Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Truck Weight and Speed Measurements

2019 to present data from Weigh In Motion sensors on a City-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The dataset records axle weights, gross vehicle weights, speeds, and vehicle classes for trucks passing over sensor sites. It is provided by the City of New York via its open data portal.

Use Cases

• Predict vehicle class from gvw, num_axles, and wheelbase using classification models.
• Analyze temporal traffic patterns by aggregating speed and gvw by hour, day, and month.
• Detect potential overweight vehicles by flagging records where gvw exceeds thresholds based on class.
• Model lane-specific traffic flow and weight distribution using lane, speed, and wt1-wt16 columns.

Strengths

• Data spans from 2019 to the present, providing multi-year coverage.
• Contains over 30 specific columns for detailed vehicle and measurement analysis.
• Sourced from official City of New York infrastructure sensors.

Limitations

• Row count and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a specific segment of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
• Data collection lanes were reduced from six to two over the time period, affecting comparability.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Captured by Weigh In Motion sensors installed on the roadway.

Time Range

2019 to present

Freshness

Updated through 2026, with data from 2025 onward.

Geography

City-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street in Brooklyn.