Christine Morgan

From: sender@coastguard.org Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:13 PM To: HamptonRoadsPublicInfo@VDOT.Virginia.gov Subject: Coast Guard responses on Berkley Bridge Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Comment on Berkley Bridge Comment I travel to classes at TCC Visual Arts Center in the evening. I can count on backed up traffic and plan on it. One night, I was stuck alone in Portsmouth waiting in a stopped line of traffic leading to the tunnel. I assume it was for a bridge opening, but there was no notice or anything. It was past 10 pm and a bit scary. I support scheduled weekday Berkley Bridge openings. yes I enjoy being able to plan my weekday travel trips around scheduled Berkley Bridge openings and find that it saves me time and money. yes I would find it unpredictable and inconvenient if an additional ten minutes was added to my wait time during a scheduled bridge lift to keep the bridge open longer for an approaching water vessel. yes I would like to see scheduled bridge lifts continue past the Notice of Temporary Deviation from Regulations (Public Notice 5-1158) which expires March 9, 2010. yes I would like to submit my comments to the Coast Guard in support of both the Temporary Deviation and the Notice of Proposed Modifications (Public Notice 5-1157) that would allow for scheduled bridge lifts through October 5, 2012.yes NAME (optional): Christine Morgan City (optional): Virginia Beach