[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 6220] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-3134] [[Page 6220]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [CGD05-99-004] Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC
Agency
Coast Guard, DOT.
Action
Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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Summary
The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Beaufort & Morehead Railroad Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), mile 203.8, in Morehead City, North Carolina. Beginning February 22, 1999, through February 28, 1999, this deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation between the hours of 7 a.m. to 12 noon; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The closure is necessary to facilitate the rehabilitation of the bridge's bascule span.
Dates
This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on February 22, 1999 until 5 p.m. on February 28, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Ann B. Deaton, Bridge Administrator, Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398-6222.
Supplementary Information
The Beaufort & Morehead Railroad Bridge is owned and operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The current regulations in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 117.5 require the draw to open promptly and fully upon signal for the passage of vessels. In May 1998, the Coast Guard approved the rehabilitation work of the bridge for structural repairs. On December 16, 1998, the Coast Guard received a request from McLean Contracting Company, contractors for NCDOT, to schedule daytime closures of the bridge to facilitate the ongoing rehabilitation of the railroad bridge. The Coast Guard has advised the local Coast Guard units, including MSO Wilmington and Group Fort Macon, of the bridge's closure on the requested times and dates, and they did not object. The Coast Guard will inform the commercial/recreational users of the waterway of the bridge closure in the weekly Notice to Mariners so that these vessels can arrange their transits to avoid being temporarily impacted by this deviation. Beginning February 22, 1999, through February 28, 1999, this deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation between the hours of 7 a.m. to 12 noon; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: February 1, 1999. Roger T. Rufe, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 99-3134 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-M