Drawbridge operations: New York,
[Federal Register: August 31, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 168)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47389-47390]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31au99-19]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD01-99-153]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
SUMMARY: The Commander, first Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations governing the operation of the Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, mile 0.5, across the Hutchinson River in New York City, New York. This deviation allows the bridge owner to keep the bridge in the closed position from 7 a.m., on August 25, 1999, to 5 p.m., on August 27, 1999, and from 7 a.m., on September 1, 1999, to 5 p.m., on September 3, 1999. This action is necessary to facilitate replacement of the bridge miter rails and counterweight modifications.
DATES: This deviation is effective from August 25, 1999, to August 27, 1999, and from September 1, 1999, to September 3, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Schmied, Project Officer, First Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, at mile 0.5, across the Hutchinson River in New York City, New York, has a vertical clearance of 8 feet at mean high water, and 15 feet at mean low water in the closed position. The bridge is required to open on signal at all times. The bridge owner, AMTRAK, has requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating regulations to facilitate necessary maintenance for the replacement of the bridge miter rails and counterweight modifications. This deviation from the operating regulations allows the bridge owner to keep the Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge in the closed position from 7 a.m., on August 25, 1999, to 5 p.m., on August 27, 1999, and from 7 a.m., on September 1, 1999, to 5 p.m., on September 3, 1999. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without an opening may do so at all times during the closed period.
The bridge owner did not provide the required thirty-day notice to the Coast Guard for approval of scheduled maintenance repair which would require a drawbridge to deviate from the normal operating regulations. The Coast Guard has approved AMTRAK's request to close the bridge, however, because the work was determined to be necessary for public safety and the continued operation of the bridge.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), this work will be performed with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
[[Page 47390]]
Dated: August 23, 1999. R. M. Larrabee, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-22656Filed8-30-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-15-M
