NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The New York City Department of Transportation on Friday announced it will soon begin to issue violations along the Main Street busway in Flushing.
The DOT has installed bus lane cameras and will begin issuing violations to unauthorized drivers beginning Friday, April 9.
The new 0.6-mile busway allows for bus and truck priority on northbound Main St. and Kissena Boulevard from Sanford Ave. to Northern Blvd.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to the DOT.
The busway was installed as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Better Buses Restart” plan.
“DOT will continue to monitor the progress of the busway pilot, ending January 2022, as it remains committed to increasing bus speeds and automated camera enforcement of bus lanes across the city, two critical ways to keep New Yorkers moving,” the agency said in a press release.
Drivers will see signage along the busway informing that that the bus laned are now camera-enforced. Vehicles on the roadway must turn off at the next available right turn, except at 41st Avenue – where left turns are also permitted.
The DOT began issuing warning to motorists on Feb. 8, 2021, informing them that violations would soon be issued.
“Since violations are issued against the vehicle, not the driver, points are not deducted from motorists’ licenses. A single violation will cost $50; under a state law passed in 2019, fines increase for bus-lane violations incurred in a single year – to as much as $250 for a fifth offense.,” the DOT said in a press release.
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