[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3134]
[[Page 6220]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD05-99-004]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
Morehead City, NC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the
Beaufort & Morehead Railroad Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway (ICW), mile 203.8, in Morehead City, North Carolina. Beginning
February 22, 1999, through February 28, 1999, this deviation allows the
bridge to remain closed to navigation between the hours of 7 a.m. to 12
noon; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The closure is necessary to facilitate the
rehabilitation of the bridge's bascule span.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on February 22, 1999
until 5 p.m. on February 28, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann B. Deaton, Bridge Administrator,
Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398-6222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Beaufort & Morehead Railroad Bridge is
owned and operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT). The current regulations in Title 33 Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 117.5 require the draw to open promptly and fully
upon signal for the passage of vessels.
In May 1998, the Coast Guard approved the rehabilitation work of
the bridge for structural repairs. On December 16, 1998, the Coast
Guard received a request from McLean Contracting Company, contractors
for NCDOT, to schedule daytime closures of the bridge to facilitate the
ongoing rehabilitation of the railroad bridge.
The Coast Guard has advised the local Coast Guard units, including
MSO Wilmington and Group Fort Macon, of the bridge's closure on the
requested times and dates, and they did not object. The Coast Guard
will inform the commercial/recreational users of the waterway of the
bridge closure in the weekly Notice to Mariners so that these vessels
can arrange their transits to avoid being temporarily impacted by this
deviation.
Beginning February 22, 1999, through February 28, 1999, this
deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation between the
hours of 7 a.m. to 12 noon; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: February 1, 1999.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-3134 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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