[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46879-46880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23518]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08-97-032]
Drawbridge Operations; Kelso Bayou, LA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the
SR 27 swing span drawbridge across Kelso Bayou, mile 0.7 at Hackberry,
Cameron Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows the bridge to remain
closed to navigation between the hours of 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on
September 6, 1997. This closure is necessary to facilitate movement of
vehicular traffic for a continuous concrete pouring operation scheduled
for that day.
DATES: The deviation is effective from 3 a.m. until 11 a.m. on
September 6, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Phil Johnson, Bridge Administration Branch, Commander (ob), Eighth
Coast Guard District, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
70130-3396, telephone number (504) 589-2965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SR 27 swing span drawbridge across Kelso
Bayou, mile 0.7 at Hackberry, Cameron Parish, Louisiana has a vertical
clearance of three feet above mean high water in the closed to
navigation position and unlimited clearance in the open to navigation
position. Navigation on the waterway consists primarily of fishing
vessels and recreational craft. The Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development has requested a temporary deviation from
the normal operation of the bridge so that the contractor can conduct a
continuous concrete pour operation at the U.S. Department of Energy
Storage Site at Hackberry, Louisiana. This operation will require that
approximately 35 cement trucks deliver pre-mixed concrete to the site
on a perpetual traveling schedule. Delays to vehicular traffic due to
drawbridge openings at the Kelso Bayou bridge would jeopardize this
time sensitive procedure.
Presently, the draw is required to open on signal during the
shrimping season, which is from about May 25 through December 22. This
deviation allows the draw to remain closed to navigation between the
hours of 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on September 6, 1997.
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Dated: August 26, 1997.
T.W. Josiah,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-23518 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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