Truckers banned from NY village following Amazon warehouse opening

A small city in New York state has banned tractor trailers from touring via their village following the opening of an Amazon warehouse final yr. 

The $350 million distribution middle off of Morgan Highway exterior of Liverpool, New York has considerably elevated tractor trailer site visitors within the space, inflicting disruptions to the “high quality of life” of the residents. 

In keeping with Syracuse Information, over three days, a complete of 331 semi vans drove via the guts of Liverpool as vans moved from Syracuse and the warehouse within the northern suburbs – 80 of these had been Amazon vans. 

“The fact is we’re a residential village,” Finney stated. “We need to keep the standard of life in our village.”

The village board voted unanimously to go the tractor trailer ban on July tenth. The ban will take impact within the fall, after indicators warning truckers of the ban have been put in. Letters concerning the ban shall be despatched to Amazon and different companies within the space previous to the ban. The village can also be contemplating elevating the $50 advantageous to $1,500 per violation. 

Liverpool Mayor Stacy Finney says that Amazon made an settlement with village officers about semi vans sticking to the Liverpool Bypass of the New York State Thruway previous to the distribution middle opening. Amazon put in everlasting detour indicators for his or her truck drivers, however the drivers haven’t caught to the indicators. 

“The settlement from Day One was that they weren’t going to return via the village,” Finney stated. 

Finney has requested the state to make the Thruway toll-free for Syracuse exits in an effort to encourage vans to remain out of the villages. 

“I believe there’s one thing about any payment that makes individuals need to keep away from the Thruway,” she stated.