Oversize loads entering Long Island, NY

Last time i crossed the GW was in april it was 220.00 need to be at the bridge by 3pm move across about 10 pm, depends on size and axles. but escorts and route survey are required takes 3 days to get a NYC/ bridge permit, ecscorts start at 300 each way. generaly if your going out on the island they take you through manhattan either way you are still need a NYC permit this covers the 5 boros as well! If you call tallwide and heavy or maureen NYC permit/pilot car service she takes care of everything for you

 

I don't recall the name off hand, but I will see if I can find it for you. They were recommended to me by another pilot car company. Once I got in touch with the pilot car company things went along fairly smoothly.

 

Best thing to do as other posters have said.
Have a local pilot help you. Turns can and will be a pain, plus the traffic. You go in at night...

 

If you have ez pass and cross at certain times its only lol $75 dollars. They could plate the Gw in thick gold with the money they make everyday. What a joke.

 

Not true you get caught crossing with an EZ pass you can get your pecker nailed to the bridge! They want to see those permits and CHARGE ACCORDING!

 

they (Nassau county) will only allow movement at night on the LIE with escorts....otherwise you must wait until daylight

 

You can run oversize on long island at night with front and rear escorts. Wait times at throngs neck can be long depending on how many loads are stacked up. In NYC limits you only need one rear escort over 10'6" wide. Easiest to cross over tappan zee bridge and head right for bridge waiting area. NYPD DOT usually won't hassle you because there are no safe spots to wait until dark to enter city limits if you come down I95. Hope it helps

 

Yeah, they are really lazy. John and Paul are great guys at high wide and heavy. Most of there escorts are pretty good. One time they got lost but the other load I was with knew where to go. Permitting through the NYC DOT is actually pretty easy. Once you get the account set up it is fairly simple. Just so you know, it is hard to get permits more than 24 hours in advance. The engineers are lazy. When it comes to overweight be careful too. New York state bridge formula is not the same as new York city bridge formula. And the other thing they do which is strange is they permit you based on you tire ratings not on actual weight. Example, a tub grinder I moved only grossed 80,000 including the tractor. NYC DOT wouldn't permit me for less than 95,000 because that was the some of the tire ratings. Most of the time especially in the summer, you can go wherever you want. There are so many paving trucks running around with strobe lights they don't even know who to hassle. High wide and heavy can get expensive too. In the city, we would just use a company pickup with a strobe light. NYC DOT does not require certified escorts and the police don't seem to care. Moving at night through there was usually very easy. Less traffic and the four wheelers seem intimidated by the strobes. Good luck!!