A potential ban on heavy trucks on certain routes in New York's Finger Lakes area has not been completely thrown out, as was previously thought by the New York Motor Truck Association and other stakeholders.

An article in the Auburn Citizen reports that the governor's offices will be taking up the proposal.

Following a Department of Transportation meeting last week, the Upstate Safety Task Force and the New York Motor Truck Association Director Kendra Adams were under the impression that the DOT wasn't considering the restriction anymore. According to Adams, a NYSDOT study found that the ban would not have worked because it would end up shifting truck traffic from certain communities into other areas.

According to the Auburn Citizen, Dan Young, state Gov. Dave Paterson's regional representative for central New York, will take the department's data on truck traffic and quality of life and compare it to the office's data. This is an indication that the restriction has not been scrapped.

"This administration is committed to continuing to work to address the serious issues of traffic and the diminishing quality of life in this region ... and we're looking at multiple ways to address it and determine which way is the most effective," Young told the publication.

The ban was proposed by Gov. Paterson and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), primarily in response to complaints of truck traffic from people in the Finger Lakes community, according to a coalition formed to defeat this proposed regulation. The coalition is comprised of a number of business groups across New York state that oppose the proposal, including the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the American Trucking Associations, the Ontario Trucking Association, as well as the New York Motor Truck Association, to name a few.