This three truck caravan wound up getting stuck on the Henry Hudson Parkway just before the nine foot seven inch clearance West 239th Street overpass this afternoon. It took NYPD Highway police and the help of a large truck tow-truck over two hours to help maneuver the three truck caravan off the parkway. The GMC truck caravan departed Texas enroute to Maine. This was the second truck to have a problem in as many days at this West 239th Street overpass.
New York State Police have said at a prior truck incident which sheared half of the roof off months ago at this overpass, that the four large 'NO TRUCKS' signs at the entrance to the Henry Hudson Parkway at the George Washington Bridge were replaced with only one smaller sign. It would only make sense that today's truck caravan enroute from Texas to Maine went across the George Washington Bridge.
Above - You can see that as this truck caravan backed up, the rear truck went one way, the middle truck a different way, and the first truck a third way.
Below - Police were finally able after two hours able to get the truck caravan to a place where it could be driven off the parkway over an island.
The truck caravan now safely off the Parkway sits on the service road where the driver was given four summonses, and a bill for one thousand dollars by the tow truck company which had to assist in getting the trucks off the parkway.
