14 OCTOBER 3, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
DOT to institute bus lane enforcement
cameras on Fresh Pond Road in R’wood
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
First came the paint, now comes the
enforcement.
As with several rapid transit lanes
across the city, the Department of
Transportation will begin cracking
down on cars illegally parked or driving
in the dedicated bus lane on Fresh
Pond Road in Ridgewood.
The DOT will begin issuing bus lane
camera violations along the Q58 bus
route in the southbound direction
on Fresh Pond Road aft er a 60-day
warning period, set to begin Monday,
Oct. 7.
The agency began its experiments
with the technology in March when
it launched the program that began
equipping the front end of buses in
Manhattan and Brooklyn with cameras
that can automatically detect and ticket
cars that ahead of them.
Since state legislators passed a bill
making it possible expanding the
camera systems to any streets with
bus lanes in June, the DOT has implemented
cameras in at least 13 other
Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood. Photo: Max Parrott/QNS
rapid transit lines across the city.
Starting October 7th, we’re speeding
up your ride. pic.twitter.com/
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— NYCT Buses (@NYCTBus) September
23, 2019
The first violation will cost $50,
with fi nes increasing with additional
violations over a 12-month period to a
maximum of $250.
On Aug. 27, the agency began service
on the Fresh Pond Road bus lane, which
is enforced from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays
in the southbound direction. The bus
lane overcame a potential legal hurdle
last week when a Queens State Supreme
Court Judge denied a proceeding to
remove the bus lane.
The DOT said in a statement that
they have found the bus lane camera
enforcement to help improve overall
travel speeds.
“Bus routes with camera enforcement
and other bus priority treatments have
improved speeds between 7 percent
and 31 percent,” a DOT spokesperson
said in a statement.
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