivery trucks and E ● re Receive on-time deliveries because the o h Port Authority of New York and New Jersey thus reduce double parking, reduce traffic NYCDOT provides an off hour delivery program S supplies will be there waiting when you open est www.panynj.gov 212-435-7000 / 1-800-221-9903 congestion, improve air quality, and support called NYC deliverEASE, for carriers and Special Lower Manhattan Rules W your business in the morning, the City's economy. Typically, delivery windows receivers. Participating carriers have saved 3 MTA Bridges and Tunnels ● Reduce the need for extra inventory, therefore, The Blue Zone is the area bounded by the north are developed alongside other DOT efforts to hours per tour by operating in the off hours www.mta.info/bandt saving money on inventory costs, and sides of Frankfort and Dover Streets, the east (7 PM to 6 AM). In addition, truck drivers manage traffic congestion and curb access side of South Street, the west side of State Street 3 ● Increase savings through reduced fuel 3A Citywide Speed Limit 25 MPH alongside: Bus Rapid Transit SBS, curbside received no parking fines while operating in expenditures and parking fines. and the centerlines of Broadway and Park Row. bike lanes, Park Smart peak-rate parking the off hours. The NYC deliverEASE team will Some additional restrictions apply in this area. On programs, and congested corridors programs. provide participants with training and support O O If interested, contact the DOT Office of Freight Mondays through Fridays, from 7 AM to 7 PM, no on how to make quiet deliveries using changes person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets Mobility at [email protected], call 212-839- 3B To propose a location or for additional in driver behavior, low noise technologies, and d in “Blue Zone”, except as posted, or when R 6670, or dail 311. ill K information, contact the DOT Office of Freight truck retrofits to both reduce noise and support r u necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or to h t r Pkwy Mobility at [email protected] or call us at unassisted deliveries. Business operators 95 A V Av Richmond comply with the law, or at the direction of any law eterans Rd W Legend To New Jersey lan l e Turnpike 1 r 212-839-6670 or call 311. y enforcement officer authorized to enforce traffic T Local Truck Route Find more information here: Vision Zero Action Plan (nyc.gov/VisionZero) rules. Industrial Business Zones (IBZ) Richmond Valley Rd Limited Local Truck Route Financial District and Midtown Core Some of the roadways in Staten Parking, Standing, and Stopping Rules No operator of a vehicle having an overall length of 33 feet or more shall enter his/her Island are designated as Limited vehicle upon any of the streets included within these Limited Truck Zones as Local Truck Routes. These roadways Parks and Open Spaces designated in Section 4-13 (d)(1)(6) of the NYC Traffic Rules. P serve as Local Truck Routes but are P “No Standing Except Trucks Loading and Unloading” Signs limited to trucks with two axles and six tires. Where “No Standing Except Trucks Loading and Unloading” signs are posted, you can park Limited Truck Zones in Manhattan 29A Highway Exit Map commercial vehicles and service vehicles if you are quickly and actively making pickups, deliveries, or Through Truck Route City FinancialFinancial DistrictDistrict and and Midtown Midtown Core Core ZoneZone A -- Chelsea,Chelsea, Zone Zone B B- Chinatown, - Chinatown, service calls. On both sides of blocks in the area from 35 Street to 41 Street and 6 Avenue to 8 Avenue No operator of a vehicle having an overall length of 33 feet or more shall enter his/her Commercial Vehicles No operator of a vehicle having an overall length of ZoneZone C -- GreenwhichGreenwhich Village, Village, Zone Zone D -D Little - Little Italy, Italy, Through Truck Route on Expressway in Manhattan, parking for these activities is limited to just commercial vehicles.
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