Rules and Regulations. Notice of temporary deviation from regulations

Agency: Coast Guard, DHS
Action: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations
Citation: FR Doc. 03-7383 · CGD07-03-046 · 33 CFR 117

Summary

The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Sanibel Causeway bridge across the Okeechobee Waterway, Punta Rassa, Florida. This temporary deviation allows the owner to facilitate the evacuation of vehicular traffic during the afternoon rush hour, while emergency repairs to the two low level fixed bridges that span a portion of the causeway are underway, by allowing the bascule bridge to open only on the hour, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, from March 17, 2003 until April 25, 2003.

Dates

This temporary deviation is effective from 2 p.m., March 17, 2003, until 6 p.m., April 25, 2003.

Supplementary Information

The Sanibel Causeway drawbridge is part of a two-lane narrow, undivided arterial roadway, which is the only roadway on and off Sanibel Island. This roadway also has two low level fixed bridges, which are in need of emergency repairs and has necessitated the owner to provide only one lane of arterial service to vehicular traffic for safety reasons. In order to complete emergency repairs in a safe and timely manner, the owner of all three bridges has requested that the bascule bridge only open on the hour, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 17, 2003 to April 25, 2003, in order to safely allow the rush hour traffic to exit the island via the causeway. The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District has granted a temporary deviation from the operating requirements listed in 33 CFR 117.317(j) to allow the Sanibel Causeway drawbridge to only open on the hour from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 17, 2003 to April 25, 2003. Dated: March 13, 2003. Greg Shapley, Chief, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 03-7383 Filed 3-27-03; 8:45 am]