[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24511]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0975]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Tacony, PA and
Palmyra, NJ
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the SR 73/Tacony-Palmyra Bridge which
carries SR 73 across the Delaware River, mile 107.2, between Tacony, PA
and Palmyra, NJ. The deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge
maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-
to-navigation position.
DATES: The deviation is effective from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on
November 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0975 is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Michael Thorogood, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Burlington County Bridge Commission,
owner and operator of the SR 73/Tacony-Palmyra Bridge which carries SR
73 across the Delaware River, mile 107.2, between Tacony, PA and
Palmyra, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the current
operating schedule to facilitate installation of a replacement
electrical festoon control cable of the double bascule span of the
drawbridge. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 50 feet above mean
high water in the closed position and unlimited vertical clearance
above mean high water in the open position.
The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.716. Under
this temporary deviation, the bridge will be in the closed-to-
navigation position from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on November 20, 2018.
The Delaware River is used by a variety of vessels including deep
draft commercial vessels, U.S. government and public vessels, small
commercial vessels, tug and barge traffic, and recreational vessels.
The Coast Guard has carefully coordinated the restrictions with
waterway users in publishing this temporary deviation.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for
emergencies and there is no immediate alternative route for vessels
unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast
Guard will also inform the users of the waterway through our Local
Notice and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange their
transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 31, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-24511 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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