STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traffic in New York City is no laughing matter, but add lane closures to one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city and gridlock could ensue.
This weekend, part of the Staten Island bound-Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) in downtown Brooklyn will be closed to accommodate the installation of weigh-in-motion equipment, as reported by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT).
Weigh-in-motion sensors are systems installed in roadways that determine a vehicle’s gross weight and axle weights while it travels…