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Stay off of State Parkways Obey the Signs! Contact Information When State’s picturesque system No Commercial Vehicles, Trucks, or Tractor Trailers If you have any questions or concerns about which state was built early in the twentieth century, it was are Permitted on New York State’s Parkways. and city routes are designated for commercial vehicles, designed for automobiles. Commercial Vehicles, Trucks or Tractor Trailers must including trucks, tractor trailers and buses, please look for and obey these signs: contact one of the following offices for assistance: Some on the parkway system have posted vertical PASSENGER CARS ONLY New York State clearances as low as 6’11”. Department of Transportation Commercial Vehicles, Trucks and Tractor Trailers NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES often strike low bridges causing serious accidents Long In Columbia, Dutchess, In Nassau and and long delays while they are removed and damage These signs mean “No Commercial Vehicles, Trucks Orange, Putnam, Suffolk Counties to property. or Tractor Trailers.” They are typically located at the Rockland and (631) 952-6022 entrance ramp for parkways or are attached to guide Westchester Counties signs indicating roadways where commercial vehicles, Don’t Break the Rules (914)-742-6100 In trucks, trailers and tractor trailers are not permitted. (718) 482-4526 Entering any parkway while driving a Commercial Vehicle, Truck or Tractor Trailer could result in: MAXIMUM VEHICLE HEIGHT 6’-11” New York City GOT STUCK? • Fines and/or points on your drivers license; Department of Transportation • Possible physical injury to yourself or others; This sign prohibits all vehicles above 6’11” in height • Damage to your vehicle; from entering a roadway where it is posted. Office of Freight Mobility Truck Drivers: • Damage to infrastructure; (212) 839-6670 • Towing fees in excess of $10,000; LOW • Reimbursement costs to the State and City Additional Resources Don’t let for bridge repair; CLEARANCE For additional information and resources to help you plan • Loss of wages; and When a bridge has an This sign is used to warn your trip, visit the agency websites listed below. this happen overhead clearance less drivers in advance of • Loss of employment. Visit NYSDOT.GOV for information on Trucks and than 14 feet, this sign bridges and overhead Motor Carrier Safety What If I Do? is posted on the bridge structures posted with to you. indicating the legal low clearance. Visit https://www.dot.ny.gov/nypermits for If you have mistakenly entered a parkway and are overhead clearance information on obtaining truck permits and approaching a low overhead clearance: of the bridge or appropriate truck routes Commercial Vehicles, • Stop the Commercial Vehicle, Truck or Tractor elevated structure. Visit hudsonvalleytraveler.com for detailed Trailer safely, on the Trucks and Tractor Trailers

COVER PHOTO: KIM SCARBOROUGH COVER PHOTO: information on New York State Parkway rules where practical; Note: DO NOT rely solely on and regulations. are Not Allowed on • Turn hazard lights on; GPS units or online mapping • Call 911 for assistance; services. They may incorrectly Visit 511NY.org for traffic and travel information or New York State Parkways. • Set out hazard warning devices if equipped and route you onto a parkway. call 511 from your hands free phone for information trained to do so. on weather, construction and traffic delays. DO NOT rely solely on Always obey posted signage. Note: Visit nyc.gov/trucks for information on truck routes GPS units or online mapping in New York City or call 311 services. They may incorrectly Translated versions of this document are available by route you onto a parkway. contacting 311 or by going to www.nyc.gov/dot or Always obey posted signage. www.nyc.gov/gateway IT’S THE LAW! Be Prepared for your Trip. Updated December 2017 Printed on recycled paper www.trucknyc.info No Commercial Vehicles, Trucks, or Tractor Trailers are Permitted on these Parkways

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KWVP NOTE: Special rules apply. Please contact the appropriate regional office for specific information on restrictions. (See reverse side for contact information) The CCP Visit www.nyc.gov/trucks to learn more about New York City parkways Bronx