BQE overweight truck bill signed into law

A new law, signed on Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will authorize a pilot program along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway allowing for the installation of state-of-the-art, weigh-in-motion technology to issue violations electronically when trucks exceed the existing legal weight limits.

“This legislation is vital to extending the useful life of the BQE, and ensuring the safety of all drivers and passengers of vehicles that use this roadway,” said State Senator Brian Kavanagh, who cosponsored the legislation with Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. “The deployment of weigh-in-motion technology will effectively deter trucking companies from engaging in destructive and unsafe behavior, and is likely to become a standard enforcement tool.