[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36239-36240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17054]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-99-093]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Harlem River, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations governing
the operation of the Triborough (125th Street) Bridge, mile 1.3, across
the Harlem River in New York City, New York. This deviation from the
regulations authorizes the bridge owner to keep the bridge in the
closed position from August 2, 1999, through August 31, 1999, and from
September 7, 1999, through October 6, 1999. This action is necessary to
facilitate the removal and replacement of the bridge counterweight lift
cables.
DATES: This deviation is effective from August 2, 1999, through August
31, 1999, and from September 7, 1999, through October 6, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast
Guard District, at (212) 668-7165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Triborough (125th Street) Bridge, mile
1.3, across the Harlem River has vertical clearances of 54 feet at mean
high water, and 59 feet at mean low water in the closed position. The
current operating regulations listed at 33 CFR Sec. 117.789(d) require
the bridge to open on signal from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., if at least four
hours notice is given.
The bridge owner, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
(TBTA), requested a temporary deviation from the operating regulations
for the Triborough (125th Street) Bridge in order to remove and replace
the counterweight lift cables. During the process of this work the
bridge can not be opened. Vessels that can pass under the bridge
without an opening may do so at all times during the closed periods.
This work is essential for public safety and the continued operation of
the bridge. In accordance with 33 CFR Sec. 117.35(c), this work will be
performed
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with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as
soon as possible.
This deviation to the operating regulations authorizes the TBTA to
keep the Triborough (125th Street) Bridge, mile 1.3, across the Harlem
River in New York City, New York, in the closed position for repairs
from August 2, 1999, through August 31, 1999, and from September 7,
1999, through October 6, 1999.
This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under
33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: June 21, 1999.
Robert F. Duncan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 99-17054 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
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