[Federal Register: December 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 250)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 78306-78307]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-04-151]

 
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the 
Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4, across the Connecticut 
River, Connecticut. Under this temporary deviation, effective from 
February 21, 2005 through March 31, 2005, the bridge shall open on 
signal on a fixed schedule at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. From 
8 p.m. to 8 a.m. the draw shall open on signal after at least a four-
hour advance notice is given. This deviation is necessary in order to 
facilitate necessary repairs at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from February 21, 2005 through March 
31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, at mile 
3.4 across the Connecticut River has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 19 feet at mean high water and 22 feet at mean low water. 
The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 
117.205(b).
    The owner of the bridge, Amtrak, requested a temporary deviation 
from the drawbridge operating regulations to facilitate structural 
repairs at the bridge.
    This deviation to the operating regulations allows the Old 
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge to operate on a fixed opening schedule from 
February 21, 2005 through March 31, 2005. The bridge shall open only at 
8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. and from 8 p.m. through 8 a.m., the 
draw shall open on signal after at least a four-hour advance notice is 
given.
    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.

    Dated: December 14, 2004.
John L. Grenier,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 04-28553 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]

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