A month after debris from the World Trade Center site in New York City was diverted to unofficial dumps, New York City officials are now using satellite tracking to keep an eye on the dump trucks
as they make their way to the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island.
The New York Post reports that the global positioning system units have been installed on more than 120 trucks. City officials and other agencies, including the FBI, will keep track of the trucks as they haul the debris away from the site. If a truck is diverted or hijacked, its engine can be electronically shut off by dispatchers located near the trade center site.
In addition, the city will soon start tacking photos of the trucks as they leave the site and again as they enter the landfill, reported the Post.
The moves come after 250 tons of scrap metal from ground zero were found in three unofficial dumps on Long Island and in New Jersey. Authorities believe the mob had drivers divert the scrap metal to the other yards so it could be sold. All debris from the World Trade Center site is trucked to the Fresh Kills landfill so investigators can go through it for any evidence or human remains.
as they make their way to the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island.
The New York Post reports that the global positioning system units have been installed on more than 120 trucks. City officials and other agencies, including the FBI, will keep track of the trucks as they haul the debris away from the site. If a truck is diverted or hijacked, its engine can be electronically shut off by dispatchers located near the trade center site.
In addition, the city will soon start tacking photos of the trucks as they leave the site and again as they enter the landfill, reported the Post.
The moves come after 250 tons of scrap metal from ground zero were found in three unofficial dumps on Long Island and in New Jersey. Authorities believe the mob had drivers divert the scrap metal to the other yards so it could be sold. All debris from the World Trade Center site is trucked to the Fresh Kills landfill so investigators can go through it for any evidence or human remains.
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