DOT to warn truckers of low clearance on 86 Street
In the wake of numerous traffic tie-ups on 86th Street in Bensonhurst caused by trucks getting stuck under the elevated tracks of the D subway line, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to install additional signs to warn truckers of the low clearance under the el.
The signage is scheduled to be installed at various points along 86th Street between 18th Avenue and Stillwell Avenue.
The new signs, which will be placed at 12 feet high, will alert truck drivers of low clearance of 12 1/2 feet at some portions of the elevated train track, officials said.
There are signs at some intersections along 86th Street, but many truckers either don’t see the signs or ignore them. The trucks get stuck underneath the el and the results are massive traffic jams when drivers of other vehicles can’t maneuver around the big rigs, local officials said.