Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Rigolets Pass, Mile 6.2, Between Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, LA, 61059 [E7-21242]
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bridge owner, the California Department
of Transportation (Caltrans), to conduct
required maintenance of the drawspan.
This deviation allows for a 4-hour
notice for openings during nighttime.
This deviation is effective
between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., from October
22, 2007 through December 19, 2007.
DATES:
Materials referred to in this
document are available for inspection or
copying at Commander (dpw), Eleventh
Coast Guard District, Building 50–2,
Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA
94501–5100, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The telephone number is (510)
437–3516. The Eleventh Coast Guard
District maintains the public docket for
this temporary deviation.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge Section,
Eleventh Coast Guard District,
telephone (510) 437–3516.
Caltrans
requested a temporary change to the
operation of the Rio Vista Drawbridge,
mile 12.8, Sacramento River, at Rio
Vista, CA. The Rio Vista Drawbridge
navigation span provides a vertical
clearance of 17 feet above Mean High
Water in the closed-to-navigation
position. The draw opens on signal as
required by 33 CFR 117.5. Navigation on
the waterway consists of both
commercial and recreational vessels.
The 4-hour notice for openings during
the maintenance period, between 9 p.m.
and 5 a.m., from October 22, 2007
through December 19, 2007, will allow
Caltrans to clear the drawspan of
maintenance equipment so as not to
delay approaching vessels. This
temporary deviation has been
coordinated with all affected waterway
users. No objections to the proposed
temporary deviation were raised.
Vessels that can transit the bridge,
while in the closed-to-navigation
position, may continue to do so at any
time.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the designated time period. This
deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 19, 2007.
J.E. Long,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting
Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08–07–031]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Rigolets Pass, Mile 6.2, Between
Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the U.S. 90
Swing Bridge across Rigolets Pass, mile
6.2, between Orleans and St. Tammany
Parishes, Louisiana. This deviation will
allow the draw of the U.S. 90 Swing
Bridge to remain in the closed to
navigation position until January 15,
2007.
This deviation is effective from
October 16, 2007 until January 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this
document are available for inspection or
copying at Eighth Coast Guard District,
Bridge Administration Branch, Hale
Boggs Federal Building, Room 1313, 500
Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana,
70130–3310, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The telephone number is (504)
671–2128. The Eighth Coast Guard
District, Bridge Administration Branch,
maintains the public docket for this
temporary deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bart
Marcules, Bridge Administration
Branch, telephone (504) 671–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
90 Swing Bridge located on Rigolets
Pass at mile 6.2 between Orleans and St.
Tammany Parishes, Louisiana has a
vertical clearance of 9 feet above mean
high water, elevation 2.0 feet Mean Sea
Level (MSL) in the closed position and
unlimited in the open position. The U.S.
90 Swing Bridge opens on signal as
required by 33 CFR 117.5, and this
operating schedule has been in effect
since 1927.
Due to the fact that a replacement
bridge is in the final stages of
construction and will be open to traffic
shortly the significant costs and time to
repair the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge is
prohibitive. The repairs will take several
months to complete and the new bridge
will be open to traffic in three months.
The cost of repair is estimated at
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$250,000 to $500,000 which is an
excessive burden on the taxpayers for
one month’s use of the U.S. 90 Swing
Bridge before it is taken out of service.
Thus, the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development has
requested that a Temporary Deviation be
granted until the new bridge is open for
traffic.
The deviation period will be from
October 16, 2007 until January 15, 2007,
and the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge will be
allowed to stay in the closed to
navigation position. Small boats can
still transit under the U.S. 90 Swing
Bridge in the closed to navigation
position. This bridge will not be able to
open for emergencies.
Since mariners can use the Chef
Menteur Pass to access the Gulf of
Mexico from Lake Pontchartrain with
minimal difference in transit time there
are no expected impacts.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the designated time period. This
deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 16, 2007.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Kennebec River, Bath and Woolwich,
ME
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the regulation governing
the operation of the Carlton Bridge
across the Kennebec River at mile 14.0,
between Bath and Woolwich, Maine.
Under this temporary deviation the
Carlton Bridge may remain in the closed
position to facilitate bridge painting
operations from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
on November 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27,
and December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18,
2007. Vessels that can pass under the
draw without a bridge opening may do
so at all times. This deviation is
necessary to facilitate bridge painting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08-07-031]
RIN 1625-AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Rigolets Pass, Mile 6.2, Between
Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, LA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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
U.S. 90 Swing Bridge across Rigolets Pass, mile 6.2, between Orleans
and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. This deviation will allow the draw
of the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge to remain in the closed to navigation
position until January 15, 2007.
DATES: This deviation is effective from October 16, 2007 until January
15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this document are available for
inspection or copying at Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge
Administration Branch, Hale Boggs Federal Building, Room 1313, 500
Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130-3310, between 7 a.m. and
3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (504) 671-2128. The Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge
Administration Branch, maintains the public docket for this temporary
deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bart Marcules, Bridge Administration
Branch, telephone (504) 671-2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 90 Swing Bridge located on Rigolets
Pass at mile 6.2 between Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana
has a vertical clearance of 9 feet above mean high water, elevation 2.0
feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) in the closed position and unlimited in the
open position. The U.S. 90 Swing Bridge opens on signal as required by
33 CFR 117.5, and this operating schedule has been in effect since
1927.
Due to the fact that a replacement bridge is in the final stages of
construction and will be open to traffic shortly the significant costs
and time to repair the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge is prohibitive. The repairs
will take several months to complete and the new bridge will be open to
traffic in three months. The cost of repair is estimated at $250,000 to
$500,000 which is an excessive burden on the taxpayers for one month's
use of the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge before it is taken out of service.
Thus, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has
requested that a Temporary Deviation be granted until the new bridge is
open for traffic.
The deviation period will be from October 16, 2007 until January
15, 2007, and the U.S. 90 Swing Bridge will be allowed to stay in the
closed to navigation position. Small boats can still transit under the
U.S. 90 Swing Bridge in the closed to navigation position. This bridge
will not be able to open for emergencies.
Since mariners can use the Chef Menteur Pass to access the Gulf of
Mexico from Lake Pontchartrain with minimal difference in transit time
there are no expected impacts.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 16, 2007.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
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