No Commercial Vehicles on New York State Parkways Brochure
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WHY? CAUTION CONTACT INFORMATION When New York State's picturesque state Commercial vehicle drivers must look for If you have any questions or concerns about ATTENTION parkway system was built early in the and obey these signs: which state routes are designated for commercial Commercial Vehicle Drivers Twentieth Century, it was designed for vehicles, including trucks, tractor trailers and buses, automobiles. please contact one of the following New York State Department of Transportation offices for assistance: Low stone bridges Long Island on the parkway In Nassau and Suffolk counties system have posted New York State Office Building 250 Veteran's Memorial Highway vertical clearances Hauppauge, NY 11788 as low as 6' 11". Be alert for these signs. They designate (631) 952-6022 roadways designed for automobiles Commercial vehicles often hit and get only, where commercial vehicles are not New York City stuck under these low bridges, causing permitted. In Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens serious accidents and long delays while and Staten Island 47-40 21st St. they are being removed. Long Island City, NY 11101 When a bridge (718) 482-4526 WHAT IF I DO? has an overhead Disobeying this regulation and entering Hudson Valley clearance less than a parkway while driving a commercial In Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, 14 feet, this sign is vehicle results in: Rockland and Westchester counties posted indicating the actual legal overhead 4 Burnett Blvd. clearance of a bridge or elevated structure. Poughkeepsie, NY 12063 • Fines and/or points on your drivers (845) 575-6040 NO license; • Possible physical injury to you or Commercial Vehicles other drivers; This sign is used to warn • Damage to your vehicle; of bridges and overhead • Damage to a bridge, signs or For more information structures posted with visit us on the web: NO guiderail; low clearances. • Towing fees in excess of $10,000 www.nysdot.gov Tractor Trailers for tractor trailers; and • Reimbursement costs to the state www.travelinfony.com for bridge repair. www.hudsonvalleytraveler.com On New York State's Parkways This sign indicates where trucks, trailers or tractor trailers are not permitted. New York State Department of Transportation It's the law! NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILERS, ARE PERMITTED ON THESE DOWNSTATE NEW YORK PARKWAYS:.