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$1.8M Strike Prevention Project Starts On This Bridge In Westchester $1.8M Strike Prevention Project Starts On This Bridge In Westchester
$1.8M Strike Prevention Project Starts On This Bridge In Westchester Nearly two million dollars will be pledged to help prevent tractor-tractor-trailers striking a Westchester County bridge. Since 2015, there have been 576 bridge strikes on New York State highways, causing injuries, traffic delays and damage to overpasses, which often require repairs. In response, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that his Executive Budget includes $25 million to reduce the number of strikes statewide. Of that allotment, $1.8 million will be dedicated to bridge strike prevention for the King Street Bridge in Harrison. The project includes new variable message signs, fixed…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying
Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying Update A stretch of the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway has reopened at King Street in Rye Brook after a box truck slammed into the overpass sending debris flying. Original report A stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway is closed northbound at King Street in Rye Brook after a box truck slammed into the overpass sending debris flying. The incident took place around 12:52 p.m. Monday at King Street sending the debris onto the roadway at the border between Rye Brook and Greenwich, injuring at least one person, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Both nort…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latimer Calls For Action On Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge Strikes Latimer Calls For Action On Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge Strikes
Latimer Calls For Action On Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge Strikes After yet another truck-bridge collision on the Hutchinson River Parkway at the King Street Bridge in Rye Brook, Westchester County Executive George Latimer has called on the state Department of Transportation, the Trucking Association of New York and Rye Brook Village Officials to come together and find a solution once and for all. The Rye Democrat said he is urgently calling for a meeting at the County Office Building to develop an enhanced and more aggressive plan to deter trucks from entering the Hutchison River Parkway. The latest truck strike occurred earlier this week on the Hutch i…

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by Jon Craig