[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9432]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-99-027]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The District Commander, First Coast Guard District has issued 
a temporary deviation from the Drawbridge Operation Regulations 
governing the operation of the Route 82 Swing Bridge, mile 16.8, across 
the Connecticut River between East Haddam and Haddam, Connecticut. This 
deviation from the regulations authorizes the bridge owner, the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CONNDOT), to open the swing 
span, on signal, Monday through Friday at 6:30 a.m., 1;30 p.m. and 8 
p.m., and Saturday through Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 
p.m. Commercial vessels are not restricted to the above operating 
schedule. They may transit through the bridge at all times if at least 
a two-hour advance notice is given to the bridge tender by telephone at 
(860) 873-8106. This action is necessary to replace the bridge center 
bearing and wearing surface. Vessels that can pass under the bridge 
without a bridge opening may do so at any time.

DATES: This deviation is effective from April 2, 1999, through May 31, 
1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Schmied, Bridge Management 
Specialist, at (212) 668-7195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Route 82 Swing Bridge, mile 16.8, across the Connecticut River 
has a vertical clearance of 22 feet at mean high water (MHW) and 25 
feet at mean low water (MLW) in the closed position.
    The CONNDOT requested a temporary deviation from the operating 
regulations listed at 33 CFR 117.205 for the Route 82 Swing Bridge in 
order to conduct necessary repairs to the bridge. This work is 
essential for public safety. The existing bridge center bearing and 
roadway wearing surface must be replaced as soon as possible to insure 
continued operation of the bridge.
    Commercial vessels may transit through the bridge at all times if 
at least a two-hour advance notice is given to the tender by telephone 
at (860) 873-8106. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without an 
opening may do so at any time.
    This deviation from the normal operating regulations is authorized 
under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: March 30, 1999.
R. M. Larrabee,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,
First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-9432 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am]
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