Lawmakers Scoff At DOT Proposal That Would Turn Some Brooklyn Streets Into Truck Routes

New York City NY

02 June, 2021

2:29 PM

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CBS New York June 2, 2021 A plan to relieve truck congestion in one Brooklyn corridor has some telling the Department of Transportation to go back to the drawing board. As CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported Tuesday, the proposal calls for transforming streets into truck routes. More than 73,500 trucks come into Brooklyn each day, filled with deliveries, especially during the pandemic. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.