[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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