Cohoes, New York Speed Traps
I-787 southbound just before Dyke Ave.
as you approach Dyke Avenue by approximately a quarter mile there is an old section of the Erie Canal. Local police & NYS Police use the "downstream" side to sit in & next to.
before the 112th st. bridge on ontreio st. on the right
they sit in the gravel parking lot just before you pass railroad ave
North Mohawk St./Vliet St. near Harmony Mills
Diagonally across from Harmony Mills Apts., there is a large gravel area where Cohoes City Police sit and radar cars driving along North Mohawk St. Cohoes City Police also sit in an old gravel driveway next to a large abandoned brick building behind the trees, and catch unsuspecting motorists as they pass by. The city speed limit in Cohoes is 30 mph, but many cars drive approximately 40 or 45 mph through this stretch. Many drivers traveling south from Cohoes-Crescent Rd. do not slow down when they enter the city limits.
State Route 787 near State Route 32
Cops monitor 787 from Rte. 32/Saratoga St. to Tibbits Ave. at Green Island.
Saratoga Street near State Highway 787
Leaving Waterford south bound on Rte. 32/Saratoga St. the road slopes downward so you pick up speed going over bridge. Cops wait accross from Shelter Enterprises Whse. by the tractor trailers (on left if southbound)just inside Cohoes.