Mobilizing the Region
Issue 311April 2, 2001


Bridge Re-do Renders Rig Respite

Residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side report rare relief from heavy truck impacts in the neighborhood ¾ including noise and vibrating buildings ¾ thanks to extensive reconstruction work that has diverted freight traffic away from the Williamsburg Bridge. A more rational bridge and tunnel toll policy in NYC would partly alleviate truck traffic patterns that run through very dense residential and commercial areas because of the competition the free East River bridges create for more peripheral MTA toll crossings.

"Too bad [the truck relief] won't last," said one Lower East Sider. "It would be great if they had tolls on East River crossings because truckers would use the most direct route instead of the cheapest. It's also too bad that the NYPD doesn't enforce noise and truck length regulations in NYC. It would be a good source of revenue."




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