DOT to Begin Issuing Bus Lane Camera Warnings Along Jay Street Busway for 60-Day Period Ahead of Issuance of Violations
Warnings period of 60-Days will commence on Tuesday, December 29th, after which cameras will begin issuing violations
Starting today, December 29, 2020, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin a 60-day warning period prior to issuing bus lane violations on the Jay Street Busway in Downtown Brooklyn. The 0.8 mile Busway allows for bus and truck priority from Tillary to Livingston Streets weekdays between 7am and 7pm.
The Jay Street Busway launched in August 2020 and was the first busway of Mayor de Blasio’s Better Buses Restart plan to be implemented. Since it’s implementation, the Busway has brought improvements to travel time and overall traffic on the corridor. Weekday bus speeds increased from 27% to 79% Southbound and from 45% to 81% Northbound when compared to 2019. The corridor also saw up to a 45% reduction of all traffic during AM and PM peak hours. DOT will continue to monitor the progress of the busway pilot, ending August 2021, 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 corridor now has signage indicating the hours of the busway, and that the bus lanes are camera enforced. DOT issues warnings to motorists for at least 60 days prior, per state law, when the cameras are first operated to ensure that drivers are informed about the program. Since violations are issued against the vehicle, not the driver, points are not deducted from motorists’ licenses. A single violation will cost $50, however increased fines will be added for repeated offenders.
- Camera enforcement is also already in effect for the following routes:
- Bx12, along the Fordham Road SBS corridor
- M15, along the First Avenue and Second Avenue SBS corridors
- M34, along the 34th Street SBS corridor
- M60, along the 125th Street SBS corridor
- B44, along the Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue SBS corridor
- S79, along the Hylan Boulevard-Richmond Avenue SBS corridor
- Q44, along the Main Street-Sutphin Boulevard SBS corridor
- Bx41, along Webster Avenue SBS corridor
- B46, along Utica Avenue, Broadway and Malcolm X Boulevard SBS corridor
- M23, along the 23rd Street SBS corridor
- Q52/Q53, along the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor, Broadway, and Beach 59th Street
- Bx6, along East 161st Street SBS corridor
- B82, along Kings Highway SBS corridor
- Q58, southbound along Fresh Pond Road
- B35, along Church Avenue
- M86, along 86th Street
- Q4/Q5, along the Jamaica Avenue
- B25, along Fulton Street
- B17, along Rockaway Parkway
- Bx19, along the East 149th Street corridor
- M103, along Lexington and 3rd Avenues
- M1/M55, along Broadway
- M42, along West 42nd Street
- M14, along the 14th Street corridor
- M3/M4, along 5th Avenue
- M1/M2/M3/M4, along Madison Avenue
Due to new state legislation passed in 2019, the City is now allowed to expand the bus lane camera program as needed. The program was previously limited to only 16 routes. Additional camera-enforced routes will be added over time. DOT also works with the NYPD to enforce bus lanes citywide.
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